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Air Transport

Stories tagged “Air Transport.”

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Sep 18·theguardian.com

Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error

A software defect in the UK's National Air Traffic Services (Nats) system caused a six-hour outage, disrupting hundreds of thousands of passengers and leading to mass flight cancellations and delays. The error, a "legacy and previously unknown" issue, corrupted flight dat…

Sep 18·theguardian.com

Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report says

A new report reveals private jets pollute significantly more than commercial flights and their wealthy owners pay a disproportionately low share of aviation taxes in the US, despite a surge in private air travel.

Jul 21·theguardian.com

‘The explosion is what I remember’: man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane recounts ordeal

A passenger who was nearly pulled out of a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany says the blast and shattering window are still haunting him.

Jun 21·theguardian.com

Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert says

Two planes were 300ft apart in a near miss at Boston airport. A Delta jet had to abort its landing attempt to avoid an American Airlines plane.

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