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☆ A passenger plane came within 10 feet of crashing into a drone in a 'near miss' at 16,000 feet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Easyjet flight had a "near miss" with an "unidentified flying object," according to a new report. The pilot said the plane missed the unmanned flying object by around 10 feet. A report by the UK Airprox Board said the object was likely a drone. A National Air Traffic Services investigation report said the pilot first reported the incident over the radio during the flight. After landing the flight the pilot confirmed the plane had not made contact with the drone and the thud likely came from the cabin, per the report.

☆ Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying new ways to dodge jet-tracking Twitter accounts — but its not a 'silver bullet'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jet-tracker Jack Sweeney rocked the boat when he started posting Elon Musk's private jet flights on Twitter. Celebrities can block their jets on certain websites via a special federal program, but Sweeney says it doesn't help. Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault is one: He recently sold his private aircraft so "no one can see where I go." The program allows private aircraft owners to block their planes from being tracked by websites like FlightAware and FlightRadar24 because they use FAA data. Elon Musk's private jet flight with PIA flag, tracked by Jack Sweeney.

☆ Archer Aviation plans to build 250 air taxis in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Aishwarya Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Adam Goldstein (R) and Brett Adcock, co-founders and co-CEOs of flying taxi company Archer Aviation, pose for a picture as they rehearse for the unveiling of their all-electric aircraft from a facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S. June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike BlakeOct 24 (Reuters) - Archer Aviation Inc (ACHR.N) said it aims to make about 250 battery-electric air taxis in 2025 and scale up production in the following years, after setting a goal of getting its aircraft certified by the end of 2024. "In our first year, we will build 250 aircraft, our second year will build 500 aircraft, our third year will build 650 aircraft and then we scale it up to around 2,000 aircraft per year," CEO Adam Goldstein told Reuters in an interview. Archer aims to certify its pilot-plus-four-passenger aircraft, 'Midnight', by end-2024, though the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still in the process of drawing up certification rules for these futuristic aircraft. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"In terms of aircraft production, we have estimated in our Archer model ~20 units in 2025," JPM analyst Bill Peterson said.

☆ China's diesel fuel exports more than doubled in September
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Dominique Patton | Chen Aizhu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Jason LeeExports of diesel fuel last month more than doubled from a year earlier to 1.73 million tonnes, the highest monthly rate since July 2021, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. Exports of aviation fuel, including refuelling at Chinese airports for airlines plying international routes, jumped by 38.6% from a year earlier to 1.23 million tonnes last month. China had maintained broad curbs on fuel exports this year, resulting in total fuel exports in the first nine months of 2022 falling 28% from a year earlier. But in an about-turn in fuel trade policy, Beijing in late September released an additional large batch of 15 million tonnes of export quotas, including 13.25 million tonnes for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, with the remainder for marine fuel. Table below shows trade details, volumes in million tonnes.

☆ A flight attendant broke his ankle in 2 places after being thrown to the ground by severe turbulence as his plane flew through a storm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Stephen Jones | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A flight attendant was badly hurt when his plane was hit with turbulence during its descent. The attendant broke his ankle in two places during the July 2021 incident on a Norwegian flight. Turbulence began when the plane was forced to fly through a storm previously missed by air traffic radar. His colleague — cabin crew member three — also injured her ankle in the incident, but provided assistance, and informed the rest of the flight crew of her colleague's more severe injury. Cabin crew member two suffered two fractures and a dislocated ankle, while crew member three suffered bruising.

☆ There's a 50% higher chance your flight will be delayed if it leaves after 3 p.m., a new report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Flights that depart after 3 p.m. have a 50% higher chance of being delayed, a new report says. Flight cancellations have decreased considerably, however, in the past six weeks since the ARC data was collected. Flights in the US that depart after 3 p.m. have a 64% higher chance of being canceled on average, according to the report. Airlines around the world have seen higher cancellation rates in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the report. Ticketing data shows a return of business travel following a surge in leisure travel during the first half of 2022.

☆ Boeing sees LatAm air travel taking off as regulations ease, incomes rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kylie Madry | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing Co (BA.N) sees travel in Latin America ramping up more quickly than in other regions as countries loosen regulations and household incomes rise, the company's regional analyst said on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFranson said a trend toward looser state control had already helped develop a network of low-cost carriers in the region, adding more routes in Latin America. Airlines across Latin America have added 200 net airport pairs to their networks over the past 10 years, he said. Boeing said it a July report Latin America will need 2,240 new aircraft and will have to train 118,000 new crew members and technicians over the next 20 years to meet growing demand. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kylie Madry; editing by Richard PullinOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Danish leadership suggests Nord Stream pipelines leaking natural gas into the Baltic Sea were purposefully sabotaged
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Damage to the Nord Stream pipelines was caused by intentional acts of sabotage, Denmark said. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines have been leaking natural gas into the Baltic Sea. The Danish military captured footage on Tuesday of natural gas swirling at the sea's surface, and published photographs of the massive spill. After Russia's late-February full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow suspended gas flow through the newer Nord Stream 2, which wasn't yet operational. More recently, it has stopped gas flow through what was previously a fully operational Nord Stream 1.

☆ Southwest Airlines hired a record 3,000 flight attendants so far this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers deplane from a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California, Oct. 10, 2021. Southwest Airlines has hired and trained 3,000 flight attendants so far this year, nearly triple its record cabin crew member hiring in all of 2018, the carrier told staff last week. The carrier told staff that it has 7,000 flight attendants in its hiring pipeline and that its attrition rate among new cabin crew members has dropped to 2.5% compared with 6.1% in 2019. The hiring spree comes as Southwest flight attendants' union and management have been locked in contract negotiations. Southwest and United Airlines flight attendants, which are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, are set to picket at major airports on Tuesday to demand better working conditions.

☆ North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea ahead of visit by U.S. VP Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Visitors to a Seoul railway station watch news about North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch on Sunday, Sept. 25. A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier arrived this week for drills with South Korea, and Kamala Harris is due to visit. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty ImagesNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Forces Korea Commander Paul LaCamera discussed the situation and reaffirmed their readiness to respond to any threat or provocation from North Korea, it added. North Korea rejects U.N. resolutions as an infringement of its sovereign right to self defense and space exploration, and has criticized previous joint drills by the United States and South Korea as proof of their hostile policies.

☆ Air traffic controllers suspend strike in West and Central Africa
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Ngouda Dione | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DAKAR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said on Saturday. The strike, which started on Friday, has disrupted flights across the region and left hundreds of passengers stranded at airports on Saturday. The Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA), which called the wildcat strike, said in a statement it decided to suspend its strike notice for 10 days immediately so as to allow for negotiations. The union said more than 700 air traffic controllers joined the strike to demand better working and pay conditions. The controllers work under the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) an 18-member state agency that manages air traffic over an area covering 16 million square km of airspace.

☆ Air traffic control strike disrupts flights across West Africa
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterDAKAR, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Dozens of flights were cancelled across West and Central Africa on Saturday as a strike by regional air traffic controllers entered a second day, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at airports. The 48-hour strike was called by a union representing workers of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), which regulates air-traffic control in 18 countries. The air traffic controllers, who have threatened to prolong the strike if their demands are not met, are seeking better working and pay conditions. "In spite of the prohibition of the strike by all the courts ... the Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA) has launched a wildcat strike," ASECNA said on Friday. National carrier Camair-Co said on Friday it had cancelled all its flights due to the strike.

☆ Some West African air traffic controllers go on strike as union defies ban
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ASECNA had said on Thursday that some of its air traffic control staff had threatened a 48-hour strike that could impact flights. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"In spite of the prohibition of the strike by all the courts, and in spite of the orders of requisition of the air traffic controllers ... the Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA) has launched a wildcat strike," ASECNA said on Friday. Paul Francois Gomis, a leader of Senegalese air traffic controllers who were on strike, said that some union members in Cameroon, Congo and the Comoros had been arrested for participating in the strike. Gomis also said that Air Senegal had grounded several flights as a result of the action. On Thursday, a court in Senegal suspended the call to strike by air traffic controllers in Senegal and Ivory Coast, ASECNA said.

☆ Russian airlines staff start to receive conscription notices -Kommersant
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File PhotoSept 23 (Reuters) - Russian employees at airlines and airports have started to receive conscription notices after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday citing sources. Employees of at least five airlines, including Russian top carrier Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), and staff at more than 10 airports received notices within a day of Putin ordering the mobilisation, the paper reported. Most pilots in airlines are reserve officers trained in military departments of flight schools, or privates who have completed military service. All Russian men are required to do a year's military service between the ages of 18 and 27, although university students may instead receive instruction from a military faculty alongside their chosen studies. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anna Pruchnicka; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

This is the first time Cruise has acknowledged the long-term need for remote human operators. Truly autonomous vehicles are far behind the optimistic rollout schedules predicted just a few years ago. In a June interview on YouTube, Musk said developing self-driving cars was "way harder than I originally thought, by far." Over time, those people will act as "air traffic controllers," supervising a growing number of autonomous cars. "Even decades from now you will not get to 100% truly autonomous vehicles," Kaveh added.

☆ Workers are getting bolder. The number of strikes tripled from last year as Americans see their wages shrink and bosses profit.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Jason Lalljee | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

More workers have gone on strike in the first half of 2022 than in all of 2021. In short, more workers have gone on strike in 2022 than in 2021 — and that's still with six months of data left to track. Post-vaccine 2021 into 2022 has marked an uptick in organizing and increasing pushback from workers on the previous status quo. They reached an agreement with railroad companies, avoiding the immediate possibility of strikes that could have crippled the US economy. Workers at companies like Starbucks, Trader Joe's, and Amazon are seeing historic union wins.

☆ Spirit Airlines posts loss on surge in costs, expects Florida challenges to continue
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-09 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spirit Airlines reported a second-quarter loss as strong travel demand and higher fares weren't enough to overcome a surge in costs. Spirit reported results less than two weeks after it announced it agreed to sell itself to JetBlue Airways for $3.8 billion, ending a monthslong bidding war for Spirit between JetBlue and Frontier Airlines. Miramar, Florida-based Spirit posted a net loss of $52.4 million for the three months ended June 30. In the current quarter, Spirit expects pretax margins between negative 1% and positive 1%, citing capacity constraints in Florida. Still, Spirit said it expanded flying almost 10% in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2019.

☆ Why it's crucial for lawmakers to protect and empower unions as union popularity rises across the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-19 | by ( Paul Constant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Despite growing public support for unions, Constant says union power has weakened in recent decades. Now is the time for Congress to protect union rights by passing pro-union laws at the federal level. Only about one in 10 American workers belongs to a labor union. How union power has been undermined across the countryThe past four decades have seen attacks on union power at almost every level of government. Presidents that followed Reagan — Republican and Democrat alike — either continued his push to erode union power or simply failed to shore up union power.

☆ What to do if your flight is canceled or delayed
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-28 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So many things can cause a flight to be delayed or canceled. Here’s some general advice for navigating a very complicated and frustrating system when flights are delayed or canceled. You can also put your airline and flight number directly into a Google search bar to retrieve the status that way. What you might get depends on the airline itself and the specific circumstances on why a flight was canceled. Google your credit card plus travel protections to see what specific offerings your card carries.”If your flight is delayed instead of outright canceled, you might want to weigh whether to wait at the airport.

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☆ „Vom intra cu avionul în Capitoliu; Soleimani va fi răzbunat”: Amenințarea trimisă controlorilor de trafic din New York
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

„Vom intra cu avionul în Capitoliu miercuri. Soleimani va fi răzbunat”, se aude într-un apel rostit de vocea sintetizată pe calculator a unui bărbat. Amenințarea face referire directă la fostul general iranian Qassem Soleimani, asasinat anul trecut de o dronă americană, moarte care a tensionat și mai mult relațiile dintre SUA și Iran și pe care șiiții irakieni au jurat să o răzbune. Breach of air traffic control sends chilling threat as revenge for killing of Iranian generalhttps://t.co/BZqKOX3ryk — CivMilAir ✈ (@CivMilAir) January 6, 2021FBI a refuzat să comenteze incidentul dar a menționat că „ia în serios toate amenințările cu violența sau pericolele la adresa siguranței publice”. Deși guvernul SUA nu crede că un astfel de atac ar fi posibil, o anchetă a fost totuși declanșată, deoarece autorul sau autorii, încă anonimi, au reușit să intre pe frecvența radio prin care piloții comunică cu controlorii de trafic aerian ai Autorității Federale a Aviației Civile din SUA (Federal Aviation Administration - FAA), ceea ce constituie o breșă de securitate serioasă, scrie digi24.ro.

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☆ THEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how airports have changed over the years
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-13 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Flight information used to be written on chalkboards at gates. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . New technology has helped airports run more efficiently, from digital air traffic control software to the ability to check in on a phone or kiosk. Here are 34 photos that show how airports have evolved.

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