‘Can’t even buy parts on eBay’: US transport secretary Sean Duffy flags deepening crisis in US air traffic control system

[ad_1] File photo: US transportation secretary Sean Duffy (Picture credit: AP) US transportation secretary Sean Duffy has warned of a “crisis” in America’s air traffic control system, which is grappling with outdated equipment, severe staffing shortages and a series of high-profile failures, including deadly accidents and repeated outages.Speaking before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday, […]

Trump’s Qatar trip is off to a flying start as Air Force One gets another fighter jet escort

[ad_1] Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One (AP) DOHA: President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump […]

Taiwan bolsters air defence preparedness, test fires Land Sword II

[ad_1] TAIPEI: In line with bolstering air defence preparedness, Taiwan conducted the live fire debut of Land Sword II, said the Ministry of National Defence on Tuesday.The details of the Surface-to-Air Missile System were provided in a post on X.As per the MND, Land Sword II possesses the capability of countering varied aerial threats, thereby […]

Watch: Donald Trump’s lavish new Air Force One featuring gold-toned walls, premium carpeting

[ad_1] Watch: Donald Trump’s lavish new Air Force One featuring gold-toned walls, premium carpeting (Image Credit: X) United States President Donald Trump has commissioned a luxurious private aircraft after abandoning expectations for Boeing’s delivery of an upgraded Air Force One.According to The Wall Street Journal, the president is acquiring an L3Harris aircraft, previously owned by […]

Air Canada ordered to pay $10 million in class action over hidden ticket fees | World News

[ad_1] Air Canada has been ordered by the Quebec Court of Appeal to pay over $10 million in damages to passengers following a class-action lawsuit that alleged they charged more than the ticket price advertised. The case centered on the airline charging more than the advertised ticket prices by adding undisclosed taxes, fees, and surcharges.Justice […]

Watch: Delta Air Line passengers hold up plane’s ceiling after it ‘caves in’

[ad_1] Passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight were forced to “hold up” the roof of the aircraft after the ceiling’s interior “suddenly caved in” during a journey last week from Atlanta to Chicago.The incident occurred on April 14, according to a report in New York Post.Content creator Lucas Michael Payne, who said his business […]

Watch: Delta Air Line passengers hold up plane’s ceiling as it ‘caves in’

[ad_1] Passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight were forced to “hold up” the roof of the aircraft after the ceiling’s interior “suddenly caved in” during a journey last week from Atlanta to Chicago.The incident occurred on April 14, according to a report in New York Post.Content creator Lucas Michael Payne, who said his business […]

Delta Air Lines Passengers: 300 Delta passengers forced to spend night on Albama tarmac, no customs to process them

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: X/@Delta) Nearly 300 Delta Air Lines passengers arriving from Mexico endured an ordeal that turned a routine journey into a 20-hour travel nightmare after bad weather forced two international flights to divert to an airport unequipped to handle customs processing.According to The New York Post, Delta flights from Mexico City […]

America’s Mideast TV news channel fires staff, goes off air

[ad_1] CAIRO: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having “irresponsibly and unlawfully” cut off funding.In notices sent to Al Hurra news staffers […]

Donald Trump Umbrella Incident: ‘Bro expects China to fold’: Netizens react as Donald Trump fumbles with umbrella again while boarding Air Force One

[ad_1] Netizens react as Donald Trump fumbles with umbrella again while boarding Air Force One US President Donald Trump was caught in a familiar tarmac blunder on Friday as he awkwardly struggled with a large black umbrella while boarding Air Force One in the rain, a repeat of a 2018 incident that quickly became social […]