11 h. ago M5 traffic LIVE: Serious crash shuts motorway both ways as air ambulance lands

An air ambulance has landed at the scene of a serious collision on the M5. The road has been closed in both directions while emergency services attend the scene

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22 h. ago Brits caught in 'inhumane' airport chaos as passengers fight and vomit in crush

Hundreds of UK holidaymakers were left queuing for hours at Tenerife South Airport on Monday, with chaos and 'inhuman' conditions reportedly leaving kids and parents distressed

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27 h. ago 'Inhuman' queues at Spanish airport force officials into emergency meeting

Tenerife's President has called for an emergency meeting after 'inhuman' queues at the Spanish airport left Brits and other tourists waiting for two hours in a 'third world' situation.

Politics

39 h. ago More than 1,200 FAA employees are planning to leave in the coming months putting more strain on taxed workforce

The Federal Aviation Administration, which employs 46,000 people, has been the target of Elon Musk’s DOGE agenda

Economics

41 h. ago New face tattoo protects your brain from working too hard, scientists say

Sensors could help safety by tracking mental strain that air traffic controllers, lorry drivers and others are under

Politics

4 d. ago LIVE M62 traffic as air ambulance scrambled and police fully close motorway

The incident occurred close to junction 22

Society

7 d. ago Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

The Army is telling The Associated Press that military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport

Transport

8 d. ago EasyJet promises ‘better resilience’ ahead of difficult summer

Exclusive: CEO of Britain's biggest budget airline says French, German and Greek air-traffic control are biggest causes of delay

Politics

8 d. ago This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact

News that air traffic controllers directing planes into New Jersey’s busiest airport twice lost both their radar and radios is alarming

Politics

1 week ago 'I'm an air traffic controller – here's the most terrifying airport to fly out of'

An air traffic controller refuses to fly from one airport after she claims 'dozens' of incidents have taken place over the last 10 months and warns a crash could happen soon

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1 week ago Air traffic controller names the major airport she's too terrified to fly out of over fears of plane crashing

A traumatized air traffic control worker says she refuses to fly out of one of the country's busiest airports, warning operation issues may soon cause dire crashes.

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1 week ago Newark airport sees fourth air traffic control outage in 3 weeks. What is actually going on?

The FAA said no one was hurt and operations were not interrupted as a result of Tuesday’s communication outage at Newark.

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1 week ago Ongoing travel chaos at European hotspot as dozens of flights cancelled

Paris-Orly airport has been hit by flight cancellations and delays after the air traffic control systems suffered a malfunction, which caused widespread disruption

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1 week ago Travel chaos at Europe hotspot airport after control tower break down sees more than 100 flights cancelled

The nation's aviation authority blamed 'a failure of the air traffic control systems in the afternoon' for what it said had been a 'significant' reduction in the number of flights.

Transport

2 w. ago Airport loses all air traffic control leaving 20 planes stranded mid

Air traffic controllers in Denver lost contact with planes for 90 seconds earlier this week and had to use backup frequencies in the latest Federal Aviation Administration equipment failure

Politics

2 w. ago Denver Airport loses all air traffic control communications for 90 seconds sparking panic in skies

It is the last incident in a slew of air traffic control blackouts that have riddled American airspace in recent weeks - including multiple outages at Newark International Airport.

Politics

2 w. ago A jolt back to life: after years of avoiding risk, I have decided to dive in and say yes | Nova Weetman

By being scared, embarrassed or even just nervous, I feel present, like I’m still hereYears ago, I travelled to Weipa on the Cape York peninsula to run a week of writing workshops at a school. We flew in as the sun set, and by the time I left the small tin shed airport with the keys to the hire car, it was pitch black. I threw my bags on to the back seat and turned on my phone, discovering that my carrier didn’t work in far north Queensland. There was no GPS in the car, no street directory tucked under the seat, and the other arrivals had already fled the bush airport and disappeared into the night.I gulped down the fear that was growing in my stomach as I realised that I had absolutely no idea where I was going, and no bars of reception to tell me. I turned the key in the ignition and drove the dusty road until I reached what I assumed was the highway. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn't worked for over 3 years

Sen. Ted Cruz asked whether a hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D

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2 w. ago Glasgow Ryanair passenger fined £3,000 after flight diverted amid incident

Flight FR4204 left Glasgow Airport for Kraków but was forced to divert to Rzeszów due to the passenger's "inexcusable behaviour".

Economics

2 w. ago Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace

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