Hacker News with Generative AI: Airports

The Newark airport crisis (theverge.com)
A shortage of air traffic controllers, bungled IT management, outdated technology, and a brewing disaster in our airspace.

Aviation, Technology, Transportation, Airports

137 points by 01-_- 13 days ago | 127 comments

Newark air traffic crisis: just one controller on up to 180 takeoffs, landings (nypost.com)
The safety nightmare continues at Newark Liberty International Airport, where all air traffic control will be manned by just one fully qualified person during its busiest time tonight, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Air Travel, New York, Safety, Airports

11 points by rntn 24 days ago | 0 comments

NZ airport to remove Hobbit-themed eagle sculptures (bbc.com)
For more than a decade, a pair of Hobbit-inspired eagle sculptures have cast a watchful eye over visitors at New Zealand's Wellington Airport.

New Zealand, Airports, Art, Tourism, The Hobbit

11 points by bookofjoe 34 days ago | 5 comments

Uber adds new $10 shuttle rides between JFK Airport and Manhattan (engadget.com)
Uber has new shuttle routes for NYC travelers. Less than six months after launching bus rides between LaGuardia Airport and Manhattan, the company is adding four routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Manhattan.

Transportation, New York, Uber, Airports

4 points by chirau 71 days ago | 5 comments

A Fire Plunged Heathrow into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why? (nytimes.com)
A fire at an electrical substation near Heathrow on Friday forced a power outage at the airport. It took officials close to 18 hours to bring its terminals and runways back into operation.

Power Outages, Data Centers, Airports, Technology

8 points by -_-_-_- 73 days ago | 7 comments

Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage (bbc.co.uk)
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power

Transportation, Airports, Power Outages

6 points by blankx32 79 days ago | 0 comments

London's Heathrow Airport announces complete shutdown due to power outage (cnn.com)

London, Airports, Power Outages, Travel Disruptions

245 points by dfine 79 days ago | 248 comments

FAA data shows 30 near-misses at Reagan Airport (npr.org)
When pilots report near-midair collisions around Reagan National Airport, there's often a military aircraft involved, an NPR analysis of Federal Aviation Administration data shows.

Aviation Safety, Airports, Military, Data Analysis

9 points by toomuchtodo 128 days ago | 0 comments

Two men arrested after drone flies 'dangerously close' to Boston's Logan Airport (cnn.com)

Drones, Aviation Safety, Boston, Law Enforcement, Airports

19 points by belter 174 days ago | 9 comments

Flight operations halted at Edinburgh Airport due to IT issue (airlive.net)
No flights are currently taking off or landing at Edinburgh Airport.

Technology, Airports, Transportation

5 points by cf100clunk 174 days ago | 1 comments

Launch HN: Azalea Robotics (YC S24) – Baggage-handling robots for airports (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re David and John B, cofounders of Azalea Robotics (https://www.azalearobotics.com). We build robots to handle passenger baggage in airports.

Robotics, Airports, Startups, Y Combinator

132 points by dmillard 178 days ago | 80 comments

German climate activists stop air traffic after breaking into four airport sites (theguardian.com)

Climate Change, Activism, Germany, Transportation, Airports

12 points by belter 296 days ago | 45 comments

How do airports charge airlines for using their gates? (stackexchange.com)

Airports, Airlines, Business, Finance, Travel

13 points by ivanjermakov 328 days ago | 2 comments

Electric Flights Available to General Public at Maastricht Aachen Airport (electrifly.store)

Electric Vehicles, Aviation, Airports, Netherlands

12 points by Gys 341 days ago | 11 comments

Billions in Dirty Money Flies Under the Radar at Busiest Airports (wsj.com)