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Spain closes airports on Canary Islands due to sand storm

February 23, 2020

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities said Sunday that they have closed airports on the Canary Islands because of a wind storm that is blinding the archipelago with sand and dust.Spain’s airport authorities said that incoming planes have been rerouted...

Federal report faults Southwest Airlines and FAA on safety

By DAVID KOENIG | February 11, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines continues to fly airplanes with safety concerns while federal officials do a poor job overseeing the airline, a government watchdog said Tuesday.The airline has flown more than 150,000 flights on 88 jets it bought on...

A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and MEHMET GUZEL | February 6, 2020

ISTANBUL (AP) — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they heard a routine announcement telling passengers they could use their cellphones while the airliner...

Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport

By Associated Press | February 3, 2020

MADRID (AP) — Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said.The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights had been diverted to other airports by the time...

Nevada airport pulls magazine over cover story about brothel

January 31, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A women's lifestyle magazine was pulled from its advertising racks at a Nevada airport after it ran a cover story about a brothel near Reno, airport officials said.Bliss Life magazine featured the Mustang Ranch Brothel and its workers...