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Boeing Breaks Ground In St. Louis For New Composites Center

Facility To Support 777X Work And Future Opportunities

Construction is underway in St. Louis for a new 367,000-square-foot facility in which Boeing will build parts for the newest member of its 777 commercial airplanes family, the 777X.

TSA Makes Change To Known Crewmember Alternate Screening Program

Allows Known Crewmembers To Proceed Through Screening Without Their Uniforms

TSA has updated its Known Crewmember (KCM) program, which will allow for flight crewmembers to proceed through KCM screening without their uniforms effective January 13, 2015.

Alliance Air Introduces Its First ATR 72-600

Four Additional Aircraft To Be Put In Service Over The Next Seven Months

Air India's fully-owned regional Subsidiary Airline Allied Services Limited under Brand Name “Alliance Air” today introduced its first newest ATR 72-600 aircraft into its fleet. The aircraft, leased from Singapore-based leasing firm Avation, is the first out of five that the airline will receive through July next year.

Korean Air Faces Fine Over Nut Rage

Heather Cho Berated A Flight Attendant For Serving Nuts In A Bag

Former Korean Air Executive Heather Cho's apology to a flight attendant and her resignation from her position as head of in-flight services may not be the end of a story that began with a flight attendant serving Cho nuts in a bag rather than on a plate on a flight getting ready to depart from New York to Inchon last week.