passenger
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A suspected hoax campaign of bomb threats disrupted more than a dozen passenger flights across Europe on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, the accident rate was five times higher than passenger and cargo airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the crash at Carmont, near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, in August 2020.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
"This was supported by robust demand in passenger traffic."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
For the stunt, Marina was one of six women, each flying her own plane, and each carrying another woman as a passenger.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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When fully built, it is projected to be the world’s largest aviation hub, carrying more than 260 million passengers a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The bus was carrying 43 passengers, including 15 children, the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor's office said.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Heathrow later said in a statement it had received a threat earlier in the day which was "deemed not credible", adding there was "no risk to passengers, colleagues or the aircraft".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Many airline passengers don’t know about the behind-the-scenes work of flight dispatchers who work with pilots to chart their routes—and avoid problems such as bad weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
She introduced herself as Marla, and she ran a side business dropping off passengers while she cared for the Rio Wildlife Conservatory, run by Auntie North’s friend.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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