The largest US airlines reported no flights in October with tarmac delays of more than three hours, according to official figures from the US Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Repo...
The US State Department has agreed the framework for an open-skies aviation deal with Brazil. The deal will increase the available number of flights between the countries from next October, with ba...
American Airlines is being sued by a Puerto Rican woman for $15 million after she claims she ate a lizard served in her in-flight meal. However the airline maintains it was chicken skin. ...
The Canadian airline industry is lobbying the federal government to lower taxes and fees on air travellers. At a Miami conference Vito Culmone, CFO of WestJet said: "We believe the taxes and fee struc...
An Air India co-pilot terrified passengers when he accidentally sent the 737 aircraft into a nosedive after hitting the control column while adjusting his seat. The incident onboard the flight from Du...
The Federal Aviation Administration has restored Mexico's civil aviation authority’s top aviation safety rating of Category 1 due to significant improvements being made. A review made by the US ...
Singapore Airlines Cargo has agreed to plead guilty to fixing prices on air-cargo shipments. The airline will pay a $48 million criminal fine. The US Justice Department charged the airline of engag...
Recent US government papers describe Washington’s anger with the new aviation passenger duty, Britain’s extradition arrangements with America and lax visa checks on Pakistanis coming to Britain. The p...
Continental Airlines has stated it has reached a labour contract with some 7,000 fleet-service employees, represented by the Teamsters union. The union will hold a ratification vote on the new contrac...
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority has declined an application from Air Turks and Caicos for a licence to service several Caribbean routes, including Jamaica. Jamaica Air Shuttle, which trades as Ai...
Dr Mitchell Roslin has filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines after he was kicked off a delayed flight at LaGuardia Airport allegedly for asking for water for his pregnant wife. The aircraft had been...
Since the Department of Transport rules establishing fundamental rights for airline passengers went into effect this past spring, lengthy tarmac delays have dropped to almost zero, according to offici...
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