Air France pilots strike: 50% of medium-haul flights grounded
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – A strike by pilots at Air France, in its fourth day, is expected to end at midnight Monday, but only 65-70% of long-haul flights...
View ArticleInternational fly-in at Prangins
GenevaLunch News Title: International fly-in at Prangins Location: Prangins, Vaud Link out: Click here Description: An open-day, tax-free, for all pilots and their planes, and of course, a day for all...
View ArticleAir India in-flight fight leaves bruises
GenevaLunch News The entire crew of an Air India flight from the United Arab Emirates to India was suspended pending an investigation after two suffered bruises after coming to blows inside the plane,...
View ArticleMystery of Minneapolis flyover cleared
GenevaLunch News The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by more than 150 miles were using laptops and were distracted, they have admitted, according to US aviation safety officials....
View ArticlePilots who overflew airport blame controllers
GenevaLunch News The two Northwest airline pilot who overflew Minneapolis airport 21 October have put part of the blame on air traffic controllers, who were not following standard procedures, court...
View ArticleSwiss laser pointer aircraft incidents doubled in 2010
GenevaLunch News Vaud police issue warning on illegal lasers Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland recorded 80 incidents in 2010 where aircraft pilots were injured by lasers pointed at...
View ArticleNY Times journalists freed, recount Libyan ordeal
GenevaLunch News US fighter jet crashes in Libya due to technical problems Four journalists who work for the New York Times were freed Monday and recounted their five-day ordeal, after being captured...
View ArticleAir France flight was out of pilots’ control for nearly 4 minutes
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – AF447, the Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that crashed into the ocean two-and-a-half hours after taking off, killing 228 people, was out of the...
View ArticleRussian jet lands safely despite crew blinded by laser (correction)
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 89 passengers of a Boeing 737 flying from Vladivostok to Krasnodar are safe after their pilots landed the plane without incident after being temporarily...
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