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Recall is ‘unprecedented,’ aviation expert says I just spoke with John Gradek, a faculty lecturer in aviation management at McGill University in Montreal. He says the scale of this recall is “unprecedented” and will have a significant impact on carriers globally. Now it’s just a matter of how quickly the …
Read More »Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft, causing short-term flight disruptions
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer …
Read More »Chinese airlines offer refunds on Japan trips, Tokyo warns about travel to China as tensions run high
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Takaichi sparked the most serious diplomatic clash in years when she told Japanese lawmakers this month …
Read More »Canadian travellers, airlines, airports could be hit financially if pre-clearance into U.S. lost, says expert
Major airlines and airports, as well as both domestic and international travellers, could face added costs if pre-clearance services are lost in Canada, says an aviation expert. Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, said on Thursday that pre-clearance locations in Canadian airports are seeing declining numbers, as travel to the U.S. …
Read More »2 Southwest Airlines flight attendants hurt after plane plunges to avoid collision
A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants, authorities and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496 was responding to an onboard alert about another aircraft in its …
Read More »Porter Airlines flight to Vancouver makes emergency landing in Regina
A planeload of Porter Airlines passengers got an unexpected detour to Regina on Tuesday night, after their plane made an emergency landing. The Embraer 195 jet had been cruising at 38,000 feet over Montana, en route from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver, when the plane suddenly made a steep descent around 7:30 p.m. …
Read More »DGCA Gives IndiGo 3-Month Deadline to End Turkish Airlines Deal | DGCA ने इंडिगो को 3 महीने का अल्टीमेटम दिया: कहा- टर्किश एयरलाइन्स से समझौता खत्म करें; कंपनी ने 6 महीने का वक्त मांगा था
2 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक DGCA (डायरेक्टर जनरल ऑफ सिविल एविएशन ने इंडिगो को टर्किश एयरलाइन्स के 2 विमान उड़ाने का आखिरी 3 महीने का अल्टिमेटम दिया है। इंडिगो ने टर्किश एयरलाइन्स से 2023 में डील के तहत दिल्ली-मुंबई से इस्तांबुल के लिए डायरेक्ट फ्लाइट उड़ाने के लिए 2 बड़े …
Read More »Plane in Srinagar trapped in turbulence| IndiGo Airlines | टर्बुलेंस से इंडिगो फ्लाइट की इमरजेंसी लैंडिंग, अगला हिस्सा टूटा: दिल्ली से श्रीनगर जा रही थी; डर से लोग चीखने लगे, 227 यात्री सवार थे
श्रीनगर1 घंटे पहलेलेखक: रऊफ डार कॉपी लिंक एयरलाइंस ने बताया कि फ्लाइट ओलावृष्टि में फंस गई थी। इस वजह से इमरजेंसी के हालात बने। हालांकि आगे का हिस्सा टूटने की वजह नहीं बताई गई है। दिल्ली से श्रीनगर जा रही इंडिगो एयरलाइंस की फ्लाइट 6E 2142 बुधवार शाम टर्बुलेंस में …
Read More »Airlines can be required to provide compensation for international disruptions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that airlines can be required to compensate passengers for certain international flight disruptions and Canada’s passenger protection regulations do not violate international law. In a unanimous ruling, all nine justices dismissed an appeal filed by two airline associations and a group of air carriers that serve …
Read More »‘On the brink’: Airlines flee small cities, cutting key links to rest of the country
From his office overlooking the runway at Gander International Airport, Reg Wright can see all flights in and out of his corner of Newfoundland. But in recent years, those plane spottings have been fewer and farther between. “In Newfoundland, we have a saying called the fisherman’s widow, which is typically …
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