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Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport will become Dubai's new mega-airport within the next decade, and will become Emirates' new home.

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Thousands of commercial airline flights in Europe have reportedly had their GPS data jammed, with suspicions pointing towards Russia amid ongoing tensions over the Ukraine conflict. The Baltic Sea region, dubbed “NATO Lake,” has been particularly affected, with tens of thousands of flights experiencing navigational issues since August, raising concerns about safety.

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The executive says his pay was less than CEOs at the carrier’s competitors, but is “consistent.”

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Fuel costs alone account for roughly 22% of an airline’s operating expenses,

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The FAA reauthorization act, with over 1,000 pages, covers many changes within the regulator for the next five fiscal years.

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SAS spent almost 30 years with Star Alliance, having been one of the founding members in May 1997.

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The European Commission has given the green light to Romania’s plan to provide €95.3 million in restructuring aid to its state-owned airline, TAROM.

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Boeing today seems to be going from crisis to crisis, with its reputation in tatters and the press and much of the public reacting any time something happens to a Boeing aircraft – even if one of the pilots just SNEEZES wrongly.

But HOW or WHY did we get here? How did Boeing, a gem of a company, that was once the Gold Standard of aviation engineering, end up with their name getting dragged through the mud this way? And more specifically, what role did Boeing’s merger with McDonnell Douglas have, in making this happen?

Today I’m starting a series on… Boeing’s fall from grace. And in this episode, I will set the stage by taking a look at the history of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, to show how different these giants were, as they headed to a “wedding” that many now wish had never happened.

Stay tuned!

Creator: https://www.youtube.com/c/MentourNow

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An IT glitch leaves the cabin crew expecting to welcome a baby on board rather than a centenarian.

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Airpressure.. You can sometimes feel changes in it, as you are driving through a tunnel or down a hill but you wouldn’t think it is something that could bring a huge airplane down. But as it turns out, if you combine some minor deviations from procedures with a rapidly changing pressure... Really bad things can happen. Stay tuned.

Final Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9605.pdf

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Airlines have been cracking down on the practice for years.

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Sangeet Singh had convinced his family that he was a pilot with the airline.

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skeyes introduces the ‘Digital Tower Test Centre’ at its Steenokkerzeel site, marking a significant advancement in Air Traffic Management. This centre serves as a prototype for the digital control centre being established in Namur, Belgium, in collaboration with Walloon airports operator SOWAER.

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Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways operated both examples of this special twinjet.

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Airbus SE released its First Quarter (Q1) 2024 financial results, highlighting several key metrics. The company delivered 142 commercial aircraft, with consolidated revenues reaching €12.8 billion.

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A heartwarming moment unfolded aboard a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Krakow when Captain Konrad Hanc proposed to his flight attendant girlfriend, Paula.

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Slow production and deliveries of Boeing 737s mean that Southwest will introduce cost-cutting measures, affecting its employee numbers.

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Significant changes to how airlines deal with refunds.

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Ethiopian Airlines' cute aircraft naming tradition caused issues, when a Boeing 787 with "Tel Aviv" written on it landed in Beirut.

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The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections to International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG), expressing preliminary concerns regarding IAG’s proposed acquisition of sole control over Air Europa Holding, S.L. The Commission’s investigation suggests that the acquisition may lead to reduced competition in the market for passenger air transport services, particularly for routes within, to, and from Spain.

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Air China, a major Chinese airline, has placed a massive order for 100 domestically produced C919 jets in a deal valued at $11 billion.

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The aircraft could create a new kind of airline.

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Over 500 examples of the E170's longer cabin variant are in service.

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The crash of Helios Airways Flight 522 in August 2005 remains one of the most infamous instances of in-flight hypoxia.

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Investigators say man concealed iPhone to record bathroom video of 14-year-old girl, who used her phone to document evidence

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