UK’s extended 5km airport drone ‘no-fly’ zones in force next month

The UK’s Department for Transport has said today that an expansion of drone ‘no-fly’ zones to 5km around airport runways will come into force on March 13. Anyone caught and convicted of flying a drone inside the restricted zones could face a fine and years in prison. Last month the government said it would tighten […]

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Still at large: Drones responsible for shutting down one of the UK’s busiest airports

After a drone-induced shutdown, London’s Gatwick Airport is back up and running again.
Still at large, however, are the drones which caused around 1,000 flights to be diverted or cancelled over three days late last week, with Sussex Police investigat…

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Investors still don’t understand the fundamentals of US/China relations

This weekend, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to something of a détente around American tariffs on Chinese goods. Stocks across Asia swooned, for reasons that make no sense to me. Plus, Bloomberg’s spy story redux and Berlin airport fun. We are experimenting with new content forms at TechCrunch. This is a rough draft […]

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Diabolical people are putting fake power outlet stickers on walls

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Searching for an open power outlet in an airport is often a frustrating experience.

It’s certainly not helped by what seems to be a raft of pranksters who are putting stickers of fake power outlets onto walls, bins, and any highly visible surface.

This diabolical feat has been captured by people on Twitter, who’ve brandished an avowed aim to make enemies of the people who are behind these stickers from hell.

Whoever put up this fake sticker of an open outlet at the airport, you are now my enemy for lifepic.twitter.com/TYEJKmY6Zg

— Brandon Ewing (@Atrioc) August 6, 2018 Read more…

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Taiwan accidentally put Dulles Airport on its e-passports and Google Images could be why

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Confusing a major American airport for a Taiwanese travel hub seems unlikely in official government documents, but that’s exactly what happened with Taiwan’s new e-passports.

An exterior shot of Washington Dulles International from the American capital made it onto the background of Taiwan’s newly issued digital passports. It was supposed to be a shot of Taoyuan International Airport.

Here’s the since-recalled passport: 

Taiwan to recall passports with erroneous Dulles Airport image https://t.co/zyltSgv8Yf pic.twitter.com/TDbkD9MkR3

— 張Will (@2880e014) December 27, 2017 Read more…

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Chick-fil-A steps in to feed the stranded at Atlanta airport… on a Sunday

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Chick-fil-A, famed for never opening on Sundays and will likely never be, has made an exception.

The fast food chain is stepping in to feed passengers left affected by the Atlanta airport blackout, according to the City of Atlanta

They’ll be served at the Georgia International Convention Center, where they are able to stay overnight, which is a pretty nice consolation given what some of these people have gone through.

The City of Atlanta has mobilized the Georgia International Convention Center and will provide shuttle services for anyone who needs a place to stay for the night@ChickfilA will provide food for passengers.

— City of Atlanta, GA (@Cityofatlanta) December 18, 2017 Read more…

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Travellers share grim stories of being stuck on planes during Atlanta airport blackout

Travel delays are never fun, but spare a thought for those travelling through Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
The airport experienced an extended power outage which lasted from early afternoon through to the night, forcing a ground stop on flig…

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