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The Spanish government has imposed fines totalling over €150 million ($163 million) on four low-cost airlines for charging an additional fee for hand luggage and other practices deemed unlawful. The companies affected are Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling and Volotea, the state television channel RTVE and other media reported on Friday, citing the Ministry for Social Rights and Consumer Protection in Madrid. The left-wing government confirmed the story, but initially refused to provide details. The Spanish consumer protection organization FACUA, whose complaint prompted the ministry to initiate sancti...
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The Spanish government has imposed fines totalling over €150 million ($163 million) on four low-cost airlines for charging an additional fee for hand luggage and other practices deemed unlawful. The companies affected are Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling and Volotea, the state television channel RTVE and other media reported on Friday, citing the Ministry for Social Rights and Consumer Protection in Madrid. The left-wing government confirmed the story, but initially refused to provide details. The Spanish consumer protection organization FACUA, whose complaint prompted the ministry to initiate sancti...
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The Spanish government has imposed fines totalling over €150 million ($163 million) on four low-cost airlines for charging an additional fee for hand luggage and other practices deemed unlawful. The companies affected are Ryanair, EasyJet, Vueling and Volotea, the state television channel RTVE and other media reported on Friday, citing the Ministry for Social Rights and Consumer Protection in Madrid. The left-wing government confirmed the story, but initially refused to provide details. The Spanish consumer protection organization FACUA, whose complaint prompted the ministry to initiate sancti...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing has committed to enhanced safety protocols that include more inspectors and new performance benchmarks under a plan demanded by regulators, US air safety authorities said Thursday. The aviation giant presented a comprehensive safety "roadmap" to officials after a near-catastrophic incident on a January Alaska Airlines flight that revived questions about Boeing, following fatal crashes involving its 737 MAX in 2018 and 2019. "Over time this is about systemic change, there is a lot of work to be done," Federal Aviation Administration head Mike Whitaker said at a news conf...
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By Elodie MAZEIN New York (AFP) - Le constructeur aéronautique Boeing a remis jeudi au régulateur américain de l'aviation (FAA) une "feuille de route" pour résoudre ses problèmes de production, mis en lumière par un incident en vol début janvier. "Au bout du compte, il s'agit d'un changement systémique. Il y a beaucoup à faire", a indiqué Mike Whitaker, patron de la FAA, lors d'une conférence de presse après une rencontre de trois heures avec des dirigeants de l'avionneur. Ceux-ci ont présenté le "plan d'action complet" exigé par la FAA après l'incident survenu le 5 janvier sur un 737 MAX 9 de...
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Paris (AFP) - Week-end compliqué pour les passagers de l'aéroport de Paris-Orly, le deuxième aéroport de France: 70% des vols ont été annulés samedi et autant le seront dimanche, après un appel à la grève d'un syndicat de contrôleurs aériens. L'Unsa-Icna, deuxième syndicat représentatif des aiguilleurs du ciel (17% aux dernières élections professionnelles), réclame des "effectifs adéquats", jugeant qu'un accord signé fin avril entre la Direction générale de l'aviation civile (DGAC) et le principal syndicat des contrôleurs, le SNCTA (60% des voix), ne les garantit pas. A la suite de cet appel à...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing shares were hammered Thursday after a top company official predicted another quarter of meager plane deliveries, likely resulting in negative cash for all of 2024. Shortly after midday in New York, shares of the aviation giant were down 5.3 percent after Chief Financial Officer Brian West said the second quarter's cash performance could be "a little worse" than the first quarter during which Boeing burned through $3.9 billion in cash due to heavy operating costs and minimal incoming revenue because of reduced plane deliveries. Boeing had previously projected positive ca...
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Most of the remaining passengers and crew from the Singapore Airlines flight that hit major turbulence, resulting in a passenger death and dozens of injured travellers, have landed in Singapore on a special flight. The Boeing 777-300ER with 211 passengers and 18 crew members was on its way from London to Singapore when it was forced to land in Bangkok on Tuesday, Singapore Airline chief Goh Choon Phong said in a video on Facebook on Wednesday. The plane encountered severe turbulence at an altitude of nearly 11,280 metres and plummeted almost 1,800 metres over the west coast of Myanmar, the air...
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By Ramin KHANIZADEH et Ahmad PARHIZI Téhéran (AFP) - Une foule immense s'est rassemblée mercredi dans le centre de Téhéran pour rendre un dernier hommage au président iranien, Ebrahim Raïssi, célébré comme un "martyr" après son décès dans le crash d'un hélicoptère. "Un million d'adieux", a affirmé la télévision d'Etat en saluant le nombre de personnes réunies dans le centre de la capitale. Aucune estimation indépendante n'était disponible. "Je suis triste. Je suis venue pour apaiser mon cœur", a témoigné Maryam, une enseignante de 41 ans portant le tchador et arrivée avec son mari et son fils ...
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One person died and more than 50 others were injured in severe turbulence during a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore, the carrier said on Tuesday. Data from the FlightRadar24 website suggested the aircraft suddenly descended by about 1,800 metres over the west coast of Myanmar. The rainy season has begun in the region and there have been severe storms in many places there. The Boeing 777-300ER departed from London on Monday and encountered severe turbulence en route. It had to be diverted to Bangkok where it landed on Tuesday at 3:45 pm (0845 GMT), the airline said in an updat...
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