India on Friday announced plans to create a national no-fly list of unruly passengers, weeks after a controversial politician attacked a flight steward. The civil aviation ministry proposed banning passengers based on three categories of unruly behaviour, ranging from lewd comments and sexual harassment to damaging aircraft and murderous assault. Depending on the severity of … Read more
Senior lawmakers urged US airlines Tuesday to fix their customer service issues after recent high-profile problems, or face a crackdown from Congress. “Seize this opportunity because if you don’t, we’re going to come and you’re not going to like it,” said Representative Bill Shuster, chairman of the House transportation committee. The hearing was Capitol Hill’s … Read more
Senior lawmakers urged US airlines Tuesday to fix their customer service issues after recent high-profile problems, or face a crackdown from Congress. “Seize this opportunity because if you don’t, we’re going to come and you’re not going to like it,” said Representative Bill Shuster, chairman of the House transportation committee. The hearing was Capitol Hill’s … Read more
United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage. Those and other changes, which the airline called “substantial,” are the result of a two-week internal probe of the April 9 incident, video … Read more
The online video footage of a United Airlines passenger dragged off a flight, which damaged the company’s reputation, highlighted the limited options US passengers have on overbooked flights. United’s problems began after security officers on Sunday dragged a 69-year-old man off a flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, because he refused to be “bumped” — … Read more
Outrage has erupted on Chinese social media over the removal of a passenger from a United Airlines flight. Videos posted online showed a man, who appears to be Asian, being forcibly dragged from his window seat by security officers. An eyewitness said the man was a “Chinese American doctor” who would not give up his … Read more
Videos showing a man being violently removed from a United Airlines flight have provoked an outcry on social media. The footage taken inside the airliner shows a man being violently pulled out of his seat and dragged down the aisle as passengers prepared to take off from Chicago to Louisville on Sunday evening. The airline … Read more
United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully removed a passenger from a flight due to overbooking. The airline said it had asked for volunteers to give up their seats on a Sunday flight bound for Louisville, Kentucky, from Chicago. Police were called after … Read more
Upgrading the aircraft type to the double-decker A380 on its daily non-stop service connecting Dubai and Auckland was one of the key reasons for a successful first year on the route, the world’s longest A380 flight, says Emirates. Emirates yesterday (1 March, 2017) celebrated 12 months on the non-stop route, flown firstly with a 266-seat … Read more
Citi Business News has gathered that government has commenced moves with the U. S Federal Aviation Administration to regain the FAA Category One status which will allow Ghana to fly its national carrier directly to the United States after the airline is inaugurated. Ghana lost its prestigious category one status some years after failing to … Read more
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it is optimistic of meeting the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) technical requirements for the restoration of Ghana’s FAA Category one status by end of this year. “The FAA is helping us work on our manuals and offering some technical support and training. I am confident that … Read more
Nepal marked the International Day of the Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust on Friday along with the United Nations, embassies of Israel and Germany as well as the Delegation of the European Union. A special event was organized in Kathmandu to remember the 6 million people killed during the Holocaust between 1939 to … Read more
Ethiopian Aviation Academy has graduated 47 pilots, 92 aviation maintenance technicians, 50 cabin crew and 133 marketing professionals in a graduation ceremony held at Ethiopian Headquarters on November 17, 2016. Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam congratulated and welcomed the new graduates to the airline’s dedicated workforce, gave out diplomas to all the graduates, … Read more
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has banned the use and carriage of the Samsung Note S7 phones on flights within the country. The authority also said the device should not be carried even in luggages of passengers or crew who board the flights. Passengers have also been cautioned not to use the device while on … Read more