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US Airline Baggage Data Shows Wide Gap in Mishandling Rates as Overall Performance Improves

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American Airlines recorded the highest first-half 2026 mishandling rate among reporting operating carriers, while Allegiant posted the lowest as the industry-wide rate fell year on year. KEY TAKEAWAYS US reporting operating carriers mishandled 1,052,493 checked bags from 213,072,877 enplaned between January and June 2026. The overall mishandling rate improved to 0.49 per 100 bags from… Read the full news article

United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) launch joint fire safety initiative

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2013-08-06— /travelprnews.com/ — The potential risks fire poses to passenger aircraft has been placed centre stage in an awareness raising campaign by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The safety drive includes a short video that has just been released, identifying the specific maintenance risks that may cause onboard fires,… Read the full news article