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Global Airlines Cut 2025 Profit Forecast Amid Trade Tensions
Trump's sweeping tariffs have stoked fears of an economic slowdown and squeezed discretionary spending, prompting many consumers especially in the United States to delay or scale back travel plans.
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Last Year Was Safest Ever For Commercial Air Travel: Airline Industry Body
Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, an airline industry group said Wednesday.
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Cactus Skin, Fishing Nets: How Plane Seats Could Change In Future
Airline passengers may soon be nestled on seats made from cactus skin and abandoned fishing nets as the aviation industry tries almost anything to turn itself into a sustainable mode of transport.
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Airline Industry To Record USD 25.7 Billion Net Profit In 2024: Report
The airline industry is projected to register a net profit of USD 25.7 billion in 2024 as more normal growth is expected in both passenger and cargo segments, global grouping IATA said today.
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Airlines Expect Record 4.7 Billion Passengers In 2024: Aviation Body
Airlines are expecting to carry a record 4.7 billion passengers in 2024 as the sector puts the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, trade industry association IATA said Wednesday.
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Mumbai To Dubai Flight Operates With Just One Passenger On Board
A recent Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai operated with only one passenger on board, and everyone from the pilot to the crew wasamazed by the unusual occurrence.
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Airlines Face $47.7 Billion Loss In 2021: Aviation Body
Airlines are forecast to lose $47.7 billion (39.7 billion euros) this year, worse than previously forecast, a global industry group said Wednesday as the sector struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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China To Have More Than 500 Airports By 2020
China plans to build more than 500 airports by 2020 to create a market worth over USD 153 billion for its general aviation industry.
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175-kg Passenger 'Kicked Off' United Airlines Flight
A man weighing about 175 kg has claimed that he was kicked off a United Airlines flight in Las Vegas and had to undertake a "walk of shame" due to the heavy-handedness of the crew.
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Bill to Revise Airlines' Liability Introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill to revise the liability limits of airlines on compensation for death, injury and loss of baggage and cargo was introduced in Lok Sabha today, under which the compensation for death in an air accident goes up to over Rs 1 crore from almost Rs 89 lakh now.
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Raytheon to roll out new India air-traffic system this year
US group Raytheon will roll out a new satellite-based aircraft navigation system in India this year, a move that could save airlines up to 20 per cent in fuel costs.
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Bio-fuelled commercial plane takes first flight in China
China's first airplane to use biofuel made its inaugural flight on Friday morning, jetting off from Beijing International Airport. According to Air China, the Boeing 747 used a biofuel developed from algae and jatropha, a tree grown in south China that produces an oily nut.
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Global Airlines Cut 2025 Profit Forecast Amid Trade Tensions
Trump's sweeping tariffs have stoked fears of an economic slowdown and squeezed discretionary spending, prompting many consumers especially in the United States to delay or scale back travel plans.
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Last Year Was Safest Ever For Commercial Air Travel: Airline Industry Body
Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, an airline industry group said Wednesday.
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Cactus Skin, Fishing Nets: How Plane Seats Could Change In Future
Airline passengers may soon be nestled on seats made from cactus skin and abandoned fishing nets as the aviation industry tries almost anything to turn itself into a sustainable mode of transport.
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Airline Industry To Record USD 25.7 Billion Net Profit In 2024: Report
The airline industry is projected to register a net profit of USD 25.7 billion in 2024 as more normal growth is expected in both passenger and cargo segments, global grouping IATA said today.
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Airlines Expect Record 4.7 Billion Passengers In 2024: Aviation Body
Airlines are expecting to carry a record 4.7 billion passengers in 2024 as the sector puts the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, trade industry association IATA said Wednesday.
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Mumbai To Dubai Flight Operates With Just One Passenger On Board
A recent Emirates flight from Mumbai to Dubai operated with only one passenger on board, and everyone from the pilot to the crew wasamazed by the unusual occurrence.
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Airlines Face $47.7 Billion Loss In 2021: Aviation Body
Airlines are forecast to lose $47.7 billion (39.7 billion euros) this year, worse than previously forecast, a global industry group said Wednesday as the sector struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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China To Have More Than 500 Airports By 2020
China plans to build more than 500 airports by 2020 to create a market worth over USD 153 billion for its general aviation industry.
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175-kg Passenger 'Kicked Off' United Airlines Flight
A man weighing about 175 kg has claimed that he was kicked off a United Airlines flight in Las Vegas and had to undertake a "walk of shame" due to the heavy-handedness of the crew.
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Bill to Revise Airlines' Liability Introduced in Lok Sabha
A bill to revise the liability limits of airlines on compensation for death, injury and loss of baggage and cargo was introduced in Lok Sabha today, under which the compensation for death in an air accident goes up to over Rs 1 crore from almost Rs 89 lakh now.
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Raytheon to roll out new India air-traffic system this year
US group Raytheon will roll out a new satellite-based aircraft navigation system in India this year, a move that could save airlines up to 20 per cent in fuel costs.
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Bio-fuelled commercial plane takes first flight in China
China's first airplane to use biofuel made its inaugural flight on Friday morning, jetting off from Beijing International Airport. According to Air China, the Boeing 747 used a biofuel developed from algae and jatropha, a tree grown in south China that produces an oily nut.
