A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is “premature at best.” Miami-based 777 Partners, which owns one-quarter of Flair, confirmed that three lessors of aircraft that were repossessed from the budget carrier last spring filed their claim in London in December over … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at ways to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Trudeau made the comment Monday at a ceremony commemorating the victims of Flight PS752, which was shot down by the IRGC shortly after taking off from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people … Read more
Business Air Transat and the union representing its 2,100 flight attendants say they have reached a new tentative agreement, coming after the flight attendants rejected an earlier deal reached between the airline and CUPE in December. CUPE members at airline had rejected previous tentative agreement The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 08, 2024 9:02 AM … Read more
“IT WAS A MIRACLE” Footage and images shared on social media showed passengers shouting inside the smoke-filled cabin and running across the tarmac away from an evacuation slide. Video also showed passengers being evacuated calmly via escape slides, apparently without hand luggage. “The cabin crew must have done an excellent job. There don’t seem to … Read more
Two Inuit leaders in Labrador are calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to chip in for flights to their fly-in communities as the province becomes the latest to support leisure travel to and from international destinations. Johannes Lampe, president of the Inuit Nunatsiavut government, and Barry Andersen, the AngajukKak — or mayor — of Makkovik, N.L., … Read more
Embassy team has reached & obtained consular access, said the Indian Embassy in France after a Nicaragua-bound plane that took off from the UAE carrying 303 Indian passengers was grounded in France over suspected “human trafficking.” “French authorities informed us of a plane w/ 303 people, mostly Indian origin, from Dubai to Nicaragua detained on … Read more
In the search for a more comfortable economy class flying experience, Nicky Kelvin, The Points Guy’s editor-at-large, discovered an ingenious travel hack with British Airways. Leveraging the airline’s tier status program, Kelvin shares a secret to securing a spare companion seat, offering frequent flyers an affordable way to enjoy extra room and relaxation without the … Read more
Hawkins was monitored closely for the rest of the flight, and he was compliant, remaining in his seat. The plane landed at a remote location at Changi Airport, where airport police set up a cordon. Airport staff and police officers were activated. The K9 unit performed checks and the airport emergency services were also activated … Read more
Air Transat and the union representing its flight attendants, a unit of The Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a tentative agreement subject to a vote to renew their collective agreement, according to a press release the airline released today. Details of the agreement will be presented to members and voted on in the coming days, according … Read more
