Amazon facing fourth fine of the year from FAA for hazmat breaches
Amazon.com is facing another fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for breaching hazardous materials regulations, its fourth civil penalty of the year. The Department of Transportation’s FAA is proposing a fine of $78,000 for allegedly offering FedEx a shipment containing flammable liquids from Ruskin, Florida to Algonquin, Illinois on 7 August 2015. The package […]
Daytime USA – Tokyo Haneda flights cleared for take-off
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalised the decision to allow daytime services from the US to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Under the agreement, American Airlines has been given permission to connect Los Angeles with Tokyo Haneda, Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles and Minneapolis St. Paul, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu and United Airlines from […]
FedEx receives approval for flights to Cuba
FedEx is to become the only US all-cargo carrier to provide services to Cuba with Miami – Matanzas flights starting on 15 January 2017. The US Department of Transportation approved FedEx’s uncontested application to operate daily services from Monday to Friday, and FedEx was the only all-cargo carrier to seek authority. Under an agreement signed […]
US carriers apply for permission to serve Cuba
US carriers are looking to take advantage of the US and Cuba agreeing to resume scheduled services by applying to the US Department of Transportation for approval for non-stop flights. So far, Alaska Airlines would like to operate twice daily flights between Los Angeles and Havana with a Boeing 737-900ER, while Delta Air Lines want […]
FedEx facing FAA fine
FedEx is facing a $417,500 fine from the US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allegedly using an unairworthy aircraft. The FAA alleges FedEx failed to rebalance a horizontal stabiliser tab control surface on a Boeing 727 after repainting the part. FedEx allegedly failed to perform rebalancing requirements, which meant the aircraft was […]
