Staff Writer European Union is demanding more online privacy from the companies such as Google Inc. or Facebook Inc. in order to give people more control over how their online habits are tracked. The internet companies are likely to argue over the specificity of rules. Thursday’s strategy paper will form the basis for an overhaul [...] (Continue reading)
The financial toll on airline industry is enormous due to the closure of air space. “Lost revenues now total more than 1.7 billion U.S. dollars for airlines alone,” According to Giovanni Bisignani IATA’s director general and CEO, talking at a press conference. He further said “About 29 percent of global aviation was impacted by this [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole Traffic forecasts are uncertain and airlines are already accounting for heaving losses. With 63 thousands flight have been cancelled across Europe, Airlines are estimating about $200 million loss every day that may reach in to billions. Some airports reopened and 30% of flights were operated on Monday in Europe. The Czech Republic [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole The air travel chaos is continued Monday in Europe. More than 63 thousand flights have been cancelled since Wednesday because of the cloud of ash from volcano in Iceland. According to the aviation industry, the loss per day is estimated to be U.S. $ 200 million, more than 6 million passengers were [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole The Dutch carrier KLM and German Lufthansa operated test flights in the air space of the Europe. Both companies said today that company has found nothing unusual during test flights. Lufthansa has operated ten flights without passengers Saturday from Munich to Frankfurt. Spokeswoman for KLM told to CNN that their test flights [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole A sign of hope—commercial air traffic was reportedly reopened at several airport in cities including Nice and Marseille on Sunday. However, the Paris airport will be closed due to the cloud of ash from Volcano Iceland. Germany has also reopened six airports for flights taking off to the east. The operation is [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole There were reportedly 17 thousand flights cancelled today in most of the Europe following the Volcanic eruption that started on Wednesday. According to European Agency, there are 22 thousand flights normally operate on normal Saturday. France has earlier decided to close three airports in Paris and other cities in northern part of [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole For the third consecutive day, The airport across Europe remained closed due to ash clouds coming from Volcano in Iceland. According to AP, Air Space is closed in about 20 countries and some countries are planning to extend the closure until Monday. The shut down may cost as much as $1 billion, [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole The aviation chaos in Europe has reached to its new level, causing disruption in its third consecutive day on Saturday. Several countries announced in the Europe that airports would be closed due to the cloud of volcanic ash spewed by the volcano in Iceland. According to various media reports, In Germany, the [...] (Continue reading)
By Jamie Cole The ash cloud caused the closure of airspace that result in cancellation of most of flight in Britain. The result of closure is affecting other airports in other countries in northern Europe, causing delays and flight cancellation. There are at least 13 thousand flight operating to or from London Heathrow airport every [...] (Continue reading)