7 h. ago Munich airport temporarily shut after drone sightings in the area

Officials say Munich airport has been temporarily shut down after a string of drone sightings in the area

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11 h. ago Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption

The German airport was forced to suspend operations, in the latest drone disruption to European aviationDrone sightings over Munich airport on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city.Another 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Airport in Canary Islands forced to cancel and divert flights due to drones

It comes as drone sightings have spiked at airports across Europe

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9 d. ago UK arrest over cyberattack that hit Heathrow and European airports

Man in West Sussex was held as part of investigation into last weekend’s incident affecting Collins AerospaceA man has been arrested in the UK in connection with the cyber-attack that disrupted flights at London Heathrow and several other European airports last weekend.The National Crime Agency said it had arrested a man in his 40s in West Sussex as part of an investigation into the incident affecting Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in desk technology for airlines. Continue reading...

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1 week ago European airports are still suffering disruption following cyber attack

Hackers caused chaos in some of Europe's biggest airports late on Friday after they targetted check-in and boarding systems provider Collins Aerospace, owned by RTX (RTX.N).

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1 week ago Heathrow disruption continues after cyber attack grounds European flights for second day: Live updates

Passengers have been advised to check with their airlines whether flights are still going ahead at Heathrow

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1 week ago Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – Europe live

Poland said it had scrambled aircraft to protect its airspace as Ukraine reported a Russian attack featuring more than 600 drones and missilesCollins Aerospace owner RTX said on Saturday that it had become aware of a cyber- related disruption to its MUSE software in selected airports, after major European flight hubs flagged delays due to a cyber-attack, Reuters reports.The company said:We are actively working to resolve the issue and restore full functionality to our customers as quickly as possible.The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations. Continue reading...

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