Airlines, airports and air traffic controllers prepare for chaos. But that doesn’t make responding to it any less complicated. The global aviation system is deeply interconnected and responding to a disruption — especially one as severe as a power outage at a global airport hub — is a delicate balancing act. For airlines, moving even … Read more
At least 1,300 flights in and out of London’s Heathrow Airport were disrupted on Friday as the airport, Europe’s busiest, was shut down after a major nearby fire caused a power outage. More flights are expected to be canceled or delayed in the coming days as airlines navigate the ripple effects of the airport’s closure, … Read more
As Heathrow Airport, Britain’s busiest travel hub, shut down on Friday because of a nearby fire and power outage, airlines told thousands of travelers not travel to the airport and to check online for updates. About 80 airlines operate at Heathrow, and they were diverting inbound flights to others airports in Britain, elsewhere in Europe … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest travel crossroads in the world. It handles about 1,300 flights a day, from more than 80 airlines. Nearly six million people and more than 130,000 tons of cargo moved through the London airport last month. So what happens when a hub this size grinds to a halt? … Read more
Warren Hu had just settled into his flight from New York to London, where he planned to visit his girlfriend, when he became one of the thousands of passengers whose travel was thrown into disarray early Friday because of a fire near Heathrow Airport. The plane carrying Mr. Hu, a college student in New York, … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the world, was closed early Friday after it lost power because of a fire at a nearby electricity substation, the airport’s operator said. Heathrow said it would be closed until 11:59 p.m. local time. It was not immediately clear how many flights would be affected. Dozens of … Read more
A Delta Air Lines passenger jet that flipped over, burned and lost a wing after landing in Toronto last month was descending at what experts called an excessive speed when it touched down, according to a preliminary report from the Canadian authorities. The report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an independent agency, found … Read more
A small passenger plane crashed seconds after taking off from a Caribbean island near mainland Honduras on Monday, killing all but five of the 17 people on board, the authorities said. The Jetstream 32 aircraft was carrying 15 passengers and two crew members when it departed Monday evening from an airport on Roatán Island, the … Read more
The federal judge’s ruling was clear: The Trump administration could not use an obscure wartime law from the 18th century to deport people without a hearing. If any planes were already in the air, the judge said, they should turn back. That did not happen. Instead, the Trump administration sent more than 200 migrants to … Read more
Bryan Bedford, a longtime airline industry executive, was tapped by President Trump on Monday to serve as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Since 1999, Mr. Bedford has been the president and chief executive at Republic Airway, which operates flights for the three largest U.S. airlines. In a statement on Truth Social, Mr. Trump … Read more