Flying: Stories from 36,000 feet

Collection of commercial aviation articles from around the world. Extensive COVID-19 airline related coverage to keep you safe and informed.

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Airlines
Pushed By Airline Lobby, Testing Instead Of Bans Not A Best Solution
Forbes - Ben Baldanza
The U.S. Airlines’ primary lobby group, Airlines for America (A4A), along with other groups have asks governments to call for testing of passengers in place of using travel bans. Undoubtedly, travel bans...
5 hours ago
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Air India
All-Women Indian Pilot Crew Charts Longest Commercial Flight - Zenger News
zenger.news - Neeti Jaychander
CHENNAI, India — On January 11, four women pilots boarded the cockpit of the Air India Flight 176 in San Francisco — a Boeing 777 whose final …
21 hours ago
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Airlines
Airline industry needs up to another $80bn to survive pandemic
BBC News - By Jonathan Josephs
The world's airlines need another $70-$80bn of government support to get through the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That's according to the head of the International Air Transport Association...
7 hours ago
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Airports
Airports could close as new Covid rules start to bite
dailymail.co.uk - Mark Hookham
Beleaguered airports face being mothballed after Boris Johnson suspended all of Britain’s quarantine-free travel corridors from tomorrow. The Prime …
1 day ago
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Airlines
American Airlines confirms possible security threat on Memphis flight, FBI responds
fox13memphis.com - FOX13 Memphis News Staff
American Airlines confirms that there was a possible security threat Saturday morning on one of their flights at the Memphis Airport. American Eagle …
1 day ago