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The coffin carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth II began its journey to London from Balmoral. Samir Hussein/WireImage, Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images Edinburgh airport will temporarily close its airspace when the Queen's coffin is flown to London. Some flights due to leave on Tuesday afternoon will be grounded, delayed, or canceled. The Queen's […]
Enlarge (credit: Rocket Lab) Welcome to Edition 1.27 of the Rocket Report! After a week off for Thanksgiving break, we’re chock full of news about rockets and engines from around the world—some of which seem fanciful, and some of which are real developments. As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don’t want to […]
Flights in and out of major Irish airports have been temporarily suspended after Irish airspace experienced issues with air traffic. A radar in the west of Ireland has caused the problem, with airport chiefs reporting “zero flow rate” in Irish airspace Both Shannon and Cork airports have suspended all flights until the radar is fully […]
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Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Monday that an airline flying to Tel Aviv has been granted access to Saudi Arabia’s airspace. A spokesman for the airline, Air India, denied the claims stressing they had not received any confirmation and had only submitted a request for a flight along that route. […]
Shutterstock Saudi Arabia reportedly granted approval to Air India to fly direct from Delhi to Tel Aviv using its airspace, though it has not been confirmed. News of Saudi Arabia potentially easing its airspace regulations may add concrete evidence to reports of the country’s warming ties to Israel. Several reports have surfaced showing covert cooperation […]
Escalating Tension Over Taiwan Strait May Hinder Travel Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Royal Air Force scrambled two fighter jets to intercept Russian strategic bombers near UK airspace on Monday, in another illustration of ongoing tensions. The RAF confirmed that it sent Typhoon aircraft from the Lossiemouth base in Scotland on a “quick reaction alert” as two Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bombers approached Britain. “The […]
Published time: 2 Jan, 2018 12:56 Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a small private plane, which had violated airspace closed for US President Donald Trump’s visit to Florida. The incident occurred at 4:24pm on Sunday, some 46km (29 miles) north of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The F-16s escorted […]
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 04:09 Edited time: 27 Nov, 2017 05:26 Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Bali after authorities closed off the international airport on the paradise island fearing that volcanic ash spewed by the Mount Agung may jeopardize the safety of aircraft and travelers. As many as 100,000 people should evacuate […]
