Gang members who ran lucrative fake passport scheme to receive longer sentences
Members of a gang who ran a lucrative scheme to supply criminals with fake passports and documents to…
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Follow the latest legal battles and lawsuits within the global aviation industry.
Qantas sued by AU consumer watchdog over alleged sale of canceled flights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking court action against Qantas for the airline’s alleged advertisement…
Southwest Airlines sued for wrongly accusing mother of trafficking own daughter
A mother has filed a lawsuit against US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines after she was wrongly accused of…
Southwest passenger charged for attempting to kiss and grab flight attendants
A Southwest Airlines passenger has been charged by the US federal government of assault after attempting to forcibly…
Frontier Airlines faces $100M lawsuit over questionable baggage fees
Low-cost US carrier Frontier Airlines is facing not just a $100 million dollar lawsuit, but backlash from customers…
Nigeria Air receives first aircraft in Abuja, amidst legal pushback: report
Nigeria Air, the new proposed new flag carrier of Nigeria, has taken delivery of its first aircraft, local…
Alaska Airlines ordered to remove gendered rules on flight attendant uniforms
Alaska Airlines has agreed to drop the company’s traditional male and female uniform rules after the Washington state…
American Airlines faces lawsuit after flight attendant locks mother in lavatory
The American Airlines Group is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed that one of the…
Delta first class passenger arrested for forcibly kissing flight attendant
A passenger flying first class with Delta Air Lines was arrested after being accused of getting drunk, forcibly…
Color blind pilot sues United Airlines after being terminated
United Airlines is being sued by a color blind pilot who was terminated shortly after being grounded due…
Comair sues Boeing over 737 purchases, seeks $83M in damages: report
Comair, the defunct South African airline, has sued Boeing for fraud over an agreement to buy eight 737…
Sacked flight attendant sues Spirit Airlines over racial discrimination
Former Spirit Airlines flight attendant Chelsea Blackmon is filing an employment discrimination lawsuit against the airline after not…
Adria Airways CEOs Schuster, Kowarsch face €78 million lawsuit
Former executives of now-defunct Slovenian airline Adria Airways, Arno Schuster and Holger Kowarsch, are facing a €78 million…
Travel booking company Sabre sues Hawaiian Airlines over alleged contract breach
Global distribution system (GDS) provider Sabre has filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Airlines for an alleged breach of…
JetBlue to pay flight attendants $3.6M over long-running wage lawsuit
JetBlue Airways will pay $3.6 million to over 500 of its flight attendants as settlement over a wage…
Ukraine International Airlines sues Iran over shot-down flight PS752
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Supreme Court, in Canada, against the Islamic Republic…
Drinks firm Bacardi sues American Airlines over missing cases of Cognac
The curious case of crates of Cognac. Drinks maker Bacardi USA is suing American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) over…
Sunwing Airlines ‘party flight’ organizer plans to sue airline
The organizer of a Sunwing Airlines flight to Cancun, Mexico, which gained notoriety as a ‘party flight’ during…