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fromFortune
3 days ago
US politics

The airline chaos is so bad that an expat has to fly to Canada and drive to Pennsylvania to visit her father with terminal cancer | Fortune

fromFortune
3 days ago
US politics

The airline chaos is so bad that an expat has to fly to Canada and drive to Pennsylvania to visit her father with terminal cancer | Fortune

US news
fromFortune
3 days ago

'You can't expect people to go in to work when they're not getting a paycheck': Travelers sympathize despite 800 downed Friday flights | Fortune

The FAA ordered a nationwide scaling back of routes during the government shutdown, triggering phased reductions and hundreds of flight cancellations at major airport hubs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Belgium to hold security meeting after drone sightings at airports and military bases

Arrivals and departures were halted for several hours on Tuesday evening at Belgium's busiest airport, Brussels, leading to the cancellation of dozens of flights. The skies were also closed over Liege airport, an important hub for freight transport, leading to further cancellations, delays and diversions. Meanwhile, the mayor of the Flemish town of Diest reported that police and army officers had spotted four drones at the nearby Schaffen military airbase on Tuesday.
Europe politics
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Drones shut down Brussels airport overnight with further sightings reported over military airbases Europe live

Unauthorized drone sightings closed Brussels airport, disrupted flights and passengers, triggered national security response and investigations, and involved reports near military bases and Liege airport.
fromMail Online
4 weeks ago

Travel chaos as major US airports ground flights for HOURS

Departures to LaGuardia (LGA) Airport in New York are experiencing an average delay of over two hours, with some flights being held for nearly four hours. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned that there is up to a 60 percent chance that these delays will be extended. The alert is due to heavy rains and strong winds from the nor' easter hitting the East Coast.
US news
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany: Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport DW 10/03/2025

Drone sightings at Munich airport halted operations, causing 17 flight cancellations and diversion of 15 arrivals, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers.
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Drones disrupting Danish airports turned up at an F-35 stealth fighter base

Drones targeted multiple Danish military bases and airports, forcing temporary closures and prompting authorities to call the incidents a professional "hybrid attack".
#cyberattack
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

European Airport Cyberattack Linked to Obscure Ransomware, Suspect Arrested

A HardBit ransomware variant infected Collins Aerospace systems, causing major European airport disruptions, persistent reinfections, and attribution complications due to affiliate sharing.
#cyber-attack
#ransomware
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Information security

EU cyber agency confirms ransomware attack causing airport disruptions | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Information security

EU cyber agency confirms ransomware attack causing airport disruptions | TechCrunch

Environment
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Towering wall of dust rolls through metro Phoenix, leaving thousands without power

A severe haboob swept metro Phoenix, darkening skies, blinding drivers, causing power outages, grounding flights, damaging airport facilities and frightening residents.
fromFortune
4 months ago

How airlines are navigating the Israel-Iran conflict

Fighting between Iran and Israel caused major flight cancellations, leaving tens of thousands of travelers stranded as safety concerns grow amid a fragile ceasefire.
US news
France politics
fromThe Local France
5 months ago

Public sector strike in France causes flight delays and cancellations

All flights in and out of two airports in south-west France have been cancelled due to a public sector workers' strike.
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