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Last Updated: February 27, 2023, 16:51 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Reuters)The Duesseldorf airport said only 89 flights of a planned 330 were taking place while 29 were diverted to other airportsThe majority of flights at Germany’s Duesseldorf and Cologne Bonn regional airports were grounded by a 24-hour strike by the Verdi trade union on Monday, the airports said.The Duesseldorf airport on Monday said only 89 flights of a planned 330 were taking place while 29 were diverted to other airports and seven were…

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures Tom Hanks may be in his 60s, but he will still be considered America’s sweetheart, with nary a negative word to say about the prolific actor. An onscreen icon with a career spanning decades, it’s unthinkable that he will ever deliver a performance that’s less than excellent, especially being a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. However, there’s been a bit of a bump in the road recently.  With the Golden Raspberry Awards releasing its…

The FAA paused all domestic departures in the US on the morning of January 11th because its NOTAM or Notice to Air Missions system failed. Now we know why: deleted files. Contractors working on the Federal Aviation Administration's NOTAM system, it seems, deleted some crucial files by accident. This resulted in delays and cancellations of thousands of US flights. The issue even impacted military flights that partly relied on FAA NOTAMs: Pilots reportedly had to call around to ask for potential flight hazards. Apparently,…

Image: GettyThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has blamed a contractor deleting files for a system outage that led to all US domestic flights being temporarily grounded earlier this month. Domestic flights within the United States were delayed or canceled on the morning of 11 January, causing travel disruption for passengers across the country. The incident was related to an issue with the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which provides pilots with real-time information about changes and potential…

The contractors working on the Federal Aviation Administration's NOTAM system apparently deleted files by accident, leading to the delays and cancellations of thousands of US flights. If you'll recall, the FAA paused all domestic departures in the US on the morning of January 11th, because its NOTAM or Notice to Air Missions system had failed. NOTAMs typically contain important information for pilots, including warnings for potential hazards along a flight's route, flight restrictions and runway closures.  While the FAA…

By Jake Coyle | Associated Press After “Airplane!” “Airport,” “Up in the Air,” “Flight,” “Snakes on a Plane,” “Non-Stop” and “The Terminal,” we have finally arrived, like weary passengers reaching an unexotic destination, at “Plane.” The Gerard Butler thriller, straight and to the point, has dispensed with anything too complicated in its title. We can, no doubt, look forward to future installments like “Bus,” “Automobile” and, if we’re lucky, “Boat.” But if “Plane,” which opens in theaters Friday, seems, well, kind of…

Explainer-Why U.S flights were grounded by a FAA system outage. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed some flights to resume after an outage of the system that alerts pilots to any obstructions before take-off had earlier forced the civil aviation regulator to ground all aircraft in the United States.Over 4,000 flights were delayed and more than 600 canceled because of the outage as of early Wednesday morning. U.S flights were slowly beginning to resume departures as a ground stop was lifted. Here is a…

Image: Getty/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKIFlights across the US have been grounded because of a system outage at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA is the US government agency which oversees many aspects of America's aviation, including air traffic management. The issue is affecting the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which provides piliots with real-time information about changes and potential hazards on flight routes. Also: Flighty is a must-have iOS app for air travel"The FAA is working to restore its…

Jack Ma, founder of tech giant Alibaba, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire. Jack Ma, the unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba and the totem of China's entrepreneurial brilliance, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire. The most recognisable face in Asian business, Ma has seen his fortune fall by around half to an estimated $25 billion after authorities pulled what would then have…

Last Updated: January 03, 2023, 14:42 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Reuters)On average, there are three bird hits on aircraft taking off from Coimbatore but for the first time all the passengers were alighted from the aircraftA Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight was grounded in Coimbatore on Monday after two eagles hit the left engine of the aircraft just before take off. The flight was taxing through the runway when the birds hit the engine.All 164 passengers were alighted from the plane and of the two eagles,…