Turkey has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq, a top Turkish official announced Wednesday, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. The airspace was closed Monday to flights taking off
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000, dealing a blow to efforts to cut emissions and noise pollution.
The Israeli Airports Authority said flights out of the main international airports have been grounded following the launch of a general strike. The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents more than 700,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many
Tensions remain between Russia and the United States after a collision in international airspace. U.S. military command officials said Tuesday that a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, clipped the drone’s propeller and forced it
Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and City have been disrupted as the UK grapples with snowy conditions. SkyScanWorld has shared live tracker information showing passenger aircraft circling around major airports. The situation looks likely to worsen as the Met Office warns that Britain
A United Nations helicopter came under heavy fire in eastern Congo, bringing the mission to suspend flights in the conflict-riddled region, the organization said Monday. A helicopter returning from Walikale to the regional capital, Goma in North Kivu province, came under attack
A massive US winter storm has grounded more than 1,600 flights as snow and ice are leaving passengers stranded at airports. Hundreds of thousands of homes in America were also plunged into darkness on Wednesday as schools shut and drivers found themselves
A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth. Company CEO Keisuke Iwaya said passengers do not need to be billionaires, go through intense training
Extinction Rebellion has blocked the private jet terminal at Luton Airport as protesters call for excessive flights to be taxed. The environmental group, as well as those affiliated with it, have blockaded the entrances to the Harrods Aviation and Signature private jet
The People’s Republic of China accused the U.S. House of Representatives of “scoring political points” by passing a resolution Thursday condemning the Chinese use of a surveillance aircraft shot down last week. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning addressed the