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Dublin-based Ryanair scraps two cabin-bag rule

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc is rolling back its unusually generous carry-on policy after the budget airline’s customers proved more penny-pinching than expected by cramming too many bags onto the planes and causing delays. The Dublin-based carrier, which allowed two free bags in the cabin, will permit only one carry-on starting Nov. 1, with the second bag having to be checked ...

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US TSA requires enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey

Reuters The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is issuing a new security directive requiring enhanced screening of cargo from Turkey. The change was “to adequately address emerging threats to cargo and raise the baseline for global aviation security,” TSA spokesman Michael England said. The directive mandates voluntary measures already in use by Turkey and will ensure “cargo flying ...

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JetBlue to expand scheme, turning grocery clerks into pilots

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp. is looking for more supermarket clerks and accountants to train to fly its planes as the US airline industry copes with a looming pilot shortage. The New York-based carrier said its first-in-the-US training programme that turns people with little or no flying experience into commercial jet pilots has been so successful that it’s seeking a second ...

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