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Greek company ponders Cobalt acquisition
Greece-based company Diversa announced on Wednesday that it is considering acquiring Cobalt Air, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. Consultants authorised by…
Flight attendant breastfeeds passenger’s baby (photo)
Patrisha Organo, a 24-year-old flight attendant was working on a routine flight on board a Philippine Airlines Express plane and she saw…
Cobalt still leasing one of its planes
Despite having had its operating license revoked, grounded Cobalt Air remains a going concern and has retained its air operator’s certificate (AOC),…
RYANAIR PASSENGER CHEATS NEW FREE HAND LUGGAGE POLICY WITH GIANT COAT
A Ryanair passenger got around the airline’s new hand luggage policy in ingenious, if unfashionable, style. Lee Cimino, 30, booked flights to Belfast for…
Cobalt jets ‘stranded’ at Larnaca airport
The six aircraft leased by now-defunct Cobalt have been stranded at Larnaca airport, with unpaid creditors of the airline parking vehicles around…
Virgin withdraws Cobalt licence case
Virgin Atlantic on Monday withdrew a motion requesting the suspension of a transport ministry decision to revoke the operating licences of Cobalt…
Indonesia jet had damaged airspeed indicator on last four flights
Indonesian accident investigators said an airspeed indicator of a Boeing Co 737 MAX plane that crashed last week was damaged for its…
Ryanair check in and bookings to go offline on Wednesday
Ryanair will shut down online bookings and check-in for a period of 12 hours after the airline said it needed to shut…
Ryanair: Passengers reminded about hand luggage changes
Passengers flying with Ryanair are being reminded about changes to their hand luggage policy which came into force a few days ago.…
Flight traffic controllers say they can no longer ensure safety
Air traffic controllers said on Monday they could no longer be responsible for safely managing the growing number of incoming and outcoming…
Lakkotrypis: grounded flights in no-deal Brexit ‘close to zero’
The chance that flights will be grounded between the UK and the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit is…
Indonesia jet had damaged airspeed indicator on last four flights -official
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said on Monday an airspeed indicator of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX plane that crashed last…
Court injunction suspends decision to revoke Cobalt licences
Virgin Atlantic has secured a court injunction suspending a transport ministry decision to revoke the operating licences of Cobalt Air, which suspended…
Cobalt licence restored — temporarily
A local court yesterday agreed to issue a temporary injunction cancelling the Air Licensing Authority’s decision to revoke the operating licence of…
Lion Air plane had airspeed problem on flight prior to crash
The Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane that crashed with 189 people on board on Monday had technical problems on its…
