Tag: Airlines

Categories Russia

Russian budget airline drops orders for Boeing 737 MAX airliners after planes crashed & killed hundreds sparking safety fears

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The head of popular Russian budget airline Pobeda has revealed that it has canceled its contract for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX plane, a month after it was rumored that the company had pulled out of an agreement to buy twenty. … Read More >Russian budget airline drops orders for Boeing 737 MAX airliners after planes crashed & killed hundreds sparking safety fears

Categories World

‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

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In a historic win for trade unions, Australia’s federal court ruled in favor of the Transport Workers Union’s case against airline giant Qantas. The outsourcing scandal saw over 2,000 employees laid off amid the Covid pandemic. … Read More >‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

Categories EU

Lufthansa introduces gender-neutral in-flight greetings, replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ with ‘dear guests’

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German airline Lufthansa will scrap the traditional “ladies and gentlemen” greeting to passengers in favor of a gender-neutral alternative. Lufthansa is the latest major airline to do so, after Air Canada and Japan Airlines. … Read More >Lufthansa introduces gender-neutral in-flight greetings, replaces ‘ladies and gentlemen’ with ‘dear guests’

Categories World

Content network delivery provider Akamai says global outage hitting banks, airlines ‘not caused by system update or cyberattack’

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n internet outage affecting hundreds of organizations, including airlines and banks, was not caused by a system update or a cyberattack, US-based content delivery network provider Akamai has said. … Read More >Content network delivery provider Akamai says global outage hitting banks, airlines ‘not caused by system update or cyberattack’

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

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Singapore Airlines has announced that its flights to London will begin using a mobile app that verifies passengers’ Covid-19 status, as part of a pilot program for a health passport that could be adopted around the world. … Read More >‘Covid-19 passport’ trials: Singapore Airlines to test digital health ID for flights to London

Categories Middle East

United Airlines Cancels all Flights to Israel For March 2021 Due to Travel Restrictions

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After its third lockdown series, Israel on Monday started relaxing restrictive measures as the country is first-ranked in vaccination coverage against the coronavirus. Earlier the Israeli government issued permission for 1,000 air passengers to enter the country daily. … Read More >United Airlines Cancels all Flights to Israel For March 2021 Due to Travel Restrictions

Categories EU

Two people injured in Netherlands as ANOTHER Boeing jet rains down debris due to engine fire (PHOTO)

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Dutch authorities are investigating after a Boeing cargo plane began shedding metal parts shortly after takeoff. The incident coincided with a similar debris-dump by a Boeing aircraft flying near Denver, Colorado. … Read More >Two people injured in Netherlands as ANOTHER Boeing jet rains down debris due to engine fire (PHOTO)