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It Was Love After First Flight
Lindsay Bennie heeded Victoria Williams’s call for a Valentine’s date, but they were hundreds of miles apart. Once they finally met, “our connection was instantaneous,” Ms. Bennie said.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18 -
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Where Harris, Trump will be on Friday
Vice President Harris and former President Trump have entered the home stretch of campaign season, with the election just more than two weeks away. Both party nominees are on the ground Friday, ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Harris to travel to Texas on Friday
Vice President Harris will campaign in deep red Texas on Friday, less than two weeks before Election Day, to warn voters about the stakes of the election. Harris will give remarks in Houston ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
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SpaceX's Starship Cleared for New Test Flight
The FAA said requirements have been met for the next launch. The company has criticized the length of reviews.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 12 -
Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight
The former first minister died at a conference in North Macedonia on Saturday at the age of 69.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
DHS deports Chinese migrants on charter flight
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese migrants earlier this week on a charter flight to China, according to officials. Tuesday's flight marked the second removal of ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Alex Salmond's body arrives back in Scotland
The former first minister died of a heart attack in North Macedonia at the weekend.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Passengers stuck on planes and homes without power
Northern Ireland Electricity restored power to more than 10,000 customers over the course of Sunday.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
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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 -
Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years
Airlines have ramped up capacity between the U.S. and Europe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Flights Redirected From Barcelona as Storms Lash Coast
Flights were rerouted away from the city as heavy rainstorms hit, just days after other parts of Spain suffered some of the worst flooding in the country’s recent history.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: The Night of the Nor'easter
Andrea Canning reports Friday, October 18, at 9/8c on NBC.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
Friday Briefing: The Leader of Hamas is Dead
Plus, an interview with Hugh Grant.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: Deadly Omission
Andrea Canning reports Friday, October 25, at 9/8c on NBC.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Friday Briefing: Stars Rally for Harris
Plus, an interview with the Taliban’s most fearsome leader.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
TGI Fridays Nears Bankruptcy Filing
The casual-dining stalwart has dealt with slowing sales. A deal to purchase the company fell through earlier this year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Delta ex-flight attendant files lawsuit alleging retaliation, sexual harassment
Attorneys for Aryasp Nejat, fired in August, argue he is ‘one of the latest casualties’ of airline’s anti-union campaign. A former flight attendant at Delta Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Turbulence on Air Canada flight sends food flying around the cabin
Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.World - CBS News - October 15 -
Lufthansa fined $4 million for blocking Jewish passengers from flight
Fine is largest ever issued by U.S. Department of Transportation against an airline for civil rights violations.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
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Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays
Airlines are increasingly frustrated by the global shortage of new planesBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Australian authorities respond to a reported bomb scare on a New Zealand flight
Australian authorities have responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to SydneyWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight
Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena. A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Iranian markets slide and flights cancelled as Israeli attack looms
Country braced for retaliation after Tehran’s ballistic missile strike earlier this monthWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Helicopter that crashed in Houston, killing 4, was on an air tour flight
A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight at the time, authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights
The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptiveWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Dog dies on Alaska Air flight after downgrade to coach, lawsuit alleges
Pet owner claims his French bulldog died as a direct result of the airline moving him from first class to coach just before takeoff.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Delta sues CrowdStrike over outage leading to mass flight cancellations
Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit Friday against cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike, pointing to the global tech outage in July that caused flight disruptions and significant profit loss for ...Politics - The Hill - October 26 -
Argentina ready to boost flights to Falklands, says foreign minister
Diana Mondino says airlines will have to decide ‘frequency’ in sign of warmer relations with the UK over the islandsBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Airlines now required to provide automatic refunds for canceled, significantly delayed flights
U.S. airlines are now required to give passengers an automatic refund for canceled or significantly delayed flights and for services that were paid for but not provided, like Wi-Fi or ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Airline Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds for Significant Flight Disruptions Goes Into Effect
The Transportation Department’s new rule also sets the definition for what constitutes a “significant” delay in air travel.Business - The New York Times - October 29
