Flooding shuts down airport and closes roads in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ShareHeavy storms and thunderstorms have caused widespread flooding in southern Wisconsin, leading to the shutdown of Milwaukee’s airport and blocking roads, and two people have been struck by lightning. The Milwaukee-General Mitchell International closed around 9:30 p.m. when floodwaters began covering the runways. The strong rains flooded  the city on Thursday, with only parts of Milwaukee [...]

Gunbattle at Afghan airport; killed 8 militants

ShareTaliban claimed responsibility for setting off a car bomb that stormed the entrance of NATO air base in eastern Afghanistan according to authorities Wednesday. There were eight insurgents who died in the failed assault. This is the third ground assault of the Taliban who claimed responsibility for the said attack against a major coalition base [...]

BA strike: Second walk-out by cabin crew begins

ShareMore British Airways flights have been cancelled as a second strike by the firm’s cabin crew gets under way. According to live departure boards, 29 scheduled flights due to depart London airports on Saturday morning have already been cancelled. However BA has said it expects disruption to be less than last weekend’s strike, when cabin [...]

Storm Cuts Power in Australia

SharePerth, Australia – a severe storm happened and left thousand of homes without power. The damage caused by the storm is already estimated of more that $100m. The storm that left Perth brought massive hailstones, heavy rains, flooding, landslides and heavy winds that are more than 120 km/hr. At their airport, several things were damaged [...]

Airport body scanners draw mix reactions

ShareBurbank, California – Bob Hope International airport was one of the first recipients of the newly enhanced full body scanner from the Transportation Security Administration. This, after the Obama administration heightens its security efforts against terrorism following the spoiled bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight where the suspect was able to hide the explosives inside [...]

2 Muslim women abandon flight due to ‘nude’ airport scanner in UK

ShareTwo Muslim women were stopped from boarding a flight after refusing a full body scan on Wednesday in London, airport officials have confirmed. Insisting that religious and medical reasons should preclude them from such a procedure which requires a person to pass through a machine which scans the full naked body for weapons and other contraband, [...]

Lufthansa pilots’ strike disrupts thousands

ShareAbout 4,000 pilots at German airline Lufthansa have gone on strike for four days in a dispute over job security. The carrier has cancelled about 3,000 flights and has warned of delays both domestically and internationally. The strike has disrupted thousands of passengers around the world, while the company tries to arrange alternative travel for [...]

Air security reviewed post Obama’s order

ShareUS President Barack Obama has ordered a review of air security after a Nigerian man was charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Mr Obama wanted to know how a man carrying explosives had managed to board a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Airport security measures [...]

Airports on high alert after bomb attempt on Detroit plane

ShareThe airport security and passenger restrictions were increased at every airport around the world after a suspected terrorist tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight carrying 278 passengers on board and landing in Detroit. The man was attempting to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam with an explosive device, said Peter King of New [...]