Sentences with phrase «of airline crews»

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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.»

A crew on board a Cathay Pacific aircraft saw a North Korean missile blow up over the Sea of Japan last week, the airline told CNBC on Monday.

Meanwhile, attorneys for Dao called a news conference for Thursday morning after filing an emergency «bill of discovery,» seeking the airline's documentation of Sunday's confrontation, including all surveillance videos, cockpit voice recordings, passenger and crew lists, and incident reports.

The crisis was exacerbated by the poaching of crew by other airlines, forcing the Dublin - based carrier to cancel more than 20,000 flights and propose a new pay deal in order to maintain other services.

Porter Airlines President and CEO Robert Deluce and a member of the flight crew (Photo: Adrian Wyld / CP)

The other high - profile event of 2014, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew, has become one of the biggest mysteries in the history of aviation.

The «Squawk on the Street» crew talk about United's Oscar Munoz's letter defending the airline's action over treatment of a passenger who was forcibly removed from the aircraft.

Delta will «refrain from serving peanuts and peanut butter on board your flight» if you notify the airline ahead of the flight and advise the crew to bring more non-peanut snacks on board,» said spokeswoman Catherine Sirna.

Most airlines train their cabin crews to deal with a broad category of «unruly passenger incidents» — ranging from physical abuse and obscene behavior to verbal threats and tampering with aircraft equipment.

Suhaila Hassan, head of cabin crew at Malaysia - based budget airline AirAsia Bhd, said there had been no reported cases of passenger - on - passenger harassment, though there were occasional instances of cabin crew being harassed.

In late 2016 the airline largely froze a policy that gave its cabin crew thousands of dollars a year in allowances if they lived outside company accommodation.

Korean Air apologized for Friday's incident at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in which Heather Cho, a vice president of the airline, took issue with a crew member for substandard service.

A Korean Air Lines Co executive, whose dismay over the way she was served macadamia nuts led to a plane returning to its gate to expel the cabin crew chief, has stepped down as head of in - flight service, the airline said on Tuesday.

According to Quartz, the International Air Transport Association, which represents most of the world's airlines, advises flight crew to move a deceased passenger to a seat with few fellow travelers nearby.

President Trump expressed his gratitude to the crew and passengers of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 at the White House on May 1.

While weather is a factor in roughly half of all flight delays, Gerchick writes in his book that nearly a third can be attributed to factors that regulators consider to be within an airline's control, including mechanical problems and crew scheduling mix - ups.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly released a video statement Tuesday evening sending condolences to the family of the deceased passenger and thanking the crew for their actions.

Instead, they simply argued that at least several hours elapsed between the time McGowan left the plane and it was found by a cleaning crew in the first - class section of a United Airlines cabin.

President Donald Trump is meeting with the crew and passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight forced into an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded.

Per El Al, their new business class cabin boasts a number of upgraded features including a dedicated business class crew, lie flat beds, ergonomic cushions to fully support the neck and back, 16 ″ personal HDTVs with touch screen capability (incorporating Panasonic's AVOD entertainment system), a personal comfort kit, and 30 % more overhead bin space compared to other airlines.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The aptly titled show follows the crew (Jonah Lotan, Christina Ricci, Karine Vanasse, Kelli Garner and Margot Robbie) of the ever - so - stylish Pan am airline in all of its 1960s glory.

In the afternoon, Trump welcomes the crew and passengers of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to the White House.

British Airways cabin crew are visiting parliament on the 21st day of their strike action to discuss the «climate of fear at the airline».

An Emirates airlines Boeing 777 - 300 on the ground in Dubai airport (3 August 2016) Image EPA Image The inflatable emergency exit slides can be seen next to the remains of the aircraft Emirates airline said there were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board from 20 nationalities, most of them Indian, with 24 Britons and 11 people from the United Arab Emirates.

Researchers with the Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airline Cabin Environment Research are testing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors designed to pinpoint problem passengers down to their seat number and alert flight and ground crews of an emergency.

Similarly, the South Memorial Pool carries the names of those killed in the South Tower; the passengers and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 175, which struck that building; the first responders who died in the attacks and their aftermath; those who died at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; the passengers and crew of hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon; and the passengers and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in a Pennsylvania field.

Six years after the fall of the Twin Towers, the devastating blow to the Pentagon, and the inspiring courage of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, anti-terrorism funding is an exercise in pork - barrel spending and high - profile projects of dubious value.

This year, she worked in the same Ames branch on a different assignment, creating a prototype website for airlines to help reduce flight delays through improved tracking of passengers and crew.

For that reason, managing airline crew scheduling and costs is one of the most crucial topics for airlines because it yields enormous economic benefits and ranks as the second highest expenditure after fuel costs.

The research was published in the online version of Risk Analysis, a publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, in a paper called «Cascading Delay Risk of Airline Workforce Deployments with Crew - Pairing and Schedule Optimization.»

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Occupations that may be at increased risk of exposure include health workers, laboratory workers, cleaning crews (for hospitals, ambulances, travel facilities, etc.), transportation workers (e.g., airlines, public transportation, taxis), sanitation workers, and morgue workers.

His most memorable appearance came in a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone entitled «Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,» in which he plays a terrified airline passenger unable to convince the crew that there's a mysterious gremlin tearing apart the wing.

She's part of the crew of Jackpot Airlines, which flies from to Vegas every Friday, and then back to L.A. every Sunday.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in the early hours of March 8, local time, which was midday March 7 on the East Coast of the U.S. Bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew, it was over the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam when the last message from the cockpit to air traffic controllers was heard.

Southwest Airlines says that the crew of a Dallas - bound flight «radioed ahead for paramedics to meet the aircraft after a pressurization issue in flight» Here, a Southwest Airlines plane waits to taxi, in a file photo.

Starting next fall, however, the school's world of crew races, Japanese classes, and study - abroad programs will open up to 18 less - advantaged students who will enroll there thanks to a $ 3.8 million gift from the foundation of Carl C. Icahn, a former chairman of Trans World Airlines Inc..

When we tried to enlist the help of the airline gate crew, they told us that they could not troubleshoot the problem; the system would not allow them to reshuffle the passenger manifest.

It takes an airline's ground crew upwards of 15 minutes to clean the cabin of a Boeing 737 after passengers deplane, but only seven minutes if travelers assist the flight crew by disposing of their own trash while airborne.

In January 2018, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 20.38 percent of their flights were delayed — 5.30 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 5.58 percent in December; 6.16 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 6.72 percent in December; 4.93 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 5.46 percent in December; 0.72 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.56 percent in December; and 0.04 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.05 percent in December.

In December 2017, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 19.73 percent of their flights were delayed — 5.58 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 3.60 percent in November; 6.72 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 3.89 percent in November; 5.46 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 3.61 percent in November; 0.56 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.16 percent in November; and 0.05 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.04 percent in November.

In March, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 5.70 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 6.92 percent in February; 8.09 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 9.09 percent in February; 6.11 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 6.78 percent in February; 0.39 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.74 percent in February; and 0.02 percent for security reasons, equal to 0.02 percent in February.

In June, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 4.83 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 4.75 percent in May; 6.98 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 5.56 percent in May; 5.62 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 4.59 percent in May; 0.50 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.58 percent in May; and 0.04 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.03 percent in May.

In October, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 5.42 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 4.98 percent in September; 6.13 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 5.72 percent in September; 4.97 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 4.65 percent in September; 0.25 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.34 percent in September; and 0.03 percent for security reasons, equal to 0.03 percent in September.

In January, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 6.60 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 7.77 percent in December; 9.87 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 11.25 percent in December; 7.66 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 8.03 percent in December; 1.26 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.95 percent in December; and 0.03 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.05 percent in December.

In April, the carriers filing on - time performance data reported that 7.57 percent of their flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 6.15 percent in March; 8.35 percent by late - arriving aircraft, compared to 7.41 percent in March; 5.68 percent by factors within the airline's control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 5.35 percent in March; 0.55 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.32 percent in March; and 0.04 percent for security reasons, equal to 0.04 percent in March.