World Airline News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

airBaltic has announced it is launching direct flights between Riga and Alicante. Overall, for the winter season of 2023/2024,airBaltic is offering 13 routes from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, and Tampere, including direct flights from the seasonal base of Gran Canaria to 10 airports in Northern Europe. Alicante (airBaltic) Alicante, situated on Spain’s Costa Blanca, is a vibrant city renowned for its stunning beaches, warm weather, and historical significance.

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Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Traveling with your family is an incredibly rewarding experience, but it also has its fair share of challenges. From managing schedules to finding activities that everyone enjoys, there are many factors to consider when planning a family vacation. However, there are ways to upgrade your family’s travel game and make your trips better for everyone involved.

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Planes.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Air travel has made flying easier, but sitting in one spot for 12hrs to 15 hrs is still no joke! No matter what the cuisine on board is or what entertainment is there on the flight, what matters most, especially during those long-haul flights is how comfortable the seats are. And comfort is most important for economy passengers as they make up a bulk of travellers on board.

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AOPA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 27, 2024—Helping to ensure a bright future for general aviation through important initiatives that grow the pilot population and help keep it safe, AOPA members and the GA community once again came through in droves.

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Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It was a surreal moment on Thursday night. We were frantically preparing for the start of the Cranky Network Awards when I received a message from one of the two attendees from Canada’s Lynx Air. A work emergency had come up and they wouldn’t be able to make it. That seemed odd at such a late hour, but about five minutes later, I found out the truth.

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AOPA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A chorus of aviators, aviation mechanics, and groups including AOPA called for the FAA to rescind a proposed airworthiness directive that would affect nearly 31,000 vintage Piper aircraft, citing a lack of evidence of risk, unjustifiably broad scope, and a broken process.

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World Airline News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Air Transat’s 2,100 flight attendants have a new collective agreement that makes them the highest paid in the industry in Canada. Following information meetings held from February 19 to 22, they voted by 62,7% to accept the recommendation of federal mediators. This new contract provides for total compound salary increases of 30% over five years, i.e. from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2027.

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