The City of Phoenix claims less than 50 percent of flights out of Sky Harbor follow the flight paths that were changed two years ago. (Source: KPHO/KTVK) PHOENIX (AP) — Airliners began flying over Twila Lake’s bungalow-style house in a historic district three years ago, taking off every one to two
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Boeing, Mitsubishi Heavy in deal to cut costs of 787 wing production
FILE PHOTO: Workers at South Carolina Boeing work on a 787 Dreamliner for Air India at the plant's final assembly building in North Charleston, South Carolina December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo Boeing Co and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) announced they have agreed on steps to reduce the cost
FAAN relocates general car hire services to MMIA temporary car park
Cleared MMIA departure corridor on October 23, 2017 Lagos - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has moved all car hire services operations at the International Airport section of MM Airport to the temporary car park provided by the agency. In two tweets on its official Twitter handle Monday the authority alerted the General
UAE gives Nigerian Airline green light to commence Dubai Operations
Lagos - The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has granted a Nigerian flag carrier, Medview Airlines, the approval to begin flight operations from Lagos - Dubai. The Managing Director of the airline, Muneer Bankole, disclosed that the airline had earlier filed an application to UAE but the application was turned down on the grounds that they
Travellers, agencies lose 40% revenue to fake travel agents
File Photo: Air travellers at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos - (The Guardian) - Activities of unaccredited and fake travel agents in the country now account for the loss of travel fares and revenue in excess of 40 percent of the total cash flow from passengers travelling international routes. The loss,
Airbus turmoil overshadows bid to rescue Bombardier CSeries
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A320neo aircraft and a Bombardier CSeries aircraft are pictured during a news conference to announce a partnership between Airbus and Bombardier on the C Series aircraft programme, in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 17, 2017. Picture taken October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus’s coup
Forwarders Look To Secure Airfreight Capacity For Busy Peak
Freight forwarders are bracing for a busy peak period by securing air cargo capacity under block space (BSA) and ACMI agreements. Speaking shortly after announcing third-quarter results, Panalpina said it expected capacity to be an issue while slot constraints at airports, a veiled reference to the issues at Schiphol, would also create
Questions and answers on proposed ban on laptops in checked luggage in aircraft
Checked luggage WASHINGTON (AP) — First the U.S. government temporarily banned laptops in the cabins of some airplanes. Now it is looking to ban them from checked luggage on international flights, citing the risk of potentially catastrophic fires. The Federal Aviation Administration recently recommended that the U.N. agency that sets global aviation
UK’s Eye-Watering’ Price Hike For Collecting Passengers At Airports
- The Airport Operators Association said parking fees helped lower Air Fares London, UK - Parking charges for those picking up and dropping off passengers at some of the UK's busiest airports have been hiked up to "eye-watering" levels, a study has found. Eight of the top 20 airports have increased tariffs
Bed Bugs On A Plane, British Airways Apologizes To Bitten Passengers
A British Airways flight from Vancouver to London apparently had some additional passengers. No, they weren't humans. (Photo: PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images) BBC News - An overnight British Airways flight from Vancouver to London, Heather Szilagyi saw some bed bugs, complained to a flight attendant, but then wasn't allowed to change seats with the