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Tuesday, 11 April 2017

BBC News

• United Airlines: Passenger forcibly removed from flightA video emerges of a man being forcibly removed from his seat because the flight was overbooked.

Financial Times

• United in social media storm after man dragged off flightChief executive apologises after fresh blow to ‘friendly skies’ airline’s reputation

The Guardian

• United Airlines passenger forcibly removed from overbooked flightSeveral videos taken by Chicago passengers show guards aggressively dragging a man down the aisle after selecting him to leave an overbooked flightA man was violently removed from a United Airlines flight by aviation police officials at Chicago’s O’Hare international airport on Sunday, in an incident captured on video by several other passengers. Related: United Airlines: leggings ban 'not sexist' even though it affects women more Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• United Airlines incident: what are the rules for airlines 'bumping' passengers after overselling flights?
• Officer on leave after forcibly removing passenger from overbooked United Airlines flight
• International Space Station crew returns to earth after 173 days in orbit

Times Online

• Airline price war means you could be dragged off your next flight [Subscription]Up to 50,000 passengers a year are being “bumped off” British flights as airlines overbook to maximise profits.
• Emirates airline uses company run by criminals to drive VIPs [Subscription]Emirates Airlines is knowingly allowing a criminal gang to transfer its first and business class passengers to and from airports in the UK, an investigation by The Times has found.

London Evening Standard

• Shocking footage shows United Airlines passenger being dragged from overbooked planeShocking footage has emerged of the moment a passenger was forcibly dragged from a plane by security staff after an airline overbooked his flight.
• Sale of alcohol to passengers waiting for early morning flights should be banned, government officials sayCalls have been made to ban the sale of alcohol at airports to passengers on early morning flights after a spike in drunken incidents.

Aviation Industry

• ANA adds to Boeing 737-800 fleetSingapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has placed two new Boeing 737-800s with Japan’s ANA Holdings, the lessor said April 10. read more
• Spring Airlines yields & profits fall; adjusts international capacity Shanghai-based Spring Airlines reported a net profit of CNY950.5 million ($138 million) for 2016, down 28.4% compared with the 2015 net income of CNY1.3 billion. read more
• Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora traffic grows Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline, which serves Russia’s far eastern regions, carried 303,530 passengers in the 2017 first quarter, up 10% year-over-year. The airline operated 5,161 flights, up 28% over the previous year, and carried 226,050 passengers on domestic routes and 77,490 on international. read more
• Video of United passenger dragged off aircraft causes outrageVideo of a passenger being forcibly and roughly dragged from a United Airlines flight by law enforcement officers created outrage from customers and social media observers. read more
• Delta canceled 3,500 flights, took days to resume normal ops after stormsAtlanta-based Delta Air Lines continued to experience residual delays through the April 8-9 weekend following a series of damaging storms in the Atlanta area April 5. read more