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A n aviation security officer who dragged a passenger off of an overbooked United Airlines flight to make room for employees has been placed on leave, Chicago authorities said on Monday. The officer - one of three involved in the Sunday night incident - did not follow protocol, according to a statement from the Chicago Department of Aviation, and as a result "has been placed on leave effective today pending a thorough review of the situation." "The actions of the aviation security officer are obviously not condoned by the Department," the statement said. T he incident was one of the top-trending topics on Twitter as users took to the website to express their anger over the forceful removal of the passenger from United Flight 3411 as it was about to take off from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. Video of the incident posted to Twitter account @Tyler_Bridges shows three security officers huddling over the seated passenger, who appears to be an olde...

The news trending all over today is about a passenger being roughly dragged out of a United Aircraft just because the flight was overbooked is disgusting. for the link to the video click here: https://www.facebook.com/bbcworldservice/videos/10154570124332217/?pnref=story If you look at the video you will be shocked. How can dragging of a passenger be justified just because the flight was overbooked and it was caused by the airline? What United did was completely inapprorpiate

Boeing finally flew the Boeing 787-10 for the first time yesterday. Here are the snapshots Photo credit. Boeing

An American Airlines first officer has died after being incapacitated during landing. American Airlines Flight 1353, A Boeing 737-800 was 2 miles away from landing when the Captain declared a medical emergency. American identified the first officer aboard flight 1353 as William "Mike" Grubbs. Sick and dying at 30,000 feet The aircraft landed safely at 3:33 p.m., according to Flightaware, and taxied to the gate, where it was met by paramedics, said Daniel Jiron, spokesman for Albuquerque International Sunport. Two people familiar with the incident said CPR was performed for 35 to 40 minutes before the first officer was pronounced dead. The airline said in a statement that it "is deeply saddened" by Grubbs' passing. "We are taking care of First Officer Grubbs' family and colleagues, and our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time." The FAA said it "will follow up with the airline" to learn more about Wednesday's in...

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EUB and Scoot Boeing 787 9V collide at Singapore around 2am. Emirates was at Fate C23 standadrd pushback face south, Scoot left turn from NC A6-EUB 9V-OJA

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the deadliest aviation disaster in the world. This was when two Boeing 747s belonging to Pan Am and KLM collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport at the Island of Tenerife leaving 583 people dead and 61 survivors. The events, the coincidences and the errors that led to the disaster are incredible to believe. A terrorist attack at a different airport, Gando Airport that led to the diversion of all flights to Los Rodeos Airport, miscommunication, foggy weather and pilot error all played important roles in the crash. The interesting aspect of it is that all the events happened on the ground. forty years ago, Tenerife, a quiet Spanish island was suddenly home to the deadliest airline disaster in the world both then and now. The two planes were diverted to Los Rodeos Airport after a bomb explosion at Gando Airport, Las Palmas, Canary Island. The two 747s (a Pan Am) and (a KLM) ended up on an infrequently used runway. As the planes waited...

Emirates airline will introduce a “laptop and tablet handling service,” a move that follows an electronics carry-on ban introduced by the United States this week. With the service, Emirates is attempting to minimize the inconvenience to fliers affected by the new U.S. directive, which indefinitely covers U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. Dubai, where Emirates operates a major international connecting hub, is among the airports covered by the ban. The United Kingdom also has introduced a similar measure, though its ban does not include Dubai. Emirates' new handling service will be offered for free to customers traveling to the U.S. from Dubai, allowing them to use their laptaps and tablets until just before boarding. Prior to boarding, customers will be required to “declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to security staff” as they go through gate-side screening in Dubai. “Our aim is to ensure c...