Ridiculous Delays Are Making Airline Passengers Do Crazy Things
Airplane delays happen. It's a part of flying. But there are times when the delays get ridiculous.Earlier this month, a pair of Etihad jets each spent more than 12 hours stuck on the tarmac in Abu...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: The Cheapest Ways To Get To Heathrow Airport
There are many options for getting to London's Heathrow airport. But which is the best?We've created a guide — broken down by price, time, and perks and disadvantages — to help you make the best...
View ArticleAirports In The US Are Bad And Getting Worse
Forgive me for repeating myself. In earlier posts, as well as in my book, I’ve emphasized the myriad ways in which US airports pale in comparison to those overseas.I hate driving a topic into the...
View ArticleFAA: Inbound Flights 'Stopped' At LaGuardia And Newark
The FAA has issued a "ground stop" for operations at Newark Liberty International Airport. According to NYC Aviation, the ground stop prevents flights inbound to Newark from taking off from its point...
View ArticleNew York State Will Shut All Highways Before Midnight Ahead Of Massive Blizzard
A powerful blizzard has struck New York City and a 250-mile stretch of the Northeast US.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared that the storm, expected to hit late Monday afternoon and...
View ArticleMassive Blizzards Can Really Mess Up Airports
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View ArticlePhotos Of The Relentless Snow That's Blanketing The Northeast
The first major snowstorm to hit the Northeast in 2015 has arrived, and it's shaping up to be just as massive as we thought.The storm is affecting the east coast from New Jersey to Maine. More than 2...
View ArticleNew York City And East Coast Airports Are Open After Epic Blizzard That...
The New York City area's three major airports are all open after a snowstorm that delayed arrivals and departures on Monday failed to live up to dire, epic-blizzard predictions.However, massive flight...
View ArticleA Jet Landing At Baghdad Airport Was Hit By Bullets — Passengers Injured,...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bullets hit a passenger jet operated by budget carrier Dubai Aviation Corp, known as flydubai, as it was landing at Baghdad airport, the company and officials said on Tuesday.An...
View ArticleDubai Now Has The World's Top International Airport
Dubai (AFP) - Dubai airport has soared ahead of London's Heathrow, riding a boom in long-haul flights between Asia and the West to become the world's top international travel hub, it said...
View Article3 Americans Killed In An 'Insider Attack' At Kabul's Airport
Three American contractors were killed and a fourth was wounded by an Afghan soldier at the military airport in the capital Kabul, an Afghan air force official told Reuters on Thursday."It is unclear...
View ArticleSnow is messing things up for New York City airports
Residual snowfall from an overnight storm is adversely affecting air travel in and out of New York's major airports.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, JFK and LaGuardia airports are...
View ArticleDubai Airport passes London Heathrow to become the busiest airport in the world
In 2014, Dubai International took the crown of "World's Busiest Airport" from London Heathrow International.More than 70.4 million international passengers moved through the Dubai's ornate concourses,...
View ArticleBhutan's tiny Himalayan airport is one of the hardest places on Earth to land
Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom tucked between India and China, has but one international airport.Surrounded by 18,000-foot mountains.That airport is called "Paro," and like the rest of the mostly...
View ArticleBeijing is building the world's biggest airport terminal — here is the...
ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have unveiled designs for what will be the world’s largest airport passenger terminal – the Beijing New Airport Terminal Building. The Daxing...
View ArticleThere are major delays at New York City airports because of icy winter weather
For the third time in a month, New York City and much of the Northeast are facing down another winter storm. New York's three major airports are experiencing significant arrival delays because of snow...
View ArticleThe Delta jet that slid off a runway at LaGuardia has been removed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Delta Air Lines jetliner that skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during a snowstorm was moved into a hangar overnight as investigators looked into the mishap,...
View ArticleThe rough landing at LaGuardia raises serious questions
As the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into a Delta jetliner that slid off a runway while landing during a snowstorm at LaGuardia Airport, there is no shortage of...
View ArticleA pilot told us what it's like to land an airliner in a snow storm
Last week, a Delta Air Lines jet skidded off the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport while landing in a snow storm.Although no one was seriously injured in the accident, it did bring up numerous...
View ArticleBrakes were set to 'max' on Delta jet that slid off NYC runway, but pilots...
(Reuters) - Federal safety investigators said the autobrake selector switch was set to 'max' on a Delta Air Lines Inc jet that skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport last week and crashed...
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