Sentences with phrase «airlines passenger plane»

Hillary Clinton says there's «growing awareness» that Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was probably shot down by Russian insurgents — but argued that European leaders must «take the lead» on any action if that proves to be the case.

A Southwest Airlines passenger plane prepares to take off from Denver International Airport on Sept. 7, 2016.

According to planecrashinfo.com's accident database, 14 airline passenger plane crashes have occurred between January and July already this year, most in third - world countries.

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MONTREAL / SINGAPORE, April 27 - New global packaging standards expected in late 2018 will allow lithium - ion batteries back into passenger plane cargo holds, pending design and regulatory approval, but some airlines say the new rule overlooks other safety concerns.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the «tremendous bravery» of the crew and passengers aboard a damaged Southwest Airlines plane that was forced into an emergency landing in Philadelphia last month, saying, «Everybody's talking about it.»

Passengers are describing a relatively calm reaction to a cracked window on a Southwest Airlines plane that forced it to make an emergency landing in Cleveland.

When the plane landed a passenger said, «Sharpen up the service a bit and you can be in the airline business.»

Maverick airline Virgin America plans to begin selling tickets Thursday, giving travelers their first chance to book a trip on planes equipped to pamper passengers even when they aren't flying first class.

United Airlines has been plagued by scandal after scandal since a passenger was dragged off a plane last April.

Investigators believe cracks caused a fan blade on a Southwest Airlines jet to shear off last month, starting an engine breakup that left one passenger dead after debris hit the plane.

The blast shattered a window, killing a passenger who was partially sucked out of the plane window in the first U.S. passenger airline fatality since 2009.

Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches.

The engine on the Southwest Airlines plane that malfunctioned on Tuesday, killing a passenger, is «the most reliable in the world,» says former Continental CEO Bethune.

Passengers got physically assaulted or dragged off planes in a series of nightmarish incidents that catapulted «airline spokesperson» to one of the most - unenviable jobs of the year.

That record for avoiding fatalities — which had never been approached in the history of modern aviation — was splintered in an instant Tuesday when an engine on a Southwest Airlines (luv) plane exploded mid-air, spewing shrapnel into a window and killing a passenger.

Now, Munoz finds himself in the midst of one of the company's biggest challenges: dealing with the fallout after a cell phone video showing a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a plane went viral.

United CEO Oscar Munoz claimed the airline company «followed established procedures» when aviation police removed a «disruptive and belligerent» passenger from the plane.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Airline passengers have come to expect a tiny escape from the confined space of today's packed planes: the ability to recline their seat a few inches.

The engine of a SkyWest passenger jet caught fire moments after the aircraft landed at Denver International Airport on Sunday, but all 63 people aboard exited the plane safely, an airline spokeswoman said.

UBS estimates the industry could save $ 35 billion and pass the savings along to passengers through lower fares if airlines could operate pilotless planes.

The United Airlines passenger who was videotaped being bloodied and dragged off an overbooked plane by airport police signaled Wednesday he would fight back in court.

Airlines including American, United, JetBlue and Delta have added flights to Florida to the last few days to move as many passengers and the carriers» expensive planes out of harms way.

A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville was forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff.

The most notable happened in April 2017 when a United Airlines passenger was bumped from a flight and dragged off the plane.

Maverick airline Virgin America plans to begin selling tickets Thursday, giving travelers their first chance to book a trip on planes equipped to pamper passengers even when they aren't flying first - class.

«Due to differences among fleets and operations, the implementation will vary among airlines, but the agency expects many carriers will prove to the FAA that their planes allow passengers to safely use their devices in airplane mode, gate - to-gate, by the end of the year,» the FAA said in its Oct. 31 announcement.

Singapore Airlines wasforced to land an Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane, at a small New York airportafter J.F.K. was closed.

Under the new guidelines, airlines whose planes are properly protected from electronic interference may allow passengers to use the devices during takeoffs, landings and taxiing, the FAA said.

Southwest Airlines has apologized to a passenger after a video showing her being forcefully dragged off of a plane to Los Angeles went viral online.

CLEVELAND — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced the jet to land in Cleveland on Wednesday.

In 2014, a passenger on a China Eastern Airlines plane who said he wanted to «get off the plane quicker» deployed the emergency slide after the aircraft landed at Sanya Phoenix International Airport.

United Airlines pilots have now spoken out after the viral video of passenger David Dao being violently removed from a plane.

Airline passengers wait in front of a Turkish Airlines plane at the Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lawyers for the passenger dragged from a United Airlines (ual) plane in Chicago filed an emergency request with an Illinois state court on Wednesday to require the carrier to preserve video recordings and other evidence related to the incident.

A passenger on an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday night was forcibly removed from the plane, according to a video posted to Facebook that is prompting outrage towards the airline.

J - Air, a Hiroshima - based regional airline and subsidiary of Japan Airlines, will acquire two 50 - passenger Bombardier CRJ - 200 jets to replace its existing fleet of smaller prop planes.

Southwest Airlines Co. is stepping up inspections on its jet fleet after investigators said they discovered evidence of metal fatigue on an engine that exploded Tuesday, sending shrapnel into the plane and killing a passenger seated near a window.

When we talk about consumer or employee activism, we tend to focus on firms like United Airlines, which quickly apologized and changed its policies after a video emerged of a passenger being dragged off a plane.

After no passengers voluntarily gave up their seats in the overbooked flight for $ 1,000, the airline randomly selected customers who would be booted out of the plane.

«We're certainly hopeful that the cost environment and the demand environment will stay healthy» so airlines can invest in new planes and passenger amenities, said the U.S. trade group's chief economist, John Heimlich.

United Airlines became embroiled in a public relations crisis in April when security agents were seen brutally dragging a passenger from a plane because he would not give up his seat to a crew member.

The former 30 - cents - an - hour TWA mechanic built his fortune by supplying surplus military equipment to the airline industry and later converting passenger planes to cargo planes.

United Airlines, which is reviewing its policies after Dao's violent removal from one of its planes, says it will no longer allow employees to take the place of civilian passengers who have already boarded overbooked flights.

Lower fueling taxes will mean more airlines will assign more planes to come to Florida, bringing more flights, passengers and economic growth to the state.

More and more people are travelling by plane each year, with approximately 2.75 billion passengers flying on commercial airlines annually, according to the authors.

Most of the 6 billion pounds of commercial cargo that fly with U.S. passengers each year is never checked for explosives, and airline personnel may also load explosives directly onto a plane.

Since Abdulmutallab's attempt, efforts to secure airline cabins have been stepped up, but security surrounding cargo planes and cargo compartments in passenger airplanes has received much less attention, particularly outside the U.S..

To compensate, airlines will have to reduce passengers or cargo, the team says, unless the aviation industry lengthens runways or designs more aerodynamic planes.

The premise is virtually the same as some other airline action flicks such as «Executive Decision» and «Passenger 57», the only difference there is terrorists capture the plane, same kind of shit though.

The rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating aircraft with 30 or more passenger seats from allowing their domestic flights to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours at U.S. airports without giving passengers an opportunity to leave the plane.