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☆ Global IT outage grounds planes and sends broadcasters off air: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Spain National Team plane arriving at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport on July 15, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Planes have been grounded and TV broadcasters have gone offline as businesses worldwide grapple with an ongoing major IT outage. Earlier on Friday, cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike experienced a major disruption, the company told NBC, following an issue with its latest tech update. Separately, Microsoft cloud services were restored after an outage, the company said on Friday, even as many users continued to report issues. Shares of both companies were losing ground in premarket trading on Friday morning.

Persons: Adolfo Suarez Organizations: Spain National Team, Adolfo Suarez Madrid, Barajas, NBC, Microsoft Locations: Madrid, Spain

CNN —Disgraced former Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales was detained and released after questioning upon arriving in Madrid from an international flight, according to Spain’s Civil Guard. A Civil Guard spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Rubiales was detained this morning after landing at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport on a commercial flight from the Dominican Republic. He was detained by the Civil Guard’s Central Operative Unit (UCO) on the runway before being driven away in a van. The UCO is a body of the Spanish Civil Guard which investigates and fights serious and organized crime in Spain. Rubiales was released after testifying at the airport’s Terminal 4 Civil Guard unit, Civil Guard said.

Persons: CNN —, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Adolfo Suárez, Jennifer Hermoso Organizations: CNN, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain’s Civil Guard, Civil Guard, Adolfo, Adolfo Suárez Madrid – Barajas, Civil, Operative Unit, Spanish Civil Guard, Spanish National Court Locations: Madrid, Dominican Republic, Spain

☆ UK's easyJet agrees deal with Airbus to expand fleet beyond 2028
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An easyJet Airbus A320neo aircraft is parked on the tarmac of Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, in Madrid, Spain, June 22 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - British airline easyJet (EZJ.L) said on Thursday it had reached a proposed deal with Airbus to expand its fleet by up to 257 additional aircraft, plotting its growth beyond 2028, with bigger and more fuel efficient planes. EasyJet announced the order after forecasting annual profit of 440 million to 460 million pounds ($542-$567 million), and said it would restart its dividend, signalling that its recovery from the pandemic was now in full flow. The airline said the terms of the deal with Airbus were attractive and it gave the airline certainty of aircraft supply. EasyJet, which only flies Airbus planes, said it considered Boeing as part of a competitive process.

Persons: Adolfo Suarez, Isabel Infantes, EasyJet, Johan Lundgren, Bernstein, Alex Irving, Irving, Stelios Haji, Ioannou, Sarah Young, Paul Sandle Organizations: Airbus, Adolfo Suarez Madrid, Barajas Airport, REUTERS, Europe's, Ryanair, British Airways, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain

An easyJet Airbus A320neo aircraft is parked on the tarmac of Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, in Madrid, Spain, June 22 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Easyjet PLC FollowLONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Decarbonisation efforts in the aviation sector will cost more money, but that cost should not fall to the consumer, easyJet Chief Executive Johan Lundgren said on Wednesday. He added that options to decarbonise, like creating sustainable aviation fuels, are not yet at scale and cost three to five times more than typical jet fuel. Lundgren also said a wide range of stakeholders including governments needed to chip in to ensure decarbonisation costs remain low. A lot of the cost will depend on the speed of innovation, which Lundgren is hopeful can mitigate price hikes.

Persons: Adolfo Suarez, Isabel Infantes, Johan Lundgren, Lundgren, Sarah Young, Joanna Plucinska, Sachin Ravikumar, William James, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Airbus, Adolfo Suarez Madrid, Barajas Airport, REUTERS, Reuters IMPACT, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, London

☆ Airlines body urges jetmakers to fix aircraft delivery delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Airlines "are not concerned about the macroeconomic environment, they're concerned about the access to spare parts for their existing aircraft and the delivery of new aircraft. "It's frustrating because airlines can see strong demand, but they're not able to match supply with demand in many markets. Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) have blamed supply chains for delivery delays, while bottlenecks in a network of engine repair shops have also forced airlines to ground dozens of jets. The gathering comes two weeks before the Paris Airshow, where supply pressures are likely to overshadow new orders. Reporting by Tim Hepher, Joanna Plucinska and Aditi Shah; Editing by David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adolfo Suarez, Isabel Infantes, Willie Walsh, it's, they're, Tim Hepher, Joanna Plucinska, Aditi Shah, David Holmes Organizations: Ryanair Boeing, Airbus, Adolfo Suarez Madrid, Barajas Airport, REUTERS, International Air Transport Association, Reuters, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Isabel Infantes ISTANBUL, Istanbul, Airlines, Paris

☆ I'm an NYU student and just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Here's what I wish I knew before I moved overseas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Isabel Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a New York University student, and I just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Now that I'm back home in my NYC apartment, I realize I learned a lot from my semester abroad. I learned that language barriers were not a reason to stop talking, dim your personality, or expect others to accommodate you. Many students felt pressure to travel, and I did, too. Besides that, I was in Madrid — a global city with so much to see and learn.

Persons: pickpocketing, —, didn't, Adolfo Suárez, it's Organizations: New York University, Service, Madrid, NYU, Adolfo Suárez Madrid, Barajas Airport Locations: Madrid, Morocco, Chamberí, Barcelona, Spain, Toledo, Valencia, Canary, it'll

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