The company shares fell 1.4% on Tuesday as United cancelled 225 daily flights, or 8 percent of its total, while Alaska cancelled 109, or 18%
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Boeing’s big comeback plan in 2024 makes a shaky start
The latest, most serious, mishap occurred on the evening of January 5, when a door-shaped panel ripped out as an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 climbed out of Portland, Oregon
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Japan’s Airbus A350 runway crash puts the spotlight on ‘incursions’
US-based safety group warned about the risk of runway collisions and called for global action to prevent it as airline traffic grows at an alarming pace
Airline operations
Emirates confirms flight damage, safety ‘highest priority’
Dubai-based carrier Emirates reportedly cancelled the scheduled return flight to the emirate
Air India
Air India, Nepal Airlines nearly collide due to air traffic controllers’ error
The collision, however, was averted after the plane’s warning signals alerted its pilots
Aviation
Inside NEOM’s futuristic airport: Supersonic aircraft, gateless biometric security clearance, AI integration
The multi-billion dollar destination will soon be operating its own airline and international airport with state-of-the-art technology
Aviation
Delhi Airport diverts flights to Jaipur and Lucknow due to bad weather
Meanwhile, heavy unseasonal rains lashed Mumbai and satellite cities on Tuesday morning
airline industry
Japan Airlines plane carrying 335 passengers turned back after 10-minute delay: Reports
The flight arrived in Fukuoka 10 minutes after the final landing cutoff of 10 PM
Aviation
Over 1,300 US flights cancelled as winter storm grips states
Regional carrier SkyWest Inc led the cancellations with 312 flights, followed by low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines with 248 and Delta Air Lines with 246 flight cancellations
Aviation
Qatar Airways flight plunges 1,000ft towards sea after Doha take-off
Passenger on Qatar Airways flight reports screaming and sickness as plane seconds away from entering water
airline industry
Woman punched, spat on Vistara crew, walked semi-naked on Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight: Report
The 45-year-old woman, who had an economy class ticket, allegedly punched a cabin crew member and spat on another after she insisted on sitting in the business class
airline industry
US slaps $1.05mn fine on Virgin Atlantic for flying over Iraq
Virgin Atlantic must pay $525,000 in three instalments
Airlines
Flydubai flight diverted to Turkey over security alert: Reports
A careful examination of the FZ1830 aircraft was carried out by a specialised team
airline industry
Dubai Emirates Boeing 777 diverted over security alert: Reports
The Emirates flight was diverted due to a suspicious passenger, reports said
airline business
India’s IndiGo launches flights between Mumbai and Ras Al Khaimah
The new route between Mumbai and RAK comes amid an “increased passenger flow from the Indian subcontinent”
airline industry
Engine defect forces Indian carrier IndiGo’s Sharjah-Hyderabad flight to land in Karachi
The incident shortly after the Dubai-bound flight of another Indian budget carrier, SpiceJet, made an emergency landing at Karachi airport on July 5
airline industry
Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Karachi
According to an official with the Indian carrier, the B737 aircraft was diverted to Karachi due to an indicator light malfunctioning