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All ladies airline crew celebrates International Women's Day

Air Seychelles Flight

All ladies airline crew celebrates International Women's Day

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Today, March 8, an all female crew operated the Air Seychelles flight from Paris to Mahe, cockpit and cabin.

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100 airline jobs added in Milwaukee

AirTran Airways to open crew base

100 airline jobs added in Milwaukee

By eTN Staff Writer

AirTran Airways announced today that it will open both a pilot and flight attendant base in Milwaukee to support its increased operations.

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Could Arctic Sea's disappearance be a case of piracy in European waters?

Arctic Sea

Could Arctic Sea's disappearance be a case of piracy in European waters?

LONDON – First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. And then it disappeared.

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All 16 people aboard crashed plane dead

Indonesia

All 16 people aboard crashed plane dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers have reached the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a remote Indonesian jungle and reported that all 16 people aboard were dead, an airline official said Wedne

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2009: 12 people overboard so far

Cruise News

2009: 12 people overboard so far

At least 12 passengers and crew members aboard ferries or cruise ships around the world have gone overboard so far this year, a Canadian expert says.

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Gunman holds crew on passenger jet in Jamaica

CanJet Hijacking

Gunman holds crew on passenger jet in Jamaica

By Reuters

KINGSTON – A gunman was holding five crew members on a commercial jet in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Monday after all passengers aboard the aircraft were released, authorities said.

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Space tourists: Wait for next seat could be long

Space Touristm

Space tourists: Wait for next seat could be long

By csmonitor.com

Almaty, Kazakhstan - American billionaire Charles Simonyi may be the last tourist to ride a Soyuz rocket into space for the next few years.

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Another Antonov crash prompts call for total ban

Crew Of 5 Dead On Impact

Another Antonov crash prompts call for total ban

By Wolfgang H. Thome

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - An Antonov 12 cargo aircraft, which left Entebbe for the Ukraine early Friday, reportedly crashed in Luxor while attempting to take off again after a refueling stopover.

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SAA crew arrested in London, grilled on arrival in South Africa

South African Airways

SAA crew arrested in London, grilled on arrival in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Twelve crew members of a South African Airways (SAA) plane arrested with a drugs haul at London's Heathrow airport are being questioned by security officials after returning home, the

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Airline crew held over 'cocaine haul'

Heathrow

Airline crew held over 'cocaine haul'

By telegraph.co.uk

The entire crew of a South African Airways flight was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.

It is the second time in a fortnight that an airline crew has been detained at Heathrow.

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FBI: Airline passenger restrained with duct tape

Passenger Restrained

FBI: Airline passenger restrained with duct tape

By foxnews.com

RALEIGH, N.C.

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Chinese airline gives reward to crew for foiling reported terrorist attack

China

Chinese airline gives reward to crew for foiling reported terrorist attack

BEIJING: China Southern Airlines has awarded US$57,000 (€36,000) to a plane crew that foiled what a senior Communist official has described as an attempted terrorist attack, a state-owned newspaper said Wednesday.

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Airline crew thwarted China hijack bid

China

Airline crew thwarted China hijack bid

BEIJING - Chinese officials said on Sunday it was the airline crew that thwarted the hijack attempt of an airliner last week, and that all the passengers and crew were safe.

Chairman of the Xinjiang regional government, Nur Bekri, didn't elaborate further, saying authorities were investigating "who the attackers were, where were they ... read more