European flights disrupted by French air traffic control strike
PARIS – European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a strike by French air traffic controllers forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart…
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TikTok says moving US traffic to Oracle servers, but will retain backups
TikTok, a Chinese-owned video app, said Friday (June 17) it was moving all of the data produced by its American users through servers controlled by Oracle, a Silicon Valley…
Hundreds of flights cancelled in Italy as air traffic controllers strike
MILAN – Travellers faced disruption across Italy on Wednesday (June 8) as air traffic controllers went on strike and unions also called out workers from budget airlines on four-hour…
UK government likely to implement traffic light system in mid-May
The British government has unveiled more detail on the proposed ‘traffic light’ system it intends to implement as international travel reopens. Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, explained…
Iceland expects ‘relatively small’ lava eruption, minor disruption to air traffic
COPENHAGEN – Iceland expects a “relatively small” lava eruption in the island’s south-west which could lead to a temporary halt in air traffic, the office of Prime Minister Katrin…
Facebook Reduced Traffic To Leading Liberal Pages Just Before The Election
The operators of some of the largest US-based liberal Facebook pages said that errors and inaction by Facebook caused their engagement on the platform to drop dramatically in the critical…
Collapse in traffic pushes IAG to second quarter loss
International Airlines Group has reported an operating loss of €1.3 billion before exceptional items for the second quarter, compared to a profit of €960 million last year.
The group –…
Singapore Airlines may grab Emirates, Etihad traffic in India
NEW DELHI – The coronavirus outbreak is unexpectedly providing an opportunity to Singapore Airlines to grab a share of the lucrative Indian market held by rivals Emirates Airline and Etihad…
US airlines burn $14 billion a month as traffic plummets from pandemic
WASHINGTON – US airlines are collectively burning more than US$10 billion (S$14 billion) in cash per month and averaging fewer than two dozen passengers per domestic flight in the wake of…
Lebanon protesters lob traffic signs, branches at police
BEIRUT – Tensions flared in Lebanon’s capital on Saturday (Jan 18) as angry protesters flung stones, traffic signs and tree branches at security forces, who responded with water canons and…