President Trump was informed within 30 minutes after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, according to U.S. officials. The ground stop resulted in thousands of canceled flights and stranded travelers across the U.S. The FAA announced that all planes would be grounded at 3:36 p.m. ET — while 3,500 flights…
Airspace across the United States slowly began returning to normal on Saturday after a rare national ground stop canceled thousands of flights and stranded travelers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a news conference Saturday, “We are back at full operations.” He thanked the pilots, airline staff, air traffic controllers, and FAA for their professionalism…
At least 12 people, including one American, were killed and 309 others injured in a strike Saturday on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, according to Saudi officials. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said those killed included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis and one person each from Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. Those injured…
A British Airways flight started descending 27,000 feet about 30 minutes after it departed London on Monday en route to Chicago, according to flight data. A spokesperson for British Airways said there was a technical issue and that the aircraft later landed safely. The jet had dropped to 9,000 from 36,000 feet over a…
A medical jet with six people on board has gone missing near Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA lost contact with the plane around 1 a.m. local time and issued a Search and Rescue Alert Notice for the Gulfstream G-100….
Severe weather cut power to nearly 1 million customers in the Midwest as perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummeled the region Tuesday. Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports, and officials warned of delays as the backlog was cleared. According to the flight…
