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Airline CEO who once said a woman couldn't do his job steps down after decades in post

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 07:42

Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker speaks during the signing ceremony to announce Qatar Airways as an official partner of Expo 2023 Doha in Doha, Qatar on 13 April 2023. — Akbar Al Baker.
Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Transportation, Qatar, qatar-airways, akbar-al-baker, Aviation, Airlines, CEOs

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines during a flight is now facing dozens of attempted murder charges

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 13:32

An Alaska Airlines plane in flight. — Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-214 in flight.
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor/ GC Images

Transportation, speed-desk, alaska-airlines, Aviation, Planes, arrests

An Alaska Airlines jet had to dodge a SkyWest flight near an Oregon airport. Near-misses are surprisingly common.

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 11:03

An Alaska Airlines flight. — An Alaska Airlines flight.
John McCoy/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Transportation, speed-desk, Aviation, Planes, alaska-airlines, skywest-airlines

Airbus just unveiled the private jet version of its smallest airliner, which is estimated to cost $100 million — see inside the plane

Fri, 10/20/2023 - 05:00

The bedroom on the ACJ TwoTwenty. — ACJ TwoTwenty king bed.
Adrien Daste/Airbus

Transportation, finance, Aviation, Airbus, acj-twotwenty, private-jets, private-aviation

How an alleged scammer sold fake airplane parts to United, Delta, and more — and fooled a whole industry

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:44

Delta Air Lines Technical Operations facility — US airlines have been flying with uncertified engine parts for years after a London distributor sold fake components as new with forged documentation.
Business Insider

Transportation, aog-technic, Aviation, Lawsuits, Airlines, cfm-56, safran-aircraft-engines

I tried Air New Zealand's 'Skynest' and think the cozy bunk bed will be a great sleep option for economy passengers as the carrier continues its long-haul growth

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:12

Tech Insider : Travel

Laying on Air New Zealand's Skynest. — The author trying out a Skynest demonstrator.
Taylor Rains/Insider

Transportation, Features, business-visual-features, skynest, Skycouch, air-new-zealand, boeing-787-9

A new all-business class airline promising a 'private jet' experience is launching flights to the Maldives using Airbus aircraft with lie-flat beds — meet Beond

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 15:47

A bed in lie-flat mode, with an orange comfortable and white pillow. — Beond is a new all-business-class airline flying between Europe and Asia and the Maldives starting next month. Return fares start at $2,000.
Beond

Transportation, finance, beond, Maldives, Airlines, Aviation, all-business-class

A Russian airline is planning to fly an Airbus A320 out of a wheat field where it made an emergency landing last month

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 06:06

An Airbus A320 of Russia's Ural Airlines passenger plane, which made an emergency landing in a field while flying from Sochi to Omsk, is seen near the settlement of Kamenka in the Novosibirsk region, Russia, September 12, 2023 — The Ural Airlines plane suffered a hydraulics failure in September.
REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

Transportation, Russia, Aviation, airbus-a320, ural-airlines, siberia, Planes

Delta customers who couldn't get refunds after their flights were canceled at the start of the pandemic are getting a share of a $27 million settlement

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 07:38

Tech Insider : Travel

A Delta Air Lines plane. — A Delta Air Lines plane.
Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Transportation, trending-uk, Delta, delta-air-lines, transport, Transportation, Travel

The fastest private jets in the world ranked by speed

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 07:24

8 Gulfstream G700 — The G700 is one of the fastest purpose-built private jets currently in service.
Gulfstream

Transportation, private-jets, Aviation, Aircraft, Bombardier, Gulfstream, cessna

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