Airline/Aviation News

• Chaos at Heathrow Airport as 'technical issues' cause mass disruption 17 Feb 2020 05:03 Evening Standard Heathrow Airport has apologised for disruption caused by "technical issues". The west London hub said extra staff had been put on to help with directing people to their gates. The situation at the airport, which appeared to be causing delays, was …
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia Arrive in Monrovia for a Sister Airport Technical Team Meeting - Front Page Africa 17 Feb 2020 03:47 Liberian Times Robertsfield –A delegation from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, The United States of America, has arrived in the Country for a sister airport technical team meeting with the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA). The delegation …
• Inline bag scan for flyers at Kolkata airport 17 Feb 2020 03:24 The Times of India
• Airport operation to block Albanians, Georgians from claiming asylum is ‘scaled back’ 17 Feb 2020 02:31 The Irish Times A heightened system of immigration checks at Dublin Airport that had sought to block Albanian and Georgian nationals entering the Republic to claim asylum has been scaled back. The operation involved a tougher approach to stopping Albanians and Georgians …
• More foreign airlines land at Murtala Muhammed International Airport as weather improves 17 Feb 2020 02:09 Nigerian Eye More international flights have resumed at the Murtala Muhammed International (MMI) Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, following the improvement in the weather. For over two weeks, all international flights were diverting to Accra, Ghana, due to inclement …
• Lebanon airline scraps plan to accept only US dollars amid backlash 17 Feb 2020 01:40 Middle East Eye Lebanon's state-owned carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) revoked a decision to accept payment only in US dollars after a backlash on Sunday, Lebanese media said. The country is in the throes of an economic meltdown and a biting liquidity crunch that …
• EXCLUSIVE: How Nigeria Customs Service Officials Bypass Security Checks At Lagos Airport To Illegally Move Cash For Passengers 17 Feb 2020 01:18 Sahara Reporters   More details have emerged on how top officials of the Nigerian Custom Service have been moving cash through the tarmac and bypassing the departure point. Recall that the NCS had last week intercepted and seized $8.06m at the Murtala Mohammed …
• Heathrow Airport apologises for IT failure disruption 16 Feb 2020 21:49 News Image copyright PA Media Image caption Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe Heathrow Airport has apologised for disruption after the west London hub was hit by "technical issues". One passenger said the situation was "utter chaos" …
• Airbus posts €1.4bn loss after bribery fines 16 Feb 2020 20:51 Business Day Paris — Airbus on Thursday reported a net loss of €1.36bn for 2019, weighed down by huge fines to settle bribery scandals and extra costs for the A400M military transport aircraft. Airbus has agreed to pay €3.6bn in fines to Britain, France and the US to …
• Heathrow Airport hit by technical problem 16 Feb 2020 20:27 Arutz Sheva London's Heathrow Airport was hit on Sunday by a technical problem that rendered information screens such as takeoff and departure schedules inoperative. Airport staff was forced to write the information on whiteboards. A number of flights were delayed …