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Runway fire breaks out at Sydney Airport after emergency landing
An engine failure on a passenger plane taking off from Sydney, Australia on Friday prompted the aircraft to circle before a safe emergency landing, the airline Qantas saidWorld - ABC News - 49 minutes ago -
Qantas flight makes emergency landing at Sydney airport after engine failure, sparking grass fire near runway
A passenger onboard QF520 to Brisbane says it was ‘a real struggle to get airborne and it was clear to everyone … that something was badly wrong’. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation
Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Nigeria boycott Libya game after airport stranding
Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).Sports - ESPN - October 15 -
Holiday in Greenland? New airports aim to entice tourists
The Arctic territory hopes that three new airports will pave the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Airport sparks debate with introduction of 'hug time' limit
An airport in New Zealand is asking travelers to limit their "hug times" in order to reduce congestion.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer
The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
High-security prison 'like an airport' for drones
Inmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Missile From Lebanon Hits Israel's Main Airport
The missile, which landed in a parking lot, causing minor damage, was part of a volley of 10 fired by Hezbollah at central Israel.World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
China's premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip
China’s Premier Li Qiang has inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan as he arrived for a regional security meeting in the capital, IslamabadWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Port Authority Launches Plan to Transform Newark Airport ‘From Worst to Best’
The plan, announced Thursday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, includes replacing the rickety AirTrain network and the airport’s dilapidated Terminal B.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Israeli strikes hit near Beirut airport as conflict in Lebanon grows
Israeli strikes hit close to Lebanon's only international airport as millions of civilians are caught in the crossfires of Israel's growing conflict with Hezbollah. About 1.2 million people have ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Cuddle time capped: Airport puts a 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs
An airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Ministers outline plans to redraw airspace over London airports
Redesigning flight paths could lead to greener flights but also new noise pollutionBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
US airline pilot caught with stun gun at Edinburgh Airport
Ryan Cecil was fined £8,500 after claiming he accidentally left the weapon in his luggage.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
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New Zealand airport shocked by interest in its 3-minute cap on hugs
Officials at New Zealand's Dunedin International Airport are "surprised how much global interest" a time-limit on curbside farewell embraces has garnered.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
FAA begins audit of major airports to reduce close calls on runways
In a new audit, the FAA will look to identify any caps in procedures, equipment or process at the country's 45 busiest airports. Recommendations to further reduce the risk of runway close calls are ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
New Zealand airport puts three-minute cap on farewell hugs
A New Zealand airport is capping the time people can spend hugging goodbye in the car drop-off zone. CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Adani Enterprises profit rockets on growing airports and green business
Quarterly results boost Gautam Adani’s conglomerate as it seeks to bounce back from damaging allegationsWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
End of an era for iconic moving walkways at San Francisco airport
The moving walkways inside San Francisco International Airport's terminal 3 have become iconic thanks to their bounciness. But the rubber walkways are set to be removed during a renovation of the ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
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WATCH: Chaos ensues after racoon crashes through LaGuardia Airport ceiling
Chaos ensued at the Spirit Airlines counter inside LaGuardia Airport in New York after a raccoon came crashing through a ceiling panel.Top stories - ABC News - 7 hours ago -
The inflation risk for emerging markets
Fiscal indiscipline looms as the biggest threat after central bank battles to slow rising pricesWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
Emerging markets are having a moment
US interest rate cuts spur reassessment of asset class and bolster its allureBusiness - Financial Times - October 18 -
Vance emerges as Trump's explainer-in-chief
JD Vance’s willingness to regularly take questions from mainstream news outlets has added an unofficial duty to his role as Donald Trump’s running mate: explainer-in-chief.Politics - NBC News - October 23 -
Nigeria national team boycott AFCON qualifier after being 'abandoned' in Libyan airport
The captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, announced the decision on MondaySports - CBS Sports - October 14 -
New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’. Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Hug it out, but make it quick. New Zealand airport sets time limit on goodbyes
Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
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Is three minutes enough for a goodbye hug? A New Zealand airport has ruled it is | Arwa Mahdawi
Dunedin airport has erected signs that limit public displays of affection in drop-off zones. Is it enough time? I did a scientific experiment to find out …. Parting, as we all know, is such sweet ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81
Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars a year, ...World - ABC News - November 1