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9
Feb

USA: Northeast: another snowstorm

Another Monday and another winter storm is causing problems for air travelers.  A massive storm is dumping snow and ice throughout the Northeast region and, according to Weather.com, may leave behind up to 2 feet of new snow in and around Albany, N.Y., and central and eastern Massachusetts.  As of 10:40 a.m. ET, flight-tracking service […]

5
Feb

Northern California, coastal Oregon: heavy rain, floods

Heavy rain will inundate coastal Oregon and northern California late this week into early next week, threatening serious flash flooding, mudslides and travel delays and cancellations. A Pineapple Express will help to fuel the heavy rain as a storm plows into the Pacific coast Thursday into Saturday. The heaviest rain will soak Northern California during […]

4
Feb

Taipei – Plane crash – February 4, 2015

// // TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – At least 25 people were reported dead and 18 were missing after a TransAsia Airways flight from Taipei to Kinmen hit an elevated road and then plunged into the Keelung River in Taipei Wednesday.The plane, an ATR-72-600 barely one year old, took off from Taipei Songshan Airport at 10:53 […]

4
Feb

Business travel booming in Canada

Despite rise of travel websites, travel agents are still needed, particularly on the corporate and luxury side, says industry veteran COLIN MCCONNELL / TORONTO STAR Brian Robertson, chief operating officer and co-founder of Vision Travel,which specializes in travel arrangements for business people. Colin McConnell/Toronto Star By: Lisa Wright Business Reporter, Published on Wed Nov 26 2014 Brian Robertson […]

2
Feb

NE US, Eastern Canada: snow

A storm is finishing up its wintry task in the Northeast on Groundhog Day, causing major travel delays and disruptions to daily activities. Close to 100 million people have been be hit with accumulating snow or enough wintry mix to make for slippery roads from the storm. The storm has delivered 12-18 inches of snow […]

30
Jan

Italy: strike update: Mar 4: ground handlers, foreign airline staff

Italy’s ground handlers and foreign airlines staff will strike March 4 Employees of ground handling companies and foreign airlines in Italy are called to strike from 13:00 to 17:00 on March 4.   The Facts: The strike was called by unions FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL, UILT-UIL and UGL. The strike notice covers all foreign airlines, regardless if […]