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theglobeandmail.com - Andrew Willis - Opinion: Ottawa should end its loans to airlines and look at better ways to help the sector
Opinion: Ottawa should end its loans to airlines and look at better ways to help the sector
The Globe and Mail

Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account When was the last time a company flatly turned down an offer of cash from the government? In early June, WestJet Airlines Ltd. came out strongly against the federal Finance Department's plan…

foxnews.com - CJ Womack - Mamdani-backed Claire Valdez faces backlash over past 'abolish PreCheck,' airline nationalization calls
Mamdani-backed Claire Valdez faces backlash over past 'abolish PreCheck,' airline nationalization calls
Fox News

New York state Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, the Democratic nominee for New York's 7th Congressional District, faced online backlash Wednesday after a podcast clip from May resurfaced following her primary victory in which the democratic socialist…

thesun.co.uk - James Flanders - Flight prices to soar as airlines hit by massive eco tax crunch
Flight prices to soar as airlines hit by massive eco tax crunch
The Sun

THE cost of your foreign holiday could be about to rocket – thanks to a looming green tax crisis that threatens to slam the world's biggest airlines with a £100billion bill. Long-haul carriers are bracing for billions of dollars in…

smh.com.au - Chris Zappone - New budget airline could fly you from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
New budget airline could fly you from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald

Budget airline VietJet has applied to run thousands of domestic flights a year from Sydney Airport, potentially giving Australian travellers a fresh option to travel between the NSW capital, Melbourne and Brisbane. Aviation sources said VietJet…

liveandletsfly.com - Matthew Klint - Democratic Nominee Wants To Abolish TSA PreCheck And Nationalize Airlines
Democratic Nominee Wants To Abolish TSA PreCheck And Nationalize Airlines
Live and Let's Fly

A Democratic congressional nominee in New York says her “hot take” is to abolish TSA PreCheck and ultimately nationalize the airline industry. What an efficient politicians: two bad ideas in one soundbite… Claire Valdez, the…

heraldscotland.com - Brian Donnelly - Airline that collapsed into administration with all flights cancelled owed £82m
Airline that collapsed into administration with all flights cancelled owed £82m
The Herald

Documents also show that Flybe was haemorrhaging around £5m a month ahead of the company's collapse. The administrators' report shows that a secured creditor of the regional carrier, DLP Holdings, has received £2m of £49m it was…

themoscowtimes.com - Fleet Groundings Mount at Several Russian Airlines as Sanctions Strain Maintenance - Kommersant
Fleet Groundings Mount at Several Russian Airlines as Sanctions Strain Maintenance - Kommersant
The Moscow Times

Several Russian airlines are operating with unusually high numbers of grounded aircraft as Western sanctions continue to complicate access to spare parts and maintenance, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday. An analysis by the business daily…

channelnewsasia.com - Singapore Airlines and Air China sign MOU to deepen cooperation, expand codeshare services
Singapore Airlines and Air China sign MOU to deepen cooperation, expand codeshare services
CNA

Under the agreement, the airlines could expand their codeshare partnership to additional routes between Singapore and mainland China, within China and to destinations beyond the two countries. New: You can now listen to articles. 29 Jun 2026…

foxnews.com - Max Bacall - Southwest captain admits his 'lip was quivering' during co-pilot daughter's surprise speech on final flight
Southwest captain admits his 'lip was quivering' during co-pilot daughter's surprise speech on final flight
Fox News

A retiring Southwest Airlines captain's final flight turned into a viral family moment when his daughter, serving as his first officer, surprised him with an emotional tribute that was posted to the airline's Instagram on June 21 in celebration of…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Amelie Maurice-Jones - Japan Airlines CEO takes pay cut after cabin crew booze scandal
Japan Airlines CEO takes pay cut after cabin crew booze scandal
The Drinks Business

Misuko Tottori, the CEO and president of Japan Airlines (JAL), has taken a temporary 30% pay cut after cabin crew staff delayed take off by violating the company's alcohol policies. A spokesperson for Japan Airlines told Business Insider that…

dailymail.com - Sarah Brookes For Daily Mail Australia - Airline worker charged after alleged $500k discovery in her luggage
Airline worker charged after alleged $500k discovery in her luggage
Mail Online

Airline worker charged over alleged discovery She landed at Melbourne Airport on June 25 READ MORE: Bakery king is closing his CBD store declaring Melbourne 'dead' An international airline crew member is facing decades behind bars after allegedly…

scmp.com - Iman Muttaqin Yusof - Tourism Malaysia lays out plan to entice Chinese travellers
Tourism Malaysia lays out plan to entice Chinese travellers
South China Morning Post

Malaysia 's bet on Chinese tourists is increasingly being shaped by the same forces influencing their itineraries: short videos, lifestyle apps, online personalities and newly opened routes from beyond China's biggest cities. Tourism Malaysia…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - National civil aviation chief hosts class for HK industry representatives
National civil aviation chief hosts class for HK industry representatives
The Standard

Song Zhiyong, the Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), personally delivered a keynote lecture to a total of 30 management personnel from Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department (CAD) and the local aviation industry.

mirror.co.uk - Howard Lloyd - Simon Calder gives BA and easyJet update after flight cancellations
Simon Calder gives BA and easyJet update after flight cancellations
Daily Mirror

Travel expert Simon Calder has issued a stark warning to British Airways (BA) and easyJet passengers, telling them they 'will not be getting any cash' after thousands found their flights axed over the weekend. Hundreds of services were thrown into…

iol.co.za - Staff Reporter - Africa faces biggest baggage mishandling rates despite global progress
Africa faces biggest baggage mishandling rates despite global progress
IOL

As the baggage handling landscape transforms, Africa remains a troublesome outlier, with the highest mishandling rate of any region in the world. The latest Baggage IT Insights Report by Geneva-based SITA has uncovered an alarming truth about the…

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