Hamburg airport closed as police deal with ‘hostage situation’

Hamburg airport closed as police deal with ‘hostage situation’

An aerial view ahead of the G20 summit shows the Helmut Schmidt Airport in Hamburg, Germany, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Hamburg police said on Saturday they were dealing with a hostage situation after a man drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the city’s … Read more

Air Canada lifts profit forecast on international travel rebound

Air Canada lifts profit forecast on international travel rebound

Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 30 (Reuters) – Air Canada (AC.TO) expects 2023 core profit towards the higher range of its previous forecast, it said, after beating third-quarter profit estimates on strong international travel demand. North American … Read more

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russian authorities closed an airport in the city of Makhachkala in the northern Caucasus region and diverted flights, including one from Israel, after media reports showed demonstrators denouncing Israeli actions in Gaza had gathered at the facility. The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said security forces had by 10:20 p.m. Moscow time … Read more

Korean Air to offer to sell Asiana’s cargo business, routes to satisfy EU regulators -sources

Korean Air to offer to sell Asiana’s cargo business, routes to satisfy EU regulators -sources

The logo of Korean Airlines is seen on a B787-9 plane at its aviation shed in Incheon, South Korea, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest carrier, Korean Air Lines (003490.KS), will offer to sell Asiana Airlines’ (020560.KS) air cargo business and divest routes to … Read more

Air Canada flight bound for Toronto forced to make terrifying emergency landing

Air Canada flight bound for Toronto forced to make terrifying emergency landing

A Toronto-bound Air Canada flight recently confirmed all “Friday the 13th” superstitions when it was forced to make an emergency landing due to cabin pressure issues. On Friday, Oct. 13, Air Canada Boeing 737 Max, operating as AC-990 departed from Mexico City two minutes earlier than scheduled at 12:18 p.m. CST, and was expected to arrive in Toronto … Read more

United Airlines to announce order for 110 Airbus, Boeing jets – sources

United Airlines to announce order for 110 Airbus, Boeing jets – sources

A United Airlines Airbus A319-100 jet takes off from Washington National Airport in Washington, U.S., August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 3 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) is set to announce an order for 110 aircraft from Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) on Tuesday, a purchase that includes 50 widebody Boeing … Read more

British tourist is arrested after touching bottom and nipples of male air steward ‘in lewd way’ on flight from Newcastle to Majorca

British tourist is arrested after touching bottom and nipples of male air steward ‘in lewd way’ on flight from Newcastle to Majorca

Passengers restrained him until the plane landed in Majorca where police waited A British man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an air steward on a flight from Newcastle to Palma. He was held after allegedly touching his bottom and nipples ‘in a lewd way’ during the flight. He is said to have … Read more

Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 29 (Reuters) – Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots staged a protest at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500 pilots at Canada’s … Read more

Air France, motorway operators criticise French govt’s new tax plans

Air France, motorway operators criticise French govt’s new tax plans

Air France CEO Anne Rigail attends a pannel at the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Paris, France, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Air France (AIRF.PA), airport group ADP (ADP.PA) and motorway operators criticised the French government’s plans to impose a new tax on … Read more

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

[1/2]Travelers wait in lines at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after hundreds of flights were grounded or delayed at New York-area airports as more air traffic controllers called in sick on Friday, in one of the most tangible signs yet of disruption from a 35-day partial shutdown of the U.S. Acquire Licensing Rights Read … Read more