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Travellers stunned as flights axed
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:23:22 -0800  
Travellers expressed disbelief as Britain's busiest airport axed half of all flights amid forecasts of dry weather following a nationwide blanket of snow....

British Airways, Ryanair, Cancel Flights After Snow Hits London
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:06:13 -0800  
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA’s British Airways unit and Ryanair Holdings Plc were among airlines cutting hundreds of flights from London after snow blanketed the capital....

Air France keeps long-haul flights during strike
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:04:18 -0800  
Air France says it expects to maintain more than 85 percent of its long-haul flights and 80 percent of European flights when pilots, cabin crew and other personnel begin a four-day walkout Monday to protest a government labor reform....

Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Strike
Published:Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:26 -0800  
Air France scrapped some flights today because of a strike by pilots, cabin crew and ground workers over proposed changes to rules governing labor protests....

Flights cancelled at Heathrow after heavy snowfalls and freezing fog
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:49:44 -0800  
LONDON – Many flights were cancelled at Britain’s busiest airport yesterday – hours after it stopped snowing....

Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Ramping Up Toward Passenger Flights
Published:Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:58:04 -0800  
LOS ANGELES, Calif. β€” This year is key for Virgin Galactic's bid to become the first commercial spaceliner service, as rocket-powered flights of its SpaceShipTwo are on the books for summer....

Heathrow cancels flights as snow forecast
Published:Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:28:21 -0800  
London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday cancelled 30 percent of Sunday's flights as it braced for heavy snow and freezing fog. The airport, which is expecting up to 15 centimetres (six inches) of snow overnight, said it would publish a list of the flights it will operate on its website at 6pm (1800GMT) Saturday, but warned further cancellations were possible....

Snow and fog ground half of London Heathrow's flights
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:44:27 -0800  
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Sunday after heavy snow and forecasts of freezing fog forced London Heathrow Airport to cancel 50 percent of its scheduled flights....

Virgin Galactic ramps up for spaceship flights
Published:Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:28:00 -0800  
This year is key for Virgin Galactic's bid to become the first commercial spaceliner service, as rocket-powered flights of its SpaceShipTwo are on the books for summer....