When a flock of birds hit US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15th, 2009, it resulted in the extraordinary story of the miracle on the Hudson. The BBC reported that from 1992 to 2012, there was a six-fold increase in the number of bird strikes to a record 10,343 in 2012.
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Global Airlines’ Founder’s 2021 Beef With Air France
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- July 9, 2025
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This isn’t exactly new news, as the actual event took place in 2021. However, It’s one of those interesting stories that we’ve been wanting to share with you for awhile now but other, more timely news has gotten in the way. It has to do with the founder and CEO of Global Airlines – James Asquith. Apparently, a few years ago, Asquith claimed that Air France was deliberately selling “fake” first class tickets and then downgrading passengers who purchased them to business class.