All Nippon Airways (NH), Japan’s largest airline, has seen one of its captains sentenced to jail after a Tokyo court found him guilty of sexually assaulting a female flight attendant during a domestic layover in Takamatsu (TAK), Kagawa Prefecture.
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Delta Air Lines (DL) is facing renewed scrutiny after multiple current and former flight attendant trainees alleged that a senior instructor engaged in inappropriate physical contact during training sessions at the airline’s flight attendant training center in Atlanta.
An employment tribunal has ruled that EasyJet acted within its rights when it dismissed a First Officer arrested and charged with rape, even though prosecutors later dropped all charges. The decision highlights how reputational risk in safety-critical aviation roles can justify dismissal before a criminal verdict is reached.
Ramiz Idrizi, 38, was convicted after drinking heavily on an easyJet flight from Paris to Belfast, attempting to sexually assault a girl under 13, assaulting another passenger, and punching the aircraft fuselage.
An alleged in-flight sexual assault aboard Alaska Airlines (AS) has resulted in a felony charge after a passenger reportedly attacked his seatmate.
A woman was left distressed after an alleged sexual assault onboard a late-evening flight bound for Scotland, a criminal trial in the High Court has heard.
An Oregon woman has filed a negligence lawsuit after alleging in-flight sexual assault by an intoxicated passenger aboard an American Airlines (AA) flight.
Delta Air Lines (DL) has reached a confidential settlement with former flight attendant Aryasp Nejat following a lawsuit he filed after reporting a sexual assault that occurred during his training graduation event in Atlanta (ATL).
A 30 year old Brazilian-Italian woman files lawsuit against TAP Air Portugal (TP) after an alleged sexual assault in a Paris hotel room she shared with strangers following a flight cancellation from Paris Orly (ORY) to Lisbon (LIS).
An American Airlines (AA) passenger traveling from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) reported being harassed by a fellow traveler onboard prior to departure.