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The US Department of Transportation has issued a penalty of US$50 million to American Airlines for failing to provide a safe and dignified air travel experience for passengers with disabilities. The record fine is 25-times larger than any previous US DOT penalty against an airline for violating disability regulations. “The era of tolerating poor treatment of airline passengers with disabilities is over,” said Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

As part of a multimillion-dollar aircraft cabin refurbishment and upgrade programme being rolled out across 10 of its A330-200s, Qantas has revealed it plans to install the same economy-class seats due to be fitted on its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul fleet. The seats bring extra comfort, larger IFE displays, in-seat power and Bluetooth