Airlines

LibsOfTikTok founder Chaya Raichik calls out ‘massive obese guy’ who took up half her seat while gorging on cheeseburgers and fries on Southwest Airlines flight, leaving her ‘squished into the corner’

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LibsOfTikTok founder Chaya Raichik calls out ‘massive obese guy’ who took up half her seat while gorging on cheeseburgers and fries on Southwest Airlines flight, leaving her ‘squished into the corner’

By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com 05:19 01 Apr 2024, updated 07:30 01 Apr 2024 Raichik slammed the man for not even taking advantage of Southwest’s controversial policy allowing overweight people to purchase extra seats  ‘I’m sitting on a flight squished into the corner because this massive obese guy is taking up half my seat,’ … Read more

FAA considers temporary action against United following series of flight mishaps, sources say

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FAA considers temporary action against United following series of flight mishaps, sources say

The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing possible temporary action against United Airlines beyond what was described in a letter the company sent to employees Friday, two sources familiar tell CBS News.  This comes in response to a series of concerning incidents involving United aircraft over the last month that included a wheel coming off a Boeing 777, and a panel … Read more

Pilot Seat Blunder Led to Mid-Air Plunge of Latam Boeing 787, WSJ Reports

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Pilot Seat Blunder Led to Mid-Air Plunge of Latam Boeing 787, WSJ Reports

A mishap with a cockpit seat may have thrust the pilot into the controls of a Boeing Co. 787 plane flying to New Zealand this week, triggering the sudden plunge that injured 50 passengers, the Wall Street Journal reportedBloomberg Terminal, citing US officials familiar with the investigation. A flight attendant serving a meal on the … Read more

Both pilots of a commercial airplane fell asleep midflight, causing the craft to veer off course

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Both pilots of a commercial airplane fell asleep midflight, causing the craft to veer off course

Both pilots of an Indonesian commercial airliner fell asleep during a flight in January, causing the plane to veer off course. The pilots flew for nearly half an hour with no supervision. The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee report released Friday outlines how the Batik Air pilots were asleep for about 28 minutes just before descending into … Read more

Singapore Air Show Latest: C919 Competition, Business Jet Demand

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Singapore Air Show Latest: C919 Competition, Business Jet Demand

The international debut of China’s homegrown C919 jet and the cost of going green by 2050 dominated the opening day of the Singapore Airshow — Asia’s most influential aerospace and defense exhibition. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, or Comac, signed a 40-plane dealBloomberg Terminal with Tibet Airlines and won an endorsement from Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh … Read more

Airbus says competition from China’s Comac C919 won’t ‘rock the boat’

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Airbus says competition from China’s Comac C919 won’t ‘rock the boat’

The Comac C919 is not very different from what Airbus and Boeing already have in the market, and that it was “not going to rock the boat in particular,” Christian Scherer, chief executive officer of Airbus’s aircraft commercial business said. “It looks a bit like an Airbus narrow body,” Scherer said, tongue in cheek, noting … Read more

Boeing won’t display passenger jets; Airbus, China will

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Boeing won’t display passenger jets; Airbus, China will

Boeing will not be bringing any commercial planes to the Singapore Airshow, shifting the spotlight for passenger jets to rival Airbus as well as China’s homegrown offering. “The industry contacts we speak to believe the problems at Boeing, specifically the 737 Max, present an early opportunity for Comac,” Northcoast Research analyst Chris Olin told CNBC. … Read more

Hainan Airlines hands out Rokid AR glasses for in-flight entertainment

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Hainan Airlines hands out Rokid AR glasses for in-flight entertainment

A passenger tries out a pair of Rokid AR glasses on a Hainan Airlines flight in China. Rokid BEIJING — Hainan Airlines this week started letting passengers on some routes use Rokid’s augmented reality glasses for free for in-flight entertainment, the tech startup announced Thursday. Chinese start-up Rokid claimed it’s the first time AR glasses … Read more