Man pulled off of United plane in Chicago set for Louisville

CHICAGO, Ill. (WHAS11) — Disturbing footage sent to us from viewers on social media shows a man forcibly removed from a United Airlines Flight headed from Chicago to Louisville on April 9. The man was forced out of his seat by officials and dragged him down the aisle. (www.aircrew.in) More...

Boeing seeks patent for mobile device case with built-in fire extinguisher

oeing’s fire-suppressing case, Image 3A shows a tablet computer being lowered down onto the case, where it rests in 3B. Suppressant gas canisters at bottom-right Boeing has sought a patent for a “Fire detection and suppression pack for battery-powered personal computing devices.” (www.aircrew.in) More...

Pakistan Airline Stewardess Abused, Harassed On Flight To UK

LONDON: Police in the UK have arrested a British man of Pakistani origin for allegedly verbally abusing and misbehaving with a PIA female steward during a flight. A group of five men of Pakistani origin were travelling together yesterday on flight PK-791 from Islamabad to Birmingham. (www.aircrew.in) More...

The 10 best airlines in the world

Almost a year after TripAdvisor allowed passengers to rate their flight experiences, the travel website has revealed which airlines have come out on top in its Travellers’ Choice Awards. (www.aircrew.in) More...

Experts see cargo biz increasing at Indy airport

Despite strong passenger growth, Indianapolis International Airport’s cargo business hasn’t exactly been flying high of late—but airport officials and industry observers say there might be reasons for optimism ahead. The weight of inbound and outbound cargo shipments at the Indianapolis airport totaled 1.1 million tons last year, down 1.8 percent from 2015. That’s on top of a 1.6 percent decline the year before. (www.aircrew.in) More...

Mugabe splurges $1 million on flight

President Robert Mugabe last week splurged more than US$1 million when he chartered an ultra-luxurious Boeing 767-200 Extended Range Aircraft to Singapore and Ghana at a time government is struggling to raise salaries for its civil servants as well as rescue flood victims. (www.aircrew.in) More...

Gogo passes 3,000 installed aircraft with in-flight connectivity in commercial aviation

CHICAGO – Gogo, leading global provider of in-flight broadband connectivity and connectivity-enabled services to commercial and business aviation, has reached a major milestone by installing its 3,000th commercial aircraft with in-flight connectivity. (www.aircrew.in) More...

Headphone batteries explode, injures passenger on flight to Australia

A woman suffered burns to her face and hands after her headphones caught fire during a flight to Australia, officials said on Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices on planes. (www.aircrew.in) More...

How one Boeing employee exposed the personal data of 36K coworkers

The private details of 36,000 Boeing employees was put at risk after a Boeing employee emailed the an excel spreadsheet containing the data to his spouse, who is not a Boeing employee, to ask for help formatting the document, according to a letter Boeing sent to Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (www.aircrew.in) More...

American and United airlines viral abuse passengers hire same lawyer

The woman seen sobbing in a viral video after an American Airlines flight attendant took away her stroller now has a lawyer — the same attorney representing a man dragged off a United Express flight earlier this month. The Chicago lawyer, Thomas Demetrio, says the American flight attendant was “out of control” and nearly hit one of the woman’s two young children with the stroller. (www.aircrew.in) More...