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One third of Pratt-powered A320neo jets faulty: Airbus

Bloomberg Airbus SE said almost a third of its Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo aircraft are affected by a new engine glitch that has forced the European planemaker to halt some deliveries of the popular narrowbody jet. Of the 113 Pratt-powered aircraft in operation worldwide, about 30 percent are equipped with either one or two faulty engines, the planemaker said in ...

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London City Airport scraps flights after WW2 bomb found

Bloomberg London City Airport, an important hub for business travelers, cancelled all flights on Monday after the discovery nearby of an unexploded World War II bomb. The ordnance was found in the River Thames during planned development work at the airport, east of the Canary Wharf financial district. Royal Navy specialists established an exclusion zone of more than 200 meters ...

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US airlines bumped fewer people after dragging ruckus

Bloomberg After months of controversy last year triggered by the forcible dragging of a doctor off a flight in Chicago, airlines significantly cut down on bumping passengers. US carriers recorded the fewest number of bumped passengers in 2017 since the government began collecting data on the practice in 1995, the Department of Transportation reported. Last year there were 23,223 people ...

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