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Drones have affected air traffic two times in one week at Singapore Changi Airport. Dozens of flights suffered delays and seven flights had to divert to a different airport.

Skytrax has named Qatar Airways world’s best airline of 2019. Every year Skytrax assesses airlines worldwide based on their performance and passenger satisfaction.

A cabin crew strike with EVA Air is grounding hundreds of flights from and to Taiwan the upcoming days. The personnel of the Taiwanese airline urges the airline to come forward with improved working conditions and wages. In the meantime, the strike lingers on until June 20^th, the cabin crew indicates.

Members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion are threatening to disrupt activity at London Heathrow Airport for days during the upcoming summer season. The activists want to prevent the airport from expanding with a third runway.

Aviation workers in Italy have announced a new strike. On Tuesday 21 May 2019, the pilots and cabin crew of Alitalia and the ground staff of several Italian airports will lay off their work 24 hours a day. The strike will have a major impact on air traffic to and from Italy and the south of Europe.

French Air Traffic Control (ATC) has announced a new strike. On Thursday, May 9 2019, the entire French ATC will lay down its work. The strike will have major consequences for air passengers to and from France and to the south of Europe.

The strike with Scandinavian Airlines is entering week two tomorrow.  Originally, the strike was set to last for three days. As no agreement has been reached, today, May 2, marks the seventh day of strike action for the 1400 pilots of Scandinavian Airlines. Another 709 flights were cancelled today.

Today, on Friday 26 April 2019, the Scandinavian airline SAS has cancelled hundreds of flights due to a strike by pilots in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. As a result of the strike, more than 600 flights will not depart and the travel plans of approximately 72,000 passengers will be disrupted.

The pilots of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) threaten with a large strike action this weekend. Over 1500 pilots want to participate in a strike if no solution is found for the ongoing wage conflict.