Roughly three months after ash from an Icelandic volcano crippled air travel in Europe, the international airline industry is still trying to craft guidelines as to when planes can safely fly through such a hazard, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383453911227026.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLENews Airplane and…
Europe Resumes Some Flights As Ban Imposed Due To Volcanic Ash Is Lifted
In the worst flight disruption since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, some airlines were flying planes in Europe Tuesday. But there was still confusion, and criticism, stemming from the flight ban that governments had imposed as a cloud of…
The Volcanic Ash Cloud Wafting Down To Europe: Safety Over Commerce?
It’s been one of the most disruptive, and unusual, reasons for flight delays across the world: The cloud of volcanic ash that’s made its way from Iceland to the European continent. Only the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2009, which…