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Saudi Arabia’s national airline ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Saudia Group, which represents the Saudia airline and its budget carrier Flyadeal, said Monday that it ordered 105 aircraft from the French aerospace company’s A320neo family of jets, including 12 A320neos and 93 A321neos. That brings Saudia Group’s …

A group of climate protesters have been arrested in Germany after breaking into an airport and gluing themselves to the runway. Six activists broke through security fencing at Munich airport in the German state of Bavaria on Saturday, according to the news outlet dpa. Approximately sixty flights were canceled after the half-dozen protesters glued themselves to the tarmac, forcing officials …

Former President Trump’s private Boeing 757 clipped a parked private jet at a Florida airport over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the incident happened at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at the West Palm Beach International Airport. The agency said the Boeing 757 aircraft winglet, which is a small wing that is nearly vertical at the …

Another Boeing whistleblower is sounding the alarm on the safety of the planes after a number of incidents occurred in a 2-day span. Santiago Paredes told “Fox & Friends First” Friday that he was pressured to “falsify information” when logging defects in 737 fuselages, which is the main body of the aircraft. He said it became a constant battle to …

A Michigan woman claims her husband’s death could have been prevented by an awareness campaign about a little-known snorkeling danger, according to her lawsuit against the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau. Officially, 64-year-old Ray Johnson’s cause of death in February 2022 was ruled drowning, the leading cause of death for tourists in Hawaii, by a coroner, …

The Senate passed a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday, shifting pressure to the House to also pass the measure before its expiration. The Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act passed the upper chamber by a vote of 88 to 4, despite pushback from Virginia and Maryland lawmakers on additional flights added to …

A Spirit Airlines flight from South Carolina to Boston ended with two passengers “throwing it down” in front of a family. “Next thing you know they were throwing it down right in front of us,” Nicole Grome, who was on the flight from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with her parents, told Boston 25. “We were right there. I could have …

A Sacramento, California, mom allegedly kicked and backhanded her 2-year-old daughter on a plane after her little one woke her up during a May 1 flight from Mexico, according to federal court documents. Breanna Mistler, 33, allegedly shook her daughter “like a rag doll” while screaming, “Shut the f— up,” which sparked a fight with other passengers who tried to …

Congress looks poised to enact a five-year reauthorization for theFederal Aviation Administration by Friday, May 10. But something critical is missing from the bill: a total ban on “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” in the aviation industry. Diversity, properly understood, can make us – both as individuals and as a society – stronger. In some situations, it pays dividends to have …

Crime can happen anywhere, even at 30,000 feet in the air. Unruly travel goers are not uncommon on flights. In 2023, there were 2,075 unruly passenger reports, 512 investigations initiated, 402 enforcement actions taken and $7.5 million fines levied, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Below are just a few of the brawls that have occurred at U.S. airports and …