Canada
Swoop adds new service between Kelowna and Las Vegas
Twice weekly non-stop flights begin June 27, 2019
Swoop is making it easier for more Canadians to visit the entertainment capital of the World.
https://www.flyswoop.com/news-and-press-releases/
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Crash in Dubai
Investigators believe wake turbulence from a landing Airbus A350-900 may have contributed to the fatal crash of a light aircraft at Dubai earlier this month.
The Thai Airways International A350 had been arriving on runway 30R on 16 May, following a service from Bangkok, at around the time that the Diamond Aircraft DA62 crashed. None of the four occupants of the DA62 survived the crash.
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New Falcon Jet Service Center
Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) opened its new service center in Stuart, Florida last Monday. DAS wants to meet the needs of customers in the region better and faster in the future.
The new service center will offer a full-service package available around the clock, including a pool of rental cars, high-speed WLAN, a café bar and conference rooms.
https://das.falconjet.com/apex/f?p=2000:2
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New Canada Passenger Compensations
Tired of hearing "No" and "It's our policy"? Fed up with being given the runaround?
Canadian travelers who are bumped from flights due to overbooking, or have to deal with lost or damaged luggage, could soon be eligible for hundreds of dollars in compensation.
Canada announces new rules on airline passenger protection and compensation. Strangely, Smaller airlines, for example, will have to pay less compensation for delays or cancellations that are within the airline's control but are not related to safety issues.
Tarmac delays, flight cancellations, and denials of boarding — that are within an airline's control require compensation to be paid, standards of treatment are upheld and the passenger's itinerary be completed.
Flight disruptions within an airline's control but required for safety reasons will not require compensation but airlines will have to maintain a standard of treatment and complete a passenger's itinerary.
Situations outside an airline's control that cause a flight disruption will only require the airline to ensure the passenger's itinerary is completed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/passenger-bill-rights-garneau-1.4948770
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Shortest Scheduled Flight
Twice a day a plane connects the Orkney Islands Westray and Papa-Westray. The passengers don't have much time to enjoy the view: the route is only three kilometers long.
For the locals, this flight is an everyday occurrence in the Orkney Islands, the archipelago off the Scottish north coast. The Loganair regular flight schedule includes the 1.7-mile flight from Westray to Papa Westray. And whoever has mastered the 2735 meter air distance in a noisy Britten-Norman Islander is a passenger on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. One minute flight time - take-off and landing included. After that, anyone who wants can pick up the certificate with the inscription "World's shortest scheduled air service".
https://www.loganair.co.uk/
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Airport Salzburg, Austria
After a five-week total closure, the planes will take off and land at Salzburg Airport again in normal operation from Wednesday.
The airport had to be completely closed at the end of April due to a general renovation of the runway. Weather problems turned the work more difficult than expected.
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No Distress Calls
Two fatal accidents, both involving Cessna Citation jets, occurred within two days of each other last week. In the first accident on May 22nd, a Citation 550 SII crashed shortly after takeoff from Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ) killing the two people aboard.
The 2nd accident on May 24th involved a Citation 560 Encore being flown single pilot, which impacted the waters of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 310 miles east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing the pilot, the only person on board the airplane.
https://www.flyingmag.com/two-citation-jets-crash-within-two-days
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