(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Ukraine: Russia Responsible for Downing of Flight 17, Rebels Removing Evidence The Ukrainian government said on Saturday that it believes Russia is responsible provided the missile that shot down a Malaysian Airlines 777 on Thursday and that separatist rebels were confiscating evidence at the crash site and limiting access to it. The news dampened the prospects of having a thorough and transparent investigation of the crash of Flight 17. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/07/ukraine-russia-responsible-for-downing-of-flight-17-rebels-removing-evidence/

(Written on 2014年07月19日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Ukraine Says Russia Shot Down Fighter Jet on Wednesday The Ukrainian government said that a Russian plane had shot down a Ukrainian fighter over Ukrainian airspace on Wednesday, an accusation that brought no confirmation or denial from the Russian government. “Military aircraft of the Russian Federation carried out a rocket attack on a Su-25 plane of the armed forces of Ukraine, which was on a mission in Ukraine,” said Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/07/ukraine-says-russia-shot-down-fighter-jet-on-wednesday/

(Written on 2014年07月17日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Air India Becomes a Member of Star Alliance - Airline is First Indian Carrier to Join a Global Network Air India announced that it has officially joined Star Alliance. The carrier adds over 40 new destinations in India to the airline alliance’s global network, as well as approximately 400 daily flights. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/07/air-india-becomes-a-member-of-star-alliance/

(Written on 2014年07月11日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) U.S. Tightens Security Screenings Overseas for Electronic Devices Travelers heading to the United States from over a dozen foreign airports will encounter new screening measures at airport security checkpoints starting Sunday. The move follows last week’s announcement by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about plans for “enhanced security measures” at “certain overseas airports with direct flights to the United States.” http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/07/u-s-tightens-security-screenings-overseas-for-electronic-devices/

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Air India to Become Star Alliance Member Air India announced that its membership with Star Alliance has been approved. The carrier will officially become a member of the alliance on July 11. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/06/air-india-to-become-star-alliance-member/

(Written on 2014年06月25日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) NTSB Finds Pilot Error Caused Asiana Crash in 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board said that the flight crew that crashed a Boeing 777 aircraft against the sea wall at San Francisco International Airport was to blame for the accident that killed three people and left more than 180 injured. The Asiana pilots, according to the NTSB, missed multiple cues that they had done something wrong in the seconds before the crash that occurred the morning of July 6, 2013. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/06/ntsb-finds-pilot-error-caused-asiana-crash-in-2013/

(Written on 2014年06月24日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) New Research Explains Why We Drink Tomato Juice Only While Flying Think of your last airline meal. Would you be able to describe it, or was it so bland and unmemorable that you’d be hard pressed to identify it as being chicken or beef? In-flight meals have long been fodder for standup comics. While asking “what’s the deal with airline food” may seem like a setup for a Jerry Seinfeld monologue, the question has warranted serious study by both scientists eager for an empirical answer and airlines eager to entice their best customers into expensive first- and business-class seats. On a recent flight, you might have noticed that quite a few of your fellow passengers ordered tomato juice with their meals. You may have done so yourself, but unless you’re a health faddist, you probably don’t drink it at home. Somehow, tomato juice tastes more refreshing at 30,000 feet, and it may be the same reason that what should taste like Beef Stroganoff at that height

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) JetBlue Pilots Vote to Join Union Pilots at JetBlue Airways voted to join a union, the first-ever such move at the New York-based airline, which was founded in 1999. After twice voting against a proposal to join the Air Line Pilots Association in 2009 and 2011 respectively, 71% of pilots at JetBlue said they were in favor of joining ALPA in the current round of voting, according to a statement released by the National Mediation Board. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/04/jetblue-pilots-vote-to-join-union/

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(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Asiana: Secondary Cause of Crash Was Poor Software Design Asiana Airlines said Monday that contributing factors to the July 2013 crash in San Francisco included poor software design and the failure of the plane’s low-speed alerting system to activate in time for a safe recovery. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/03/asiana-secondary-cause-of-crash-was-poor-software-design/

(Written on 2014年03月31日)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Malaysian Officials Expand Search Area The three significant leads that officials had in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jetliner that disappeared Saturday failed to pan out, and underscore the fact that, despite the wealth of safety and emergency equipment on the plane, modern technology is unquestionably fallible. http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2014/03/malaysian-officials-expand-search-area/

(Written on 2014年03月10日)(Permalink)