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Airlines forced to conduct thorough checks on grounded aircraft in search of insects and nests
/As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the pandemic, checking they are clear of fungus, bugs, and bird nests before sending them back in the air.
Read moreQuebec woman killed by landing aircraft while mowing lawn
A woman in her 20s has been tragically killed by a landing aircraft at an airfield in Quebec on Monday, while she was mowing the lawn near the airfield. Authorities at Quebec Provincial Police were alerted on Monday at 12:30pm of the incident, which happened on Route 125 Saint-Esprit, in the Lanaudiere region of Quebec,
Read moreTSA sees 10 million passengers over 4 July holiday weekend
The US aviation industry has reported a strong rebound in travel demand over the 4 July holiday weekend, with over 10 million domestic passengers travelling for the occasion – more than three times the number recorded over the same period in 2020. TSA data suggests that a total of more than 10 million passengers travelled
Read moreCrashed Philippine Air Force C-130 black box recovered: authorities
Authorities in the Philippines have retrieved both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder – commonly referred to as a plane’s ‘black box’ – from the Philippine Air Force C-130 that crashed in the southern islands earlier this week. The death toll has now risen to at least 53 casualties, including the pilots
Read moreAir Belgium to replace ageing Airbus A340s with new A330neo jets
/Air Belgium is gearing up to take delivery of two new Airbus A330-900 aircraft from autumn, which will gradually replace two older Air Belgium A340s. According to the airline, the first A330neos will fly every Tuesday and Friday from Brussels Airport to Mauritius as of 15 October 2021. The A330neo is a new-generation aircraft that
Read moreBritish Airways settles class-action lawsuit over 2018 cyber attack
/British Airways has settled a UK class-action lawsuit following a major cyber security attack in 2018 where nearly half a million customers had their data released. The settlement cost was not disclosed, however, it is known that the deal between the IAG-owned carrier and law firm PGMBM did not include any admission of liability on
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