dw.de reported…Possible strike action by French air traffic controllers on 30 January may cause disruption to flights. If you’re planning to travel around that time, check with your airline or travel company before you set out. Germany’s Lufthansa has said it has taken legal action to head off a strike by domestic air traffic controllers next week. The latter said they wanted to support European colleagues protesting an EU reform initiative. Flight controllers said their industrial action would have the purpose of providing moral support for colleagues on strike in several other European nations, with French air traffic controllers set to stage a one-day work stoppage next week. Read Article
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wdef.com/AP reported that Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a bomb threat forced a passenger airliner to make an unplanned landing in the Amazon city of Manaus. Federal police in Manaus said a TAM Airlines flight took off from Brasilia Saturday morning and was en route to the city of Boa Vista. Read Article
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According to the Denver Post, one person died when a private jet crashed and burst into flames at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport on Sunday, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. A photo taken at the scene shows a plane resting on its side and what appears to be smoke rising from the fuselage. Three […]
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NBC News reports that a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight suffered a technical malfunction and made an emergency landing in the second-holiest city in the Islamic world early Sunday, injuring 29 people — including three who were seriously hurt. A problem with the rear wheels on the right side of the Boeing 767-300ER forced the plane […]
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NBC News reports that a plane landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport skidded off an icy runway just after 8 a.m. Sunday, prompting officials to temporarily shut down the airport, authorities said. The FAA said Delta Connection flight 4100 originated in Toronto and was being flown by Endeavor Air, according to NBC […]
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Heathrow is operating almost at capacity in terms of seat capacity and frequency of flights – between 2009 and 2013 its seat capacity grew by just 1.3pc. By contrast, Gatwick saw seat capacity grow by 3.3pc, largely through further development of short-haul scheduled services from carriers such as easyJet, and by attracting airlines effectively excluded […]
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independent.co.uk reported that an Air France flight bound for Paris has been grounded following reports that it may have been the target of a terrorist plot. The plane was scheduled to leave Venezuela at 7.25pm on Saturday night, but was prevented from taking off after French intelligence services received a tip-off about plans to blow […]
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NBC News reports that a Delta Airlines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was rerouted to Spokane International Airport in Washington state shortly after takeoff on Saturday due to a medical emergency that left a 16-year-old male passenger dead, officials said. Spokane International officials stated that the teenager “regretfully died” shortly after Delta Flight 128 took […]
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Asia One reports that the United States is advising all US airlines to take steps to stay safe amid fresh tensions in the East China Sea as they seek clarification about Beijing’s newly-declared air zone over disputed islands. “We’re attempting to determine whether the new rules apply to civil aviation, commercial air flight,” State Department […]
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According to NBC News, at least fifty people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in central Russia on Sunday night, officials said. The Boeing 737 from Moscow exploded after a failed attempt to land at the Kazan international airport, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Tartarstan. Cell phone video […]
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