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Air Canada Express regional jet collides with Port Authority vehicle on landing, LaGuardia briefly closed

An Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority vehicle shortly after landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport Sunday evening, prompting the FAA to issue a ground stop and temporarily close the airport. FDNY and Port Authority crews responded; authorities released few immediate details.

2026-03-22T21:52:19.398774-07:00

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Mumbai International Airport petitions court over $92m Jet Airways debt

2026-03-22T22:55:06.960235-07:00

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Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

2026-03-22T11:55:48.177344-07:00

Associated Press

Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines

2026-03-21T10:20:06.628330-07:00

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Mumbai International Airport petitions court over $92m Jet Airways debt Mumbai International Airport has petitioned a court to recover $92 million allegedly owed by Jet Airways, initiating legal action to collect outstanding charges tied to the carrier. The move highlights mounting creditor efforts to reclaim sums from airlines in dispute over legacy liabilities.

2026-03-22T22:55:06.960235-07:00

Mumbai International Airport petitions court over $92m Jet Airways debt

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Air Canada Express regional jet collides with Port Authority vehicle on landing, LaGuardia briefly closed An Air Canada Express regional jet collided with a Port Authority vehicle shortly after landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport Sunday evening, prompting the FAA to issue a ground stop and temporarily close the airport. FDNY and Port Authority crews responded; authorities released few immediate details.

2026-03-22T21:52:19.398774-07:00

Air Canada Express regional jet collides with Port Authority vehicle on landing, LaGuardia briefly closed

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Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security A partial federal shutdown has left TSA screening operations and officers structurally exposed to partisan funding fights, producing staffing shortfalls, lengthening security lines at major U.S. airports and prompting ad-hoc relief efforts. The disruption highlights gaps in continuity planning and the limits of temporary measures.

2026-03-22T11:55:48.177344-07:00

Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

FlightGlobal

Dash 8 runway excursion at Nairobi Wilson — landing‑gear collapse; 39 uninjured A De Havilland Dash 8‑100 operating a Kisumu–Nairobi domestic service veered off the runway and suffered a landing‑gear collapse during a hard landing at Wilson Airport on 20 March. All 39 on board escaped serious injury; the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has opened an investigation amid calls from a passenger‑politician to close the airport.

2026-03-22T10:20:28.096624-07:00

Dash 8 runway excursion at Nairobi Wilson — landing‑gear collapse; 39 uninjured

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Lufthansa boosts winter 2026/27 Arctic network — Munich–Rovaniemi nonstop added Lufthansa will expand its winter 2026/27 Nordic and Arctic schedule, introducing a Munich–Rovaniemi nonstop from 4 December 2026 (two weekly) and adding frequencies across Finland. The group plans up to 69 weekly rotations serving nine airports inside or near the Arctic Circle for the season.

2026-03-21T10:44:19.263488-07:00

Lufthansa boosts winter 2026/27 Arctic network — Munich–Rovaniemi nonstop added

Bloomberg

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Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to US airports amid DHS funding lapse President Trump has threatened to deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports as soon as Monday to replace unpaid TSA officers amid a DHS funding lapse, and said the agents could arrest undocumented travelers. Legal limits and training gaps make the proposal unlikely to resolve screening backlogs and risk weakening airport security.

2026-03-21T10:24:48.544545-07:00

Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to US airports amid DHS funding lapse

Associated Press

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Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines TSA officers are working without full pay amid a partial government shutdown and are poised to miss paychecks this week and again later this month. Staffing shortfalls and unpredictable wait times have lengthened security lines at major U.S. airports, prompting nonprofits, unions and airports to organize food and gift-card collections.

2026-03-21T10:20:06.628330-07:00

Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines

New York Times

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Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks In January 2019 Denmark quietly dispatched soldiers, explosives, live ammunition and blood supplies to Greenland as a contingency against President Trump’s efforts to acquire the island. Reports say plans included destroying or rendering airfields unusable to deny U.S. forces access if Washington attempted to seize Greenland.

2026-03-20T16:05:49.890470-07:00

Denmark secretly planned to destroy Greenland runways to deter U.S. seizure during 2019 talks

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Air Canada Express regional jet collides with Port Authority vehicle on landing, LaGuardia briefly closed

Mumbai International Airport petitions court over $92m Jet Airways debt

Shutdown politics expose structural weakness in U.S. airport security

Unpaid TSA Officers Stretch U.S. Airport Security as Missed Paychecks and Staffing Shortfalls Lengthen Lines

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