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'Largest International Expansion:' United Airlines Adds 5 New Flights At Newark Airport
In the largest international expansion yet, United Airlines has added flights to eight new cities, five of them at Newark Airport.
Starting in May 2025, United will launch five new nonstop flights from its hub in Newark/New York to destinations no other U.S. airline serves including Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Madeira Island, Portugal and Faro, Portugal.
The airline is also adding three new nonstop routes from Washington D.C./Dulles, including its first-ever flight to Dakar, Senegal operating year-round and new seasonal nonstop flights to Nice, France, and Ven…
Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report
An American Airlines flight was diverted from Newark, New Jersey on its way to Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, according to flight logs.
The flight, AA 1603, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport allegedly due to a bomb threat, as WPXI Channel 11 reported.
A flight attendant using the restroom supposedly spotted a "barely legible note written in pink pen on the door that said 'there’s a bomb on board,'" the outlet reported citing the FBI.
The plane left EWR at 8:06 a.m., diverting and landing at PIT at 10:15 a.m., flight logs show.
The landing at …
NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Passenger On United Airlines Flight: Feds
A New Jersey man who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman passenger seated next to him on a United Airlines flight has been sentenced to six months of home confinement, authorities said.
Piyush Mathew, 31, of Robbinsville Township, must also serve five years of probation and register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney's Office said on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Mathew, who pleaded guilty in March, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 31.
In court documents, the government alleged that on Sept. 7, 2023, Mathew and the victim, identified as Jane Doe, were seated next to each other on United Airlines…
Mass Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Causes Chaos With Banks, Stock Markets, Media
A major tech outage is causing issues worldwide, including grounding flights.
Banks, stock markets, and media outlets are also being affected on Friday morning, July 19.
An update by cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike appears to be the cause of device outages for millions of Microsoft Windows device users.
Several major US air carriers, including Delta, United, and Spirit are under a full ground stop, according to the FAA.
"Several airlines have requested FAA assistance with ground stops until the issue is resolved," the agency said.
Microsoft has said it is taking "mitigation …
Kenny Chesney's Private Jet Lands At North Jersey Airport Ahead Of Upcoming Shows
Kenny Chesney has arrived.
The country star's private jet touched down at Teterboro Airport at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, according to a popular Facebook page dedicating to tracking celebrity aircrafts.
Earlier this month, Chesney was ranked No. 13 for celebrities with the highest private jet emissions, in a list put out by Thrillist citing data pulled from JetSpy.
Chesney, currently on his "Sun Goes Down" tour, has shows booked in Syracuse, NY on May 30, Pittsburgh, PA on June 1, and Philadelphia on June 8.
Ground Control, the site that tracked Chesney's Garden State tou…
