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Alaska Airlines jet and cargo plane in heart-stopping near-miss
An Alaska Airlines jet nearly plowed into a FedEx cargo plane as they both landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday. Flight radar shows the Alaska Airlines flight, which had originated in Portland, Oregon, was about to land on a…
Airlines making plans for jet fuel shortages - including possible cancellations
Airlines are drawing up emergency plans to cope with jet fuel shortages, according to reports. Industry chiefs fear a hit to stocks could begin to be felt within a matter of weeks as the Middle East conflict threatens the flow of supplies. The…
International Consolidated Airlines Group slips Thursday, underperforms market
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. IAG shares dropped 4.22% to £3.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 2.35% to 10,063.50. International…
Delta Airlines: Several injured as turbulence hits flight into Sydney
Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images Several people have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney was hit by turbulence on Friday morning. Delta Flight 41 'encountered brief turbulence' as it landed at Sydney Airport…
Sparks fly! Airline launches UK's first all-electric flight
Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport It sounds more like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie. But aviation history was made in Scotland yesterday when the UK's first all-electric aircraft took to the…
United Airlines Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL rose 1.77% to $94.15 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Southwest Airlines Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV rallied 1.69% to $40.87 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…
How the Iran war is affecting airlines
The war in Iran has caused airlines “their biggest test since the Covid-19 pandemic”, said The New York Times. Air traffic has been “paralysed” and more than 52,000 flights to and from the Middle East have been cancelled…
Which airlines are still flying to the Middle East?
For decades the airports of the Gulf have offered good-value connections from those across Britain to destinations in Asia, Africa and Australasia. But since the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, triggering retaliation from Tehran against the…
Airline stocks fly into rough weather again
Since the Iran war began, airline shares have dropped up to 18.9 per cent, compared with a 5.64 per cent fall in the Sensex. Shares of SpiceJet and IndiGo have corrected 56.15% and 13.97%, respectively A sharp rise in global crude prices amid…
Airline donates £150k of ex-crew devices to kids without tech for school
Budget airline easyJet has donated £150,000 worth of tablet devices previously used by its pilots and cabin crew to help disadvantaged youngsters without access to the technology they need for school. The 500 iPads have been handed over by…
Hundreds of jobs created with airline's expansion at Scottish airport
Budget airline Ryanair is creating the jobs at its engineering site at Prestwick Airport, which has been owned by the Scottish Government since 2013, in a £40 million expansion. The development will involve construction of a new 11,938…
Startup cargo airline 7Air changes CEO after 7 months of service
Miami-based startup cargo airline 7Air LLC has named aviation veteran Edward Wegel as CEO just seven months after launching commercial operations, according to a copy of an internal memo notifying employees of the decision and shared with…
American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails. When airplanes fly through cold and humid areas, ice…
DGCA Asks Airlines to Avoid 9 Airspaces
New Delhi: Amid escalating conflict in West Asia, aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday asked airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the region and ensure robust contingency plans as part of safety risk assessments. The Directorate General of Civil…
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