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Eurostar cancels half of London to Paris trains
PARIS — The beleaguered Eurostar high-speed train service on Friday cancelled half of its train services between London and Paris because of freezing temperatures, a spokeswoman said.
Qantas A380 Delayed 24 Hours in Los Angeles After Fault
A QANTAS A380 flight from the US had to be cancelled after it reportedly recorded the longest wait on Los Angeles International Airport's tarmac since 2007, in the latest blow for the airline.
Few European airports adopt new US security measures
LONDON - Airline passengers bound for the United States faced a hodgepodge of security measures across the world yesterday, but most European airports did not appear to be following a new US demand for increased screening of passengers from 14 cou...
Air Berlin Jet Skids Off Runway at Airport in Germany
BERLIN — A jet headed for Spain's Canary Islands came off the runway at Dortmund airport in western Germany on Sunday, but no one was injured, authorities said.
Flights Behind Schedule After New Jersey Security Breach
Security lines at Newark Liberty International Airport were moving normally Monday, but flights were still running behind schedule a day after a man walked through a screening checkpoint exit to enter a terminal.
Delta to give vouchers to Flight 253 passengers
Passengers who traveled on the Detroit-bound Christmas run of Northwest Airlines Flight 253, targeted by a suspected terrorist, will receive travel credits from Delta Air Lines Inc., a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.
New call for faster, more thorough airport body scans
WASHINGTON — Days after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to ignite plastic explosives on an airplane over Detroit, security companies say they have new body-scanning machines capable of screening passengers for such material in seconds that could re...
More U.S. air marshals flying since failed terrorist attack
The Department of Homeland Security has significantly increased the number of air marshals on flights since a failed Christmas terrorist attack on a U.S. jetliner, a department official told CNN Sunday.
China unveils 'world's fastest train link'
BEIJING — China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.
Security ramped up at airports in U.S., UK, Amsterdam
Passengers flying into the United States from abroad should expect additional security measures at U.S. and international airports a day after a passenger detonated a device aboard a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan, the Tra...