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An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on March 10 with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines carried 44.9 million passengers from January to August 2017, the airline has announced.

The total number of passengers carried by the airline rose 6.1 percent in the first eight months of the year over the same period in 2016, Turkish Airlines said on Sept. 15. 

Alaska Airlines parent company Alaska Air Group said on April 4 it was acquiring Virgin America in a friendly takeover worth around $4 billion including debt to create the U.S.'s fifth-largest airline.

A definitive merger agreement had been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies, it said in a statement.

Bulgaria's national flag-carrying airline Bulgaria Air has been awarded a maximum safety rating by an annual analysis òf Airlineratings.com, a safety ratings site.

The ranking includes 407 international airlines on seven points ranging from international certifications to in-air navigation systems and fatality-free records.

Inspired by his passion for the aircraft Bruce Campbell  converted a Boeing 727-200 used as a Greek aircraft until the mid-1960s into a home.