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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

airport safety

This photo provided by London Fire Brigade, shows a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London, Friday, March 21, 2025. (London Fire Brigade via AP)
March 21, 2025, 6:34 pm
Fire at London’s Heathrow shuts airport, disrupts travel for hundreds of thousands
Counterterrorism force leading investigation, but officials say so far no indication of foul play; Heathrow says it expects ‘significant disruptions over coming days’
By brian melley, DANICA KIRKA and Jill Lawless
Arlanda International Airport is seen in this screen capture from a tour of the airport on YouTube, uploaded March 24, 2019. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 9, 2024, 3:25 pm
Air traffic at Sweden airport briefly halted as 4 suspicious drones enter airspace
Police in Stockholm suspect ‘deliberate act’ of ‘sabotage’ but can’t ascribe further motive; 5 flights either rerouted to other airports or delayed
By AFP
The runway safety solution developed by Xsight Systems is deployed on a runway in the Seattle Tacoma International Airport (Courtesy)
June 20, 2019, 1:52 pm
Israeli AI tech to secure runways at Beijing airports
Xsight Systems wins tenders for Beijing airports for tech that combines image and radar processing algorithms to detect runway threats
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli forces take part in a training exercise simulating a plane crash at Ben-Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv, May 17, 2016. (Flash90)
May 18, 2016, 2:40 am
Ben Gurion Airport holds plane crash emergency drill
400 spectators and experts allowed to observe exercise simulating mass-casualty event
By ToI Staff
An El Al Boeing 737-800 on approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in 2012. (Andre Wadman/Wikipedia/GFDL 1.2)
February 19, 2016, 1:43 pm
Wing breaks on El Al plane in Amsterdam, none hurt
737 jet with 150 passengers on board was being pulled to its take-off runway when plane hit airport fence
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a Delta 747-400 jet landing at Ben Gurion Airport, June 2012. (Wikipedia/AF1621/CC BY 3.0)
January 10, 2016, 9:56 pm
Parts drop off Delta plane during Ben Gurion take-off
Safety breach leads to bickering between airport management, labor union after debris left overnight on active runway
By ToI Staff
An XSight debris detection system (Photo credit: Courtesy)
December 8, 2015, 6:14 pm
Israeli tech to protect planes at Seattle’s airport
Xsight’s RunWize will ensure that pilots don’t get caught up in runway junk, and keep birds out of the engines – preventing two of the most common causes of airplane mishaps
By David Shamah
A New York-bound Delta Air Lines Flight 469 at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv (AP/Michael Simon)
October 11, 2015, 9:53 pm
Delta plane loses a wheel, brake parts on takeoff from Israel
Debris left on runway for 5 hours, endangering 10 more flights, before it was spotted, cleared away, and Delta alerted; plane made safe landing
By ToI Staff
File. An Easyjet Airline flight at Ben Gurion International Airport (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
May 29, 2015, 5:39 pm
Tel Aviv-bound flight returns to London after crew falls ill
EasyJet plane makes u-turn to Luton Airport after flight attendants report breathing difficulties
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an Air France Airbus shortly after takeoff (Alf van Beem/Wikimedia Commons, File)
May 24, 2015, 3:31 pm
Man causes airport bomb scare…for love
French police seal off airport after boyfriend uses irresponsible method to delay plane for beloved stuck in traffic
By AFP
In this photo provided by Amber Reid, a passenger on Delta Flight 1086, passengers leave the plane after the aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, March 5, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Amber Reid)
March 6, 2015, 2:25 am
Plane skids off LaGuardia runway, slams into fence
Nose of Delta jet nose comes to rest at edge of an icy bay; six people injured
By Meghan Barr and SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
Damage to an engine from a 'bird strike' (Photo: Screenshot)
December 10, 2014, 7:30 pm
Israeli airport safety system beats back the birds
Xsight Technology’s BirdWize takes aim at not-so-friendly feathered hazards
By David Shamah
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