A mother and daughter who were allegedly sexually assaulted during a flight claim Delta not only did nothing to stop their attacker, but actively enabled him by over-serving him drinks. The victims, a mother and her teenage daughter, have sued Delta for gross negligence, according to Fox Business. The complaint was filed in the Eastern District of New York and seeks compensation for the victims. The lawsuit claims that attendants on a flight between JFK Airport and Athens Greece — a nine-hour flight — "blatantly ignored" the victims' pleas for assistance and continued to serve an allegedly already drunk and belligerent man seated next to them. Over the course of the trip, the man was reportedly served 10 vodka drinks and a glass of wine, according to court documents. "The intoxicated Delta passenger appeared to be getting drunker and drunker as the Delta flight attendants continued serving him alcohol," the lawsuit claims. The litigation claims that the man's aggression increased alongside his intoxication, manifesting in him allegedly inappropriately touching and verbally harassing the women during the flight. The man, allegedly from Connecticut, reportedly made "obscene gestures" at the victims, and demanded personal identifying information from the daughter. The girl's mother stepped in to tell the man she was a minor, to which he allegedly yelled that he did not care and then tried to grab the mother's arm. The victims reportedly told the flight attendants that the man was making them feel unsafe and asked that they move him and stop serving him alcohol. The attendants reportedly told the women to "be patient."<br/>
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A Delta Airlines flight returned to Boston after an anonymous caller told police a passenger had made threats related to the safety of the flight Sunday, Massachusetts State Police said. The caller had told the information to a New Jersey police agency, which is where the plane was headed, according to police. Massport Fire Rescue and Massachusetts State Police were waiting when the plane landed. Troopers escorted the passenger off the airplane, police said. The passenger’s name was not released and only identified by police as a male. His two carry-on bags were searched by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and explosive ordinance detection dogs. They did not find any hazards, police said. And he didn’t have any checked luggage. “After the passenger was removed and his bags cleared, the airplane departed again for Newark,” police said. There haven’t been any charges. Police said the investigation is ongoing.<br/>
Kenya Airways is on a mission to increase its cargo business from 10% of its total revenue today to at least 20% in five years. During the airline’s AGM in Nairobi in June, CEO Allan Kilavuka said the carrier would add two converted B737-800 freighters to its fleet and, potentially acquire another widebody freighter in the longer term. IBA data shows airlines in Africa operate around 10 B737-800 freighters, converted by Boeing, IAI or AEI, including Allied Air (Nigeria), Egypt Air, Rwandair, Express Air Cargo (Tunisia), Serve Air Cargo (DRC) and Air Algerie, which all operate one, while Ethiopian has four. Jonathan McDonald, manager classic and cargo aircraft and ISTAT-certified senior appraiser, noted that, typically, a B737-800 freighter offered up to 24 tonnes of capacity, or 12 pallet positions, ideal as a general freighter. While KQ is in the process of acquiring a widebody freighter, neighbouring Air Tanzania recently took delivery of the first factory-built B767F on the continent. “When committing to widebody freighters, one key consideration is whether the intended routes or network offer a basic balance of traffic, which is very important in ensuring overall profitability of the operation,” said Terence Im, managing consultant at Lufthansa Consulting.<br/>