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Malaysia Airlines passengers injured due to turbulence

Edit Boston Herald 05 Jun 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur experienced severe turbulence on Sunday, causing minor injuries to some passengers and crew, the airline said ... It provided no further details and airline officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment....

Sky remains off limits for Gujarat's oldest flying club

Edit The Times of India 05 Jun 2016
According to Capt Kesri Singh, chief pilot officer and director, civil aviation, Government of Rajasthan, "I do not know its status, but as far I know, the aircraft are not in condition to fly." ... According to S K Sharma who joined the club in 1979, "Those who learnt at the club have since joined the air force, even as army and navy pilots, besides commercial pilots in airlines."....

Civil Aviation ministry to soon announce new norms for ticket

Edit Deccan Chronicle 05 Jun 2016
The move also comes after domestic air passengers' body Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) had written to the civil aviation ministry and aviation regulator DGCA to address these issues including adequate compensation to fliers in the eventuality of their flight getting cancelled or delayed ... According to DGCA, more than two-thirds of the airline flights in April were cancelled due to technical and operational reasons....

Civil Aviation ministry to soon announce new norms for ticket cancellation, baggage complaints

Edit DNA India 05 Jun 2016
The move also comes after domestic air passengers' body Air Passengers Association of India (APAI) had written to the civil aviation ministry and aviation regulator DGCA to address these issues including adequate compensation to fliers in the eventuality of their flight getting cancelled or delayed ... According to DGCA, more than two-thirds of the airline flights in April were cancelled due to technical and operational reasons....

Maurice Mathieu, at 89, of Fall River, WWII vet

Edit Boston Herald 05 Jun 2016
Mathieu worked as a ticket and reservations agent for an airline out of New York City and New Bedford Airport. He then worked in operations for Delta Airlines out of Logan International Airport for more than 37 years....

Woman wants mayor's apology

Edit Times Union 05 Jun 2016
A self-professed animal-lover, Dingley talked about volunteering with a local group that works to find homes for abused dogs, the Make a Wish Foundation and the American Heart Association ... Barbados because her mother, now retired, worked for American Airlines as airline flight attendant and ticket agent for 26 years....

Qatar Airways chief calls Delta 'wicked' for ruined Doha-Atlanta flight

Edit The National 05 Jun 2016
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport said the airline failed to provide adequate notice it would use the bigger jet. "This is an absolute violation of the air-services agreement," Mr Al Baker said on Friday while attending the International Air Transport Association's annual meeting in Dublin. "Old and frail people had to walk up very large steps to get into the terminal....

Rising number of Qantas travellers paying premium for carbon offsets

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 05 Jun 2016
"I think [carbon emissions] is a big issue for the aviation industry, and if not the biggest, one of the biggest that we will be facing over the next decades," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said during a panel discussion at the International Air Transport Association annual meeting in Dublin on Friday. ....

Emirates airline chief concerned about Brexit impact on EU economy

Edit The National 05 Jun 2016
The head of Dubai-based airline Emirates expressed concerns on Friday about the impact on travel across Europe if Britain votes to leave the EU in a June 23 referendum, as airline bosses gathered at a conference prepared for the worst ... "My concern is what will happen in the rest of the EU," Mr Clark told reporters at the annual IATA airline industry meeting in Dublin....

Passengers injured as turbulence hits Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 05 Jun 2016
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has encountered severe turbulence in mid-flight, injuring several passengers, the airline says. Flight MH1 – en route from London to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday – encountered clear-air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, the airline said in a statement ... The airline said medical officers were at the airport to provide assistance to injured passengers and crew....

African Airlines Tipped to Close Year At $500 Million Net Loss

Edit All Africa 05 Jun 2016
[East African] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that African airlines will close the year at an improved net loss position of $500 million, offering hope for struggling carriers such as Kenya Airways (KQ) ... ....

Universal automated check-in just around the corner, says Star Alliance

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 05 Jun 2016
All airline passengers will soon be able to check in on their smartphones and use permanent luggage tags to avoid the need for printed stickers, says Star Alliance chief executive Mark Schwab ... By the end of next year, Star Alliance wants all airlines to have facilities in place for passengers to check in online or using an automated kiosk and to be able to print a baggage tag at home or at the airport kiosk....

Lufthansa CEO says rising protectionism hampering M&A;

Edit Topix 05 Jun 2016
The growing trend of protectionism worldwide is hampering cross-border consolidation in the airline industry, the chief executive of German airlines group Lufthansa said on Saturday. An airplane of Lufthansa airline takes off at the Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas, Venezuela May 30, 2016 ... ....
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