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Passengers evacuated an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides after the landing gear caught fire during an aborted takeoff, sending black smoke billowing into the air.One of the 173 passengers was hospitalized with minor injuries exiting the Boeing 737 MAX 8, which had been due to fly to Miami International Airport on Saturday, according to officials.A video shared with NBC News by a passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, showed the aircraft gathering speed on the runway — before a loud bang was heard, followed by strong vibrations and the plane stopping. Meanwhile, a round piece of debris was seen rolling from underneath the plane and off the side of the runway."I heard a loud boom, so I knew something blew up under the plane," passenger Mark Tsu...

Orzala, of RUSI, said that while influencers with Western passports “roam freely, pose for photos and gain online fame,” those privileges are denied to Afghan women, who are barred from schools, jobs or even walking freely in public without being accompanied by male guardians.There are also moral and ethical dilemmas, she added, because profits from tourism risk indirectly legitimizing and financially sustaining a regime that has institutionalized “gender apartheid.”As for videos from influencers that show Afghan women smiling in the background, Orzala said, “This should never be confused with contentment or consent to the current reality.”“This is not cultural exchange; it’s neocolonial tourism dressed up as adventure,” she added.Visitors to Afghanistan are still in the low thousands a...

Pittsburghers are so excited to see the new $1.7 billion airport terminal opening this fall that 18,000 of them applied for 2,000 test day slots even before the date was set.The lucky volunteers chosen to drive to the airport and fly nowhere will be among the first “passengers” to pass under the soaring wood ceiling dotted with more than 4,000 constellation lights and grab some fresh air while enjoying a snack on one of the four outdoor green terraces.They’ll be greeted by Alexander Calder’s reinstalled 28-foot-long hanging mobile, which is named for the city. Then they will make their way through a facility powered by the airport’s own microgrid and staffed by some employees whose kids spend their days playing at the airport’s on-property day care.The new Terminal Modernization Program...

American Airlines is reviving some of its pre-pandemic destinations like Prague and Budapest, Hungary, as international travel continues to hold up better than domestic demand.Other additions include its first-ever Dallas Fort Worth International flights to Athens, Greece, and year-round nonstop service between Miami and Milan.American is also extending service for next year’s World Cup, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Dallas and between Dallas and Zurich, where soccer’s governing body, FIFA, is based,. Those flights will run from May 21 to Aug. 4 of next year, a bid for more business travel and sports tourism.Brian Znotins, American’s senior vice president of network and schedule planning, told CNBC that the airline saw high numbers of customers from Argentina travel to Doha, Qatar, d...

Two blind women traveling from Louisiana to Florida said that Southwest Airlines "forgot" them at the airport following a nearly five-hour flight delay. The women said the ordeal happened on July 14 as they waited to board their flight out of New Orleans, according to WSVN in South Florida. The pair told the outlet that they realized they had been left behind because they were the only two on the Orlando-bound flight. One of the women, Sherri Brun, told the news station that they were told, "You’re the only two people on this flight because they forgot about you.""I was angry and frustrated," Camille Tate said. Southwest denied that Brun and Tate were forgotten at the gate. The airline said the flight the women were scheduled for was delayed almost five hours and that many of the other ...

A Southwest Airlines pilot, pulled out of a cockpit and arrested on allegations that he tried to fly while impaired, blamed nicotine pouches when police told him he smelled of alcohol, according to law enforcement video released on Thursday.David Allsop was minutes away from going wheels up at the helm of Flight 3772 out of Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, bound for Chicago Midway, when airport police confronted him on the jet bridge at Gate 2 at about 6 a.m. on Jan. 15, according to a Chatham County Police Department report.David Allsop.Chatham County Police Dept.When asked if he’d been drinking recently, Allsop said “10 hours ago” he had had “a few beers,” police body camera footage showed.“Define a few beers?” officer Josiah Best asked.“A few beers,” the pilot responded.“D...

Air Canada suspended all operations Saturday morning after more than 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job over pay and scheduling disputes, prompting the Canadian government to step in. Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration, extending the existing contract until a new agreement is reached.In a statement Saturday, Hajdu noted the strike’s impact on the Canadian economy, saying that Air Canada transports more than 40% of the country’s critical goods, including pharmaceuticals and organ tissue."This decision will help make sure that hundreds of thousands of Canadians and visitors to our country are not impacted because of canceled flights," Hajdu said.Wesley Lesosky, who heads the Air Canada Component ...

Air Canada said Sunday it has suspended its plan to resume limited flights after the union representing its flight attendants told members to defy a federal order to return to work. The airline now expects to restart operations Monday evening. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board directed Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to "resume their duties” by 2 p.m. ET Sunday after Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu imposed binding arbitration and extended the existing contract until a new agreement is reached.But the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) called the order "blatantly unconstitutional" and said its members "remain on strike.""We demand a fair, negotiated contract and to be compensated for all hours worked," CUPE's statement said. Air Canada said the union’s defiance f...

The Air Canada strike has ended after flight attendants reached a tentative agreement with the airline, both parties said early Tuesday."The Strike has ended," the Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a Facebook post advising its membership to "fully cooperate with resumption of operations." Air Canada said that it would gradually restart operations Tuesday but that a return to "full restoration may require a week or more.""The suspension of our service is extremely difficult for our customers," Air Canada President and CEO Michael Rousseau said in a statement. "We deeply regret and apologize for the impact on them of this labour disruption."Pilots show their support for Air Canada flight attendants striking at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Saturday.Andr...

The adage “time heals all wounds” is not holding true for Canadian travelers and their desire to vacation in America. Visits to the United States from Canada are down 25.2%, year to date, with a 37% year-over-year drop in arrivals by car in July alone, according to Tourism Economics. “Canadians were already concerned over their personal finances, but they’ve taken the rhetoric and policy announcements from the U.S. administration very personally,” said Amir Eylon, president and CEO of market research firm Longwoods International, which has been regularly surveying Canadian consumers. “Unfortunately, things have gone from bad to worse,” he added. A whopping 80% of Canadian travelers whose travel decisions are being influenced by U.S. policy and politics say U.S. tariffs and economic poli...