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Copa Airlines hit with fines over US-Venezuela flights
/The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Panamanian flag carrier Copa Airlines $450,000 USD for violation of a transport embargo between the US and Venezuela.
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Boris Johnson spends £900k on ‘vanity’ Voyager rebrand
/Downing Street stated the rebranding represented good “value for money” and insisted that all the work was being done within the UK, to the benefit of UK suppliers.
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Qatar suspends aircraft deliveries
/The airline has demanded that all planes currently on order to be delivered within the next three years be pushed back, for up to 10 years.
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Union enraged as Menzies Aviation announces redundancies
/Global airline logistics company Menzies Aviation has announced over 300 workers in Scotland have been put on notice for imminent redundancy, including more than half of their workforce servicing Glasgow Airport.
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North Sea crash update: Pilot identified by USAF
The US Air Force pilot left missing after an incident off the eastern coast of England on Monday has been identified by unit command. Kenneth “Kage” Allen, 27, from northern Utah, was based with the 48th Fighter Wing at RAAF Lakenheath since the start of the year. An accomplished First Lieutenant, he also acted as
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China, US open doors to respective carriers
/The US Department of Transport (DOT) has backed off on a proposed ban against Chinese carriers travelling to the US, approving up to four flights per week from mainland China. While the Trump administration first banned entry into the US by Chinese nationals in early February, it only recently threatened to halt incoming flights by
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