Thursday flight cancellations top 2,200 nationwide, disrupting holiday travel | CNN Business

Thursday flight cancellations top 2,200 nationwide, disrupting holiday travel | CNN Business

CNN  —  Snow, rain, ice, wind and frigid temperatures are disrupting air travel plans across the United States as well as bus and Amtrak passenger train service. Airlines canceled just over 2,270 US flights by 6 ET p.m. Thursday and proactively canceled almost 1,000 flights for Friday, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. Eighty-five … Read more

United places order for 200 Boeing planes, giving two troubled jets a vote of confidence | CNN Business

United places order for 200 Boeing planes, giving two troubled jets a vote of confidence | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  United Airlines placed a massive order for at least 200 Boeing planes on Tuesday, split between two models dogged by recent problems: the 737 Max and the 787 Dreamliner. It’s a crucial vote of confidence for Boeing, which took tens of billions of dollars in financial losses due to the problems … Read more

19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania | CNN

19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania | CNN

CNN  —  A Tanzanian commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in bad weather in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people. The country’s Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, said officials believe all bodies have been recovered from the airplane. “We’re starting to pull out the luggage and personal items from the aircraft. A team of … Read more

Climate activists block private jet runway at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam | CNN

Climate activists block private jet runway at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam | CNN

CNN  —  Hundreds of climate activists breached a runway Saturday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to try to stop private jets from taking off, in the latest demonstration by protesters aimed at drawing attention to the climate crisis. Greenpeace Netherlands said “more than 500” Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion activists were at the airport, one of Europe’s … Read more

Suspicious device found at a Toronto airport has been disarmed and 2 people are in custody, authorities say | CNN

Suspicious device found at a Toronto airport has been disarmed and 2 people are in custody, authorities say | CNN

CNN  —  Two people were taken into custody after authorities located and later disarmed a possible explosive device at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, police said. At around 4 p.m. Saturday, a device was found on a bicycle parked near the airport’s island-side ferry terminal, according to the airport’s social media account. Located on an … Read more

Ports in eastern China at standstill as typhoon Muifa closes in | CNN

Ports in eastern China at standstill as typhoon Muifa closes in | CNN

Authorities in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang ordered ships to return to port, told schools to close and evacuated tourists from nearby islands, as one of this year’s strongest typhoons is set to make landfall on Wednesday. Typhoon Muifa intensified on Tuesday as it moved toward the twin port cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan, which … Read more

Airbus widens its lead over Boeing in China with plans for second finishing line there | CNN Business

Airbus widens its lead over Boeing in China with plans for second finishing line there | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  Airbus announced plans Thursday for a second final-assembly line in China, the latest sign that it has a lock on the key aviation market over rival Boeing. The announcement came as part of a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to China. The signing of the agreement by Airbus CEO … Read more

Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal | CNN

Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal | CNN

CNN  —  A search and rescue operation has been underway in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that once again highlights the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. Of 72 people on board, at least 69 were killed and their bodies recovered after … Read more