American Airlines Plane Catches Fire on Tarmac in Denver, 12 Hospitalised. An American Airlines flight was evacuated on the tarmac at Denver International Airport on Thursday after a fire broke out on the plane, sending smoke billowing into the air. Footage of the evacuation showed passengers on the wing of the Boeing 737-800, some clutching…
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Qatar Airways has said its staff acted “quickly, appropriately and professionally” when a couple were forced to sit next to the body of a woman who died mid-flight. Following an internal review, the airline said in a statement that cabin crew responded “at all times in line with training and industry standard practice” after the…
Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway. A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, the airport’s chief executive said. Snow blown by winds gusting to 40 mph (65 kph)…
Southwest Airlines has hired and trained 3,000 flight attendants so far this year, nearly triple its record cabin crew member hiring in all of 2018, the carrier told staff last week. Southwest and other airlines are still racing to hire and train staff to cater to a rebound in travel demand, which executives expect to…