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NEWS LATAM opens largest aviation lounge in Latin America

LAN and TAM Airlines have opened LATAM Airlines Group’s first VIP Lounge in Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport. The lounge is the largest in Latin America, spanning over 1,800 m². Located on the mezzanine floor of the departure area of the new Terminal 3 at the Guarulhos International Airport and with a privileged view of the…

NEWS Pegasus Airlines continues to grow ahead of Turkish aviation sector

Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines has revealed the number of guests taking domestic flights in Turkey rose to 9.06 million in the first nine months of the year, a year on year increase of 19.3 per cent when compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the number of guests on…

ALERT SpiceJet complains of stray animals at Surat airport in India, suspends services indefinitely; the announcement comes the day after a Delhi-bound plane struck a buffalo on the runway – @ibnlive

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ALERT Update: 4 injured in Air Canada Express accident at Edmonton Airport, company says – @Reuters

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ALERT Editor's note: @haaretzcom, citing an unnamed source in Israel's Foreign Ministry, is reporting that Israeli missions have been sent classified telegrams advising them not to issue visas for citizens of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The classified telegrams also reportedly advise missions to deny visas to foreign nationals who recently visited the Ebola-stricken nations. We will continue to monitor the situation for verification. – Jimmy

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ALERT Photo: Emergency crews respond to 'incident' involving Air Canada flight 8481 – @ctvedmonton

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ALERT 3 passengers on Air Canada flight 8481 from Calgary to Grande Prairie transported to hospital with minor injuries, Alberta Health Services says; Edmonton International Airport spokesperson confirms there was 'an incident' – @ctvedmonton

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ALERT Idaho National Guard Apache helicopter crashes south of Boise Airport, local media reports – @KTVB

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ALERT Coast Guard and Tyndall Air Force Base recover body of pilot in F-16 crash; ID withheld until family members notified – @wmbbcasey

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ALERT Toddler aboard JetBlue flight that landed at Boston's Logan International Airport rushed to hospital, authorities say – @AP

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ALERT Mumbai bound Air India flight from Bangkok makes emergency landing – @ndtv

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ALERT Air Force officials report the downed F-16 had only 1 person aboard, lost contact at 9:15am, reported downed at 9:30am – @The_News_Herald

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