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Eight airports in France have received security notifications.
According to the DGAC aviation authority, eight French airports were placed on high security alerts on Wednesday, and several were evacuated for checks. Additionally, the Palace of Versailles was shuttered once again owing to a security fear for the third time in the past five days.
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Major international airlines suspend service to Israel due to the conflict in Gaza.
In response to the conflict with Hamas and the escalating attacks on Gaza, major international airlines have suspended or reduced flights to Tel Aviv.
On Sunday, roughly half of all scheduled flights at the airport did not operate, and by Monday evening, a third had been canceled.
...US drone and crewed aircraft operations in Niger following a coup.
More than a month after a coup halted operations, the United States military has resumed operations in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of airbases in the country, according to the commander of Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.
Since the rebellion that ousted Presid...
Germany confronts a difficulty in achieving energy independence due to the remnants of past conflicts
As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, Wilhelmshaven has become a vital centre for German efforts to reduce the country's reliance on Russian energy. There, on the coast of the North Sea, the government would like to construct a massive new terminal to import liquefied natural gas from elsew...
Monday departures are cancelled at Berlin airport due to a strike.
As part of an ongoing wage dispute, the Verdi union in Germany called for a one-day strike of air security personnel at Berlin airport on Monday, prompting the airport to cancel all passenger departures for that day.
The union announced that the strike will begin at 3:30 a.m. local time...
Bigger planes are the airlines' answer to crowded hubs and rising costs.
Faced with crowded airports, rising prices, a lack of pilots, and a rise in the number of people who want to travel, airlines are turning more and more to the same solution: bigger planes that can fit more people.
According to aviation data company Cirium, the 11 biggest U.S. airlines h...
Manufacturers like Nestle and Tyson are banking on the popularity of air fryers to increase their profits.
Kettle Foods, best known for its kettle-cooked potato chips, has just introduced air-fried crisps, which it claims will "redefine" the potato chip category.
As the newest illustration of Big Food betting on consumers' love of all things cooked in air fryers, Campbell Soup&...
As senators seek more information, the US fires down a fourth high-altitude object.
The US military shot down a fourth unidentified object on Sunday and hopes to recover it. Officials stated there was no evidence of collateral damage and that the object ended up in the lake. "Its path and altitude raised concerns, especially that it could harm civil aircraft." Rep. Jac...
These "warrior meals" have been shown to reduce toxic build up in the body, strengthen the immune system, and counteract the effects of air pollution
There's no reason to restate the obvious: lowering our exposure to air pollution, which has been linked to cancer, premature death, and other cardiac diseases, is crucial. The size of particles is directly linked to their propensity to cause health problems," Dr. M S Kanwar, Senior Consu...
Airport security in New York discovers a cat in a passenger's baggage.
A cat was discovered in the baggage of a traveler flying from JFK International Airport to Florida.
The cat was returned to its owner securely.
The TSA's official Twitter account shared the tweet.
If you have a cat, you know how difficult it is to keep your pet a...
In 2020, air pollution will have killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely.
Fine particle air pollution caused 238,000 premature deaths in the European Union in 2020, according to the bloc's environmental authority, a modest increase over the previous year. Simultaneously, the total rate for EU nations in 2020 was 45 percent lower than in 2005, according to the agenc...
A couple books a whole airplane to attend a wedding with relatives.
A couple chartered a full airplane with relatives to fly to their wedding.
Shreya Shah posted a video of the incident on Instagram.
The video has received over 10 million views.
Indian weddings are extravagant affairs with a lot of pomp and circumstance. Let's ch...
To prepare for the flood of Ukrainian refugees, a refugee shelter at a former airfield in Berlin has been enlarged.
The German capital is building a temporary refugee shelter at Tegel Airport to house 3,600 Ukrainians.
Berlin has been straining to accommodate residents who have lately fled Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in preparation for the forthcoming chilly winter months.
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According to a source, the government wants the ability to remotely turn off private residential air conditioners
The weather in Japan is uncomfortably hot for much of the year. The winters are harsh, and the summers are hot and humid.
However, if a new Japanese government plan is implemented, those seasons may become much more uncomfortable. According to Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun, at a meet...
The immigration department looks for "missing" Vietnamese visitors
A hundred Vietnamese nationals who entered Korea as tourists through Yangyang International Airport have lost communication, leading the immigration office to fear that they may try to overstay their visas in order to work illegally in this country. They may enter the region without a visa at thi...
The explosion at the South Korean airbase was caused by a failed missile, according to reports
On Wednesday, during a live-fire rehearsal with the United States in response to North Korea's successful launch of a weapon that sailed over Japan and has the range to target the US territory of Guam, a South Korean ballistic missile exploded as it slammed into the ground due to a technical ...
After North Korea's missile tests, South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises with a U.S. aircraft carrier
The South Korean military announced on Friday that joint maritime drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier had begun, a day after South Korean fighter jets had been scrambled in response to what seemed to be a North Korean bombing rehearsal.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff have announ...
The IRIS-T air defense system is Germany's answer to the Soviet-era S-300
The first of four advanced air-defense missile systems being supplied by Germany has been shipped to Ukraine. The IRIS-T can ward off aerial assaults on towns and armies.
Ukraine now owns one of the world's most advanced air defense systems to protect it against Russian cruise missi...
Massive blast at a South Korean airbase
The South Korean airbase closest to the border with North Korea has been the site of a devastating explosion.
Videos posted online on Wednesday show massive fires above the Gangneung Air Base, located roughly 170 kilometers northwest of Seoul.
First accounts place the blame on...
After a heated disagreement, a passenger hits an American Airlines flight attendant
An American Airlines customer who was detained has been permanently barred from flying. Why, I hear you ask? According to a social media video that has gone viral, the passenger can be seen hitting a flight attendant. He was making his way to Los Angeles from the Mexican city of Los Cabos. On Sep...