That Bill Is a Bit Steep
A family and their doctors claim in a federal complaint that Air Trek said it would cost $31,685, in advance, to fly an injured son from Florida to Seattle, then billed them $723,750.
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Delta Data Hack
A federal class action claims Delta Air Lines’ payment information system was hacked in September and October 2017, and it did not inform is customers until April this year.
Read moreUK OKs 3rd Runway for London’s Heathrow Airport
Britain’s government has given the go-ahead for the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport — a decision that paves the way for the long-running issue to be put up for a parliamentary vote.
Read moreNATO Aircraft Start Policing Montenegro’s Airspace
NATO aircraft have started policing Montenegro’s airspace, a year after the small Adriatic state became a member of the Western military alliance despite strong opposition from Russia.
Read moreConnecting Flight in Morocco Qualifies for EU Travel Law
The European Court of Justice upheld the compensation claim Thursday of a woman who arrived in Agadir, Morocco, four hours later than scheduled because of a problem with her connecting flight in Casablanca.
Read moreLeader of Failed MH370 Wreckage Hunt Hopes to Search Again
The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said on Tuesday he was disappointed the hunt failed to find wreckage and hoped to take part in some future search.
Read moreNetherlands, Australia Hold Russia Liable for Downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia said Friday that they are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board.
Read moreInvestigators: Russian Military Missile Downed Flight MH17
Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit, an international team of investigators said Thursday.
Read moreUK Man Convicted in Attempted Parachute Murder
A jury in Winchester has found an army sergeant guilty of attempted murder of his wife by sabotaging her parachute and tampering with a gas valve at her home.
Read moreAirport Shooter Pleads Guilty Under Deal With Prosecutors
The Iraq War veteran charged with killing five elderly visitors to a South Florida airport last year pleaded guilty today to multiple federal counts as part of a long-anticipated deal with prosecutors.
Read moreBooted Over ‘Black Allergy,’ Southwest Passenger Says
A Florida woman claims in court she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after a white passenger seated next to her claimed to be allergic to black people.
Read moreBoeing 737 Crashes in Cuba With 104 Passengers Aboard
A Boeing 737 operated by the state-owned Cubana airline crashed on takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Friday with 104 people on board.
Read more18 Acquitted in Massive Brussels Airport 2013 Diamond Heist
A court has acquitted for lack of evidence 18 suspects accused of being involved in a massive 2013 diamond heist at Brussels Airport when tens of millions worth of gems were stolen from the hold of a departing Swiss-bound plane.
Read moreLufthansa Scores at EU Court on Merger Terms
The European General Court ruled against regulators Wednesday for shirking their responsibility to ensure that merger conditions placed on the German airline giant Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines remain necessary.
Read moreEgyptAir Crash
EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed on May 19, 2016, killing all 66 people aboard between Paris and Cairo, partly because an Apple computer overheated and caught fire in the cockpit, families claim in court.
Read moreEU Declares Win in Airliner Trade Spat With US
The World Trade Organization’s highest court on Tuesday rejected the bulk of a dispute filed by the United States against the European Union over EU states’ financial support of France-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
Read moreModesty Accomodation
Citing reports by six Muslim women, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission claims in a federal complaint that Aviation Port Services stopped letting its female passenger service agents wear long skirts.
Read moreUS Files Complaint Over Chinese Laser Use in Djibouti
The Pentagon says the U.S. has issues a formal complaint to China over the use of lasers near the military base in Djibouti that were directed at aircraft and resulted in minor injuries to two American pilots.
Read moreHistorians Name 2 Indian Ocean 19th Century Shipwrecks
A four-year search of the depths of the Indian Ocean has failed to locate Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But the unprecedented sonar seabed hunt for the missing airliner might be close to solving two 19th century mysteries — the locations of two sailing ships that vanished with cargos of coal.
Read moreMilitary Cargo Plane Crashes Near Savannah, Georgia, Killing 5
An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed Wednesday onto a busy highway near a Georgia airport, killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico, authorities said.
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