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From the U.S Government website: The U.S. Embassy in France informs U.S. citizens that several national unions across a variety of sectors have announced plans to continue strikes. Affected sectors include, but are not limited to the national rail network, air traffic control, the Paris public transportation system, truck transport, and oil refinery operations. Travelers […]

Korean Air Jet Catches Fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport TOKYO — An engine fire broke out on a Korean Air jet about to take off from a Tokyo on Friday, authorities said.   The incident prompted authorities to temporarily close down Japan’s busiest aviation hub.   Firefighters put out the blaze within the hour. No […]

“Friday night chaos for travellers at Sydney Airport as airlines cancel flights leaving thousands of passengers stranded after high winds force airport to operate with just ONE runway”   Passengers who had planned to fly from Sydney Airport on Friday have been left stranded after severe winds saw two runways closed by authorities. Both the […]

Flight disruptions on May 26-27 due to industrial action of Air Traffic Controllers at Keflavik airport Last modified: 26.05.2016 18:21 GMT Due to industrial action of Air Traffic Controllers at Keflavik airport on May 26-27, all flights to Europe from KEF on May 27 are delayed. All flights from USA and Canada on May 26 […]

A magnitude 6.4 quake has struck Fiji.   The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 572km-deep quake struck 19km south of Ndoi Island at 4.08pm NZT.   The quake was lightly felt and there was little likelihood of casualties or damage, the USGS said.   No tsunami alert was issued.   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11646198