A Request For Information (RFI) posted on a website for Federal government contractors gives a glimpse into the degree to which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has embedded itself into the information technology infrastructure of the airline industry. The RFI for Services to Electronically Transmit Airline Data was posted April 5, 2021, by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Responses […]
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International airline body hails ‘successful’ use of health passport while industry tussles over how much intrusion is enough


The International Air Transport Association has claimed a win for its vaccine certificate program, pointing to a Singapore-to-London flight as proof of concept for its health-tracking app. But not everyone’s thrilled by the idea. The first traveler to use the IATA’s purpose-built Travel Pass digital health certificate successfully landed at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday […]
DHS’s Facial/Iris Recognition Can ID Airline Passengers Wearing Masks


By MassPrivateI It is official, unless airline passengers are willing to wear motorcycle helmets or Daft Punk style masks, the Feds can use facial and iris recognition to identify nearly everyone. According to an S&T press release, a pilot program run by DHS proves they can use facial/iris recognition to identify airline passengers. The in-person […]
“Jab & Go!” Airline Pushes Vaccine Gimmick to Promote Summer Flights


Budget airline Ryanair is promoting the sale of summer flights with a “Jab & Go!” advertising gimmick despite having previously stated that it wouldn’t require passengers to take a COVID vaccine before they fly. Ryanair’s website features a banner with the words ‘BOOK SUMMER – VACCINES ARE COMING’ alongside a generic image of a needle […]
Airline Officially Launches COVID Passport Ahead Of “Global Deployment”


Budget airline Ryanair is promoting the sale of summer flights with a “Jab & Go!” advertising gimmick despite having previously stated that it wouldn’t require passengers to take a COVID vaccine before they fly. Ryanair’s website features a banner with the words ‘BOOK SUMMER – VACCINES ARE COMING’ alongside a generic image of a needle […]
Lockerbie: US plans new charges in 1988 airline bombing


The United States’ Justice Department plans to unseal new charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, according to a person familiar with the case. The bombing of Flight 103, whose victims included dozens of American college students, spurred […]
Russia airline boss sacked after plane traces phallus in the sky


Russia’s biggest low-cost airline has sacked one of its deputy bosses after a passenger plane was caught taking a phallic-shaped detour during a commercial flight, reportedly in support for a footballer embroiled in a sex tape scandal. On 11 November, one of budget airline Pobeda’s planes was seen diverting from its Moscow-Yekaterinburg flight path and […]
Qantas CEO: Airline Will Require Passengers Traveling Internationally to Get COVID-19 Vaccine


Photo Credit: Blake Guidry/Unsplash (CBS News) — Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline is planning to require passengers traveling internationally to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 after the vaccinations become available to the public. In an interview with Australian broadcaster 9 Network, Joyce said Monday that the company is looking to change […]
Businesswoman who lost control of Israel’s flag carrier sets sights on smaller airline


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Dubai-based company makes bid for Israeli airline


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Pelosi Takes Tens of Thousands of Airline Workers Hostage to Demand Blue State Bailout


In an abrupt about-face, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats would not support a standalone bill to fund airline relief unless the Trump administration buckled to her demands for a comprehensive relief package designed by Democrats and containing spending equal to nearly half the pre-pandemic federal budget. Airlines have said without further relief […]
Pie in the sky: Emirates airline to serve up its own kosher food


The United Arab Emirates’ flagship airline’s catering service will start producing and serving kosher in-flight meals, in a bid to woo Jewish travelers following the normalization of ties with Israel. Emirates Flight Catering on Thursday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with CCL Holdings, a company owned by the president of the […]
Aussie airline bans staff from using ‘gender-inappropriate’ language


The airline issued the instructions to its 30,000 employees via an information pack sent to staff as part of its ‘Spirit of Inclusion Month.’ The pack advised staff to refrain from using potentially offensive terms like “husband” and “wife” because they “can reinforce the idea that people are always in heterosexual relationships,” according to Sydney’s […]
Area 51 Flights? Top-Secret Government Airline Seeks Flight Attendant


Are you a Las Vegas-based flight attendant looking for work and able to keep a secret(s)? Do you feel positively about working for an airline that sort of doesn’t exist? Happen to have a Top-Secret clearance with the U.S. government, or think you could snag one? If so, the perfect job just […]
African airline Fastjet enters domestic Mozambican market


nsnbc : Award-winning low-cost African airline Fastjet has announced that it will begin domestic flights in Mozambique soon. The airline, which currently operates in […]
Japanese airline forces wheelchair user to crawl on board


Vanilla Air apologized on Wednesday to the 44-year-old man for his humiliating experience last month. Hideto Kijima, who has used a wheelchair since he was 17, was traveling home from the Amami islands to Osaka on May 5 when airline staff at the check-in desk warned him that the company did not have the facilities […]
Portuguese airline chief may ask to ground all drones following near-miss incidents


If drones “keep entering airspace, we’re going to call for them to be grounded,” TAP Airline President Fernando Pinto told Portuguese radio station TSF, as quoted by AP. Personal drones no longer need to be registered with FAA, US federal court rules He went on to state that such a request could set off a […]
How The CIA-Operated A “Drug Smuggling Airline” For Heroin & The 9/11 Connection


If you’re familiar with the American war on drugs, then it may not surprise you to learn that the CIA represents one of the largest drug dealing organizations in history. The CIA originally designed LSD with the help of a Swiss manufacturer as a “mind control drug” as part of their MK Ultra program, hoping […]
Real Life Air America: CIA Exposed Running a Covert Drug Smuggling Airline


By Rachel Blevins When you hear “Air America,” there is a good chance the 1990 movie starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. is the first thing that comes to mind. The plot revolves around two men who find themselves in the middle of the CIA’s private airline, which is used to deliver food, supplies, and […]
Airline Begins Testing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses To Read Travelers’ Emotions


By Nicholas West It appears that air travel is going to be the new frontier for high-tech privacy invasion taking place in the name of security, efficiency and convenience … and now “customer service.” There was a time not long ago where rumblings about facial recognition and other forms of biometric identification for use in […]
Iranian airline to resume direct flights to Belgium


Nuclear deal in focus in second Iranian presidential debate Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Iran’s second presidential debate May 5 injected optimism among supporters of President Hassan Rouhani, who changed his tactic of staying relatively quiet.… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/05/08/iranian-airline-resume-direct-flights-belgium/ 00 Hits: 0
Putin says Turkey did apologize for shooting down Russian plane


Turkey apologized for the shooting down of a Russian war plane last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with Russian diplomats on Thursday. Officials in Ankara say they had expressed regret but stopped short of apologizing. By Reuters Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/30/putin-says-turkey-apologize-shooting-russian-plane/ 00 Hits: 0
Russia: US strikes on Assad will plunge Mideast into chaos


Russia has warned against a call by US State Department officials for strikes against the Syrian government, saying Moscow is opposed to a military solution. The Kremlin said on Friday such a move would plunge the entire region into complete chaos. Dozens of State Department officials have signed an internal document that calls for targeted military […]
6 Examples Of Divide And Conquer … and What You Can Do


Paul Philips, GuestWaking Times In order to keep the populace deceived into believing that the ‘theatre of illusion’ world they live in is real, it has been necessary for those controlling the show – the world’s ruling elite with their stage con artists – to artfully invent a number of distractions. […]
Saudi Arabia Declares War On Its Own Terror


Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister, Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia recently announced the formation of a coalition to fight all terrorist groups including Isis/Daesh. It is comprised of 34 mainly Sunni nations, to fight the militant Sunni Isis/Daesh faction terrorizing the Middle East right now. Pakistani columnist and political analyst Wajahat Masood finds […]
Reform Judaism Embraces The Transgender Community In The U.S.


The largest Jewish movement in North America has overwhelmingly backed a motion on Thursday to stop discrimination against transgender people. The Biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism has taken a historical step by adopting a policy that embraces the transgender community and has detailed steps to be taken by synagogues and congregations in […]