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Flights were temporarily halted at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning after a plane had to make an emergency landing, federal aviation officials said. The Piedmont Air Flight 4801 from Richmond, Virginia, had declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit. It landed safely and passengers were evacuated via emergency slide. The […]

Severe storms to spawn tornado outbreak across Plains Tuesday afternoon, evening  Areas from Austin, Texas, to Omaha, Nebraska, are on alert for a severe weather outbreak that is likely to feature multiple tornadoes into Tuesday night. The storms will threaten lives and property and are likely to produce the biggest outbreak of the year so […]

French Air Traffic Controllers Strike: French national call to strike and protest is planned this Wednesday April 27th, starting at 1700 UTC, until April 29th 0400 UTC.   https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html  

A German trade union has called for a strike at airports across the country on Wednesday. All intercontinental flights to and from Munich will be canceled; Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Frankfurt airports will also be hit. A Lufthansa official said the upcoming strike shows “that we desperately need rules for labor disputes in the air transport […]