USAF Female F-15 Fighter Pilot Maj, Ashley Rolfe On Sunday, Air Force pilots are set to receive their first incentive pay increase since 1999. The initiative, designed to attract and retain pilots at a time when numbers are dwindling, allocates higher “flight pay” to aviators across the board and reduces the steps
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Bombardier Dives on Blow to $6 Billion Bet-the-Company Jetliner
U.S. slaps Bombardier C Series with 220% tariffs after Boeing complaint Canadian company’s trains sidelined by Siemens-Alstom deal (Bloomberg) - Bombardier Inc. plunged the most in almost two years after the U.S. levied import duties on the Canadian company’s priciest jet, rattling some of Washington’s closest allies and aggravating a trade
Qatar Airways acquires 49 percent stake in Italy’s Meridianaa
Qatar Airways Wants a Piece of Italian Air Carrier Meridiana DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways says it has completed the acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Italy’s AQA Holding, the new parent company of Italy’s second largest carrier Meridiana. Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East’s biggest carriers,
China’s C919 jet could do third test flight within days: COMAC executive
FILE PHOTO: China's domestically developed C919 passenger jet takes off on its second test flight at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China September 28, 2017. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s domestically developed C919 passenger jet is likely to make its third test flight within days or in up
Unveiling World’s most expensive commercial jet
- Tickets costs N15.3m per hour - Passengers will be treated to five-star treatment, with on-board butlers and a Michelin Star-inspired menu -Flights will start in the autumn of 2017, with 14, 21 and 28-day hop-on hop-off itineraries available The world’s most luxurious commercial jet ever has taken to the skies with a
Ethiopian Airlines enters codeshare agreement with Azul Brazilian
Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a codeshare agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Codeshare, an aviation business arrangement where two or more airlines share the same flight. With this partneship, the airline says, its customers can purchase tickekts directly from its sales channel to fly to seven Brazilian destinations operated
American Airlines flight attendants sue after claiming their uniforms made them violently ill
American Airlines flight attendants sue uniform maker Twin Hill, claiming the company's uniforms have made them ill. A group of more than 100 American Airlines flight attendants have filed suit against uniform maker Twin Hill and its parent company Tailored Brands. The flight attendants claim their Twin Hill uniforms have caused them severe
Ryanair feels wrath of ‘furious’ air regulator over cancelled flights
Airports Worldwide Are Hit by Delays After Software Outage
LONDON — Flights were delayed and travelers struggled to check in at airports around the world on Thursday after a software program used by several major airlines went down. The program, known as Altea and developed by a company called Amadeus, encountered problems as a result of what Amadeus called a
Delta to Offer Free In-Flight Text Messaging
Wi-Fi rarely comes cheap for airline passengers. But Delta Air Lines is about to offer one form of connection at no charge: text messages. The airline said on Wednesday that it would offer free mobile messaging on flights beginning Sunday. The service is “part of a larger strategy around entertainment and giving our customers