British Airways JFK-LHR Flight Nears Supersonic Speed
British Airways JFK-LHR flight nears supersonic speed. British Airways Flight 114, a Boeing 777-200, hit supersonic speeds on Thursday, after it flew into a super…
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American Airlines Loses Bid To Restore DCA-MacArthur Route
American Airlines Loses Bid To Restore DCA-MacArthur Route. American Airlines has lost its bid to restore a route from Reagan National Airport to Long Island…
13 United Airlines employees fired for refusing to fly
According to the NY Daily News, 13 united Airlines employees were fired for refusing to fly last July on a plane with a somewhat threatening…
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Al Qaeda Touts Undetectable Bomb Threat On U.S. Airlines
Al Qaeda touts undetectable bomb threat on U.S. airlines. In December’s issue of Inspire, a terrorist magazine, highlighted the use of an “undetectable” bomb to…
World’s Safest Airline for 2015 Announced
AirlineRatings.com, the world’s most reliable safety and product rating website, has announced its top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for…
American takes over Delta’s SEA-HND rights, now bidding for LAX-HND rights
It looks like American Airlines is barking at Delta Airlines lately. First, American offered bonus miles for those passengers who fly on paid First and…
American Airlines is benefiting the most from declining oil prices
American Airlines and US Airways could save more than $2.5 billion in 2015 because the airline does not hedge its jet-fuel costs and does not…
Passengers stuck on tarmac for 12-hours in the Middle East
Passengers aboard Etihad Airways Flight 183 landed safe and sound in San Francisco but many were irritated after the total trip time was around 28-hours,…
American Airlines pilots to get 23% pay increase in new contract
American Airlines Group Inc.’s pilots union accepted a new tentative agreement that would give pilots an immediate 23% pay increase, with additional raises in each…
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men keep delaying flights to/from TLV
A Delta Airlines flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Tel Aviv’s TLV Airport was delayed by half an hour last week after a group…
Top Stories Of 2014
Here are some of the Top Stories of 2014: 1) The year started off with the unfortunate disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Several months…
Al Qaeda Urges “Lone Wolf” Attacks on Western Airlines
Al Qaeda urges “lone wolf” attacks against Western airlines, according to new information provided in a terrorist-sponsored magazine. Inspire Magazine, a terrorist journal, has published…
Have you seen the $500 million A380 the Prince of Saudi Arabia ordered?
Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal owns an Airbus A380 that cost $300 million (though sources say he negotiated the price down to $280 million) to…
Radar data indicates that QZ5801 is likely at the “bottom of the sea”
Early but incomplete data is suggesting that QZ5801 is at the bottom of the sea. However, Indonesian officials continue to stress that this information is…
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AirAsia flight QZ8501 missing with 162 aboard
News reports are coming in that an AirAsia flight marketed as AirAsia flight number QZ8501 has gone missing with 162 aboard. The flight is operated…
