Updated Jan. 8, 2024 2:26 pm ET A burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024. After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting … Read more
Updated Jan. 6, 2024 10:31 pm ET The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a temporary grounding and immediate inspections of dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets, after one of the planes made an emergency landing when a section of the aircraft ripped away in midair. Passengers and flight attendants described a harrowing incident during an Alaska … Read more
Tech stocks led a rally in U.S. markets on Thursday, buoyed by excitement over advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet (GOOG, Financial) (GOOGL, Financial) shares jumped following the unveiling of its new Gemini large language model, which is expected to power Google’s AI chatbot, Bard. This move positions Google as a key player in the … Read more
The governments of China and Hungary have offered scholarships to Kenyan students who wish to pursue their education in the two countries. The Ministry of Education in a statement on Saturday said the government of Hungary has offered 200 while that of China had offered 18 scholarships to eligible Kenyans. Under the Hungary scholarships programme … Read more
By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor 10:04 14 Oct 2023, updated 13:58 14 Oct 2023 Take a domestic flight in the UK and it’s highly likely you’ll jump on an aircraft operated by British Airways, easyJet or Ryanair. If you’re flexible with when you can travel, it’s possible to find similarly dirt-cheap ticket prices for … Read more
Passengers travelling with British Airways faced absolute mayhem as holidaygoers were left stranded overseas for more than three days due to cancelled flights. Families travelling with young children from Orlando, Florida, to the UK complained how no BA representatives were present to answer questions and they were left with no idea how to get home.  … Read more