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☆ From Gaza to Geneva: Swiss Doctor Evacuates Injured Children
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Gabrielle Tétrault-FarberGENEVA (Reuters) - When Swiss doctor Raouf Salti realised he could not go to Gaza to help injured children, he decided he would do everything he could to get them to Geneva to receive medical care. War in Israel and Gaza View All 206 ImagesSalti, who went to Egypt to pick them up, waved as he was greeted by his team at Geneva airport with Zeina, a wide-eyed 17-month-old who was rescued from under the rubble in Gaza, in his arms. The four children who arrived in Geneva on Monday are the second group that Salti has managed to evacuate to Switzerland, bringing their total number to eight. A child's life," Salti said after arriving at his office with the children and their mothers. (Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Cécile Mantovani in Geneva; Additional reporting by Nafisa Eltahir in Cairo; Editing by Alison Williams)

Persons: Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Raouf Salti, Salti, Cécile, Nafisa Eltahir, Alison Williams Organizations: Farber GENEVA, Geneva, Healthcare, Al, Shifa Locations: Gaza, Geneva, Egypt, Switzerland, Israel, Zeina, East, Africa, Cairo

☆ Factbox: Europe's ongoing strike-related travel disruptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The travel industry is on high alert for disruption after Europe's peak season last year was hit by cancellations, causing chaos at airports. This summer, air traffic control issues are likely to be the weak spot, according to warnings from Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace. Heathrow Airport security workers on June 23 called off 31 days of strikes planned at Britain's busiest hub. At Birmingham Airport, around 100 security officers and terminal technicians will begin continuous strike action from July 18. The strikes will severely impact the airport's security and terminal maintenance, leading to flight delays, the Unite union said.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Tiago Brandao, Pierre John Felcenloben, Antonis Triantafyllou, Milla Nissi Organizations: British Airways, Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, BELGIUM Ryanair, BRITAIN, Heathrow, Birmingham Airport, Glasgow, FRANCE Air, ATC, Nantes, Ryanair, Reuters, SPAIN Pilots, Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, Air Nostrum, Air Europa, Swedish Transport Workers, Union, Geneva, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, BELGIUM, Belgium, Charleroi, Europe, Gatwick, France, Paris, Orly, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, ITALY, PORTUGAL, Portugal, Iberia, Spain, SWEDEN

☆ Geneva Airport says flight cancellations likely as strike set for Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GENEVA, June 29 (Reuters) - Geneva Airport said some of its employees were planning to stage a strike on Friday that was likely to cause flight delays and cancellations at the start of the summer travel season. "Flight delays and cancellations are likely." In a separate notice on its website, the airport called on passengers to arrive two and a half hours before their flights. The airport said the strike was called after its board of directors approved a salary policy that freezes pay increases for some employees. Geneva Airport is a hub for diplomats and officials travelling to the United Nations.

Persons: Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Mark Potter Organizations: Geneva Airport, Geneva, United Nations, Thomson Locations: GENEVA

☆ Pro-Russian hackers step up attacks against Swiss targets, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GENEVA, June 13 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities said on Tuesday that a pro-Russian hacking group had intensified its cyberattacks against the country, with the hackers claiming to have taken down several key websites including that of Geneva Airport. Switzerland's main government websites, including that of parliament and the federal administration, have been hit in recent days by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack claimed by the NoName group. The attack comes as the Swiss parliament prepares for a video address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy scheduled for Thursday. "The parliamentary services are doing everything in their power to ensure that the live broadcast on Thursday can go smoothly," NCSC said. On Tuesday it attacked other websites including that of Geneva Airport, a hub for diplomats and officials travelling to the United Nations.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, NCSC, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Geneva Airport, Reuters, Cyber Security, Swiss, Moscow, United Nations, Geneva International, Telegram, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: GENEVA, Russian, Switzerland's, Geneva

☆ U.S. private jet buyers seek distressed planes in early sign of turbulence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] A Gulfstream logo is pictured during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva Airport, Switzerland May 28, 2018. From preowned planes selling more gradually to flattening business jet traffic, demand is beginning to moderate, aviation lawyers, brokers and analysts said. Investors will be watching for clues when Gulfstream-maker General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) and Cessna business jet maker Textron Inc (TXT.N) report earnings on Wednesday. Planemakers rarely disclose cases of distressed planes, but argue they can easily resell unwanted models. Some buyers also scrambled late last year to find distressed planes to qualify for favorable taxation rules.

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