A British businessman has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for large-scale fraud involving aircraft parts. This was announced by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
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The CEO of Etihad Airways is sounding the alarm: new global import tariffs are causing more chaos than all the wars and geopolitical tensions of the past year. The company did, however, present good annual figures.
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Olympic teams from the USA and Canada were unable to land in New York due to snowy weather conditions ... Really? Winter Olympians could not land because of ... winter?
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Seven people were killed in the crash of a chartered medical flight in India. Officials confirmed this on Tuesday. The Beechcraft C90 crashed in the Kasaria area in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
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Around five hundred passengers had an unpleasant night on board a plane at Munich Airport. Due to bad weather, five planes were unable to depart and remained stuck on the apron. There was no airport staff available to help people return to the terminal.
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Two KLM Boeing 737s collided on the apron at Schiphol Airport on Saturday morning. A KLM spokeswoman confirmed this. No injuries were reported, and the passengers disembarked without incident.
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In Los Angeles, the crew of the Israeli airline El Al found "Free Palestine" stickers on 140 checked bags. This led to an extensive security protocol and a delayed flight to Tel Aviv.
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Emirates will convert fifteen Airbus A380s from two to three classes. Premium Economy will be introduced on the affected aircraft, reducing the total number of seats.

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