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Passenger attacked while sleeping on flight: "His face was bruised and bloody"

A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.

Man allegedly pummels sleeping United Airlines passenger in bloody mid-flight attack

A man is accused of viciously attacking a sleeping passenger on a United Airlines flight Monday afternoon, leaving him bloody and bruised, federal authorities said.

It Was Love After First Flight

Lindsay Bennie heeded Victoria Williams’s call for a Valentine’s date, but they were hundreds of miles apart. Once they finally met, “our connection was instantaneous,” Ms. Bennie said.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18

SpaceX's Starship Cleared for New Test Flight

The FAA said requirements have been met for the next launch. The company has criticized the length of reviews.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 12

Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight

The former first minister died at a conference in North Macedonia on Saturday at the age of 69.

DHS deports Chinese migrants on charter flight

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese migrants earlier this week on a charter flight to China, according to officials. Tuesday's flight marked the second removal of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Alex Salmond's body arrives back in Scotland

The former first minister died of a heart attack in North Macedonia at the weekend.

Passengers stuck on planes and homes without power

Northern Ireland Electricity restored power to more than 10,000 customers over the course of Sunday.

Lufthansa extends suspension of flights to Beirut, Tehran into 2025

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation

Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.

Delta ex-flight attendant files lawsuit alleging retaliation, sexual harassment

Attorneys for Aryasp Nejat, fired in August, argue he is ‘one of the latest casualties’ of airline’s anti-union campaign. A former flight attendant at Delta Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin

Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.

World - CBS News - October 15

Lufthansa fined $4 million for blocking Jewish passengers from flight

Fine is largest ever issued by U.S. Department of Transportation against an airline for civil rights violations.

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food and drinks flying in the cabin

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays

Airlines are increasingly frustrated by the global shortage of new planes

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Australian authorities respond to a reported bomb scare on a New Zealand flight

Australian authorities have responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to Sydney

World - ABC News - October 19

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena. A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Iranian markets slide and flights cancelled as Israeli attack looms

Country braced for retaliation after Tehran’s ballistic missile strike earlier this month

World - Financial Times - October 21

Helicopter that crashed in Houston, killing 4, was on an air tour flight

A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight at the time, authorities said.

India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights

The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to ...

World - ABC News - October 22

An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger

An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptive

World - ABC News - October 22

Dog dies on Alaska Air flight after downgrade to coach, lawsuit alleges

Pet owner claims his French bulldog died as a direct result of the airline moving him from first class to coach just before takeoff.

Delta sues CrowdStrike over outage leading to mass flight cancellations

Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit Friday against cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike, pointing to the global tech outage in July that caused flight disruptions and significant profit loss for ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister

Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islands

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Airlines now required to provide automatic refunds for canceled, significantly delayed flights

U.S. airlines are now required to give passengers an automatic refund for canceled or significantly delayed flights and for services that were paid for but not provided, like Wi-Fi or ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight Disruptions Goes Into Effect

The Transportation Department’s new rule also sets the definition for what constitutes a “significant” delay in air travel.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

North Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet

The test shows that Pyongyang is building weapons that "fire farther and higher", Seoul says.

Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer

Delta said its caterer "immediately shut down hot food production" and then suspended operations from the Detroit facility.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Space stocks rise after SpaceX captures booster in fifth Starship flight test

For the first time, SpaceX used mechanical arms dubbed “chopsticks” on the launch tower to capture the Starship rocket booster.

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer

Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food safety issue.”

Delta cancels meal service on more than 200 flights over food safety issue

Delta scrapped meal service from hundreds of flights over weekend due to safety issue at food production facility.

Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping 128 Jewish Passengers From Boarding Flight

The Transportation Department said the fine is the largest it has issued against an airline for civil-rights violations.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

Air India flight escorted by Singapore fighter jets after latest hoax bomb threat

The Air India flight landed at Changi Airport after being escorted by air force F-15SG jets, in what was the third threat to the national carrier in recent days. Singapore’s air force mobilised two ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

FOI request reveals then home secretary spent £9,803.20 on catering for flight to Kigali to sign deportation deal that never deported a single person. The in-flight catering for James Cleverly’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

A mysterious spate of bomb threats is crippling India's airlines

India vowed to punish those responsible for hoax bomb threats that have disrupted dozens of flights and caused airlines huge financial losses.

French bulldog dies on Alaska Airlines flight after being moved from first class to coach, lawsuit claims

A San Francisco man has sued Alaska Airlines alleging negligence led to the death of his beloved 3-year-old French bulldog after he was asked to move from first-class to coach on a flight from New ...

Latest in Flight Face

Passenger attacked while sleeping on flight: "His face was bruised and bloody"

Man allegedly pummels sleeping United Airlines passenger in bloody mid-flight attack

It Was Love After First Flight

SpaceX's Starship Cleared for New Test Flight

Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight

DHS deports Chinese migrants on charter flight

Alex Salmond's body arrives back in Scotland

Passengers stuck on planes and homes without power

Lufthansa extends suspension of flights to Beirut, Tehran into 2025

Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation

Delta ex-flight attendant files lawsuit alleging retaliation, sexual harassment

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin

Lufthansa fined $4 million for blocking Jewish passengers from flight

Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food and drinks flying in the cabin

Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays

Australian authorities respond to a reported bomb scare on a New Zealand flight

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Iranian markets slide and flights cancelled as Israeli attack looms

Helicopter that crashed in Houston, killing 4, was on an air tour flight

India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights

An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger

Dog dies on Alaska Air flight after downgrade to coach, lawsuit alleges

Delta sues CrowdStrike over outage leading to mass flight cancellations

Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister

Airlines now required to provide automatic refunds for canceled, significantly delayed flights

Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight Disruptions Goes Into Effect

North Korea fires banned missile in longest flight yet

Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer

Space stocks rise after SpaceX captures booster in fifth Starship flight test

Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing 'food safety issue' at caterer

Delta cancels meal service on more than 200 flights over food safety issue

Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping 128 Jewish Passengers From Boarding Flight

Air India flight escorted by Singapore fighter jets after latest hoax bomb threat

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

A mysterious spate of bomb threats is crippling India's airlines

French bulldog dies on Alaska Airlines flight after being moved from first class to coach, lawsuit claims

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