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Unclear when Heathrow will re-open as closure causes global turmoil

Britain’s Heathrow said on Friday it was unclear when Europe’s busiest airport would be able to re-open after a fire knocked out its power.

Employees of Jet Blue airlines work on an engine of an Airbus A320 passenger aircraft in a maintenance hangar of the company at JFK International Airport in New York on March 4, 2024, prior of a Career Discovery Week event. JetBlue and Spirit Airlines formally pulled the plug Monday on their merger, about six weeks after a federal judge ruled it violated US antitrust law. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Feds Slam JetBlue With $2M Fine For ‘Chronic Flight Delays’

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $2 million fine against JetBlue for “operating multiple chronically delayed flights,” marking the first such penalty by the federal agency.

(Top) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 13: In this photo illustration, a Starlink web page is shown on a computer on September 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. United Airlines announced today that it had reached a deal with Starlink and will soon be providing free internet for passengers on all of its flights. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images) / (Bottom) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Elon Musk attends the Men's Singles Final match between Taylor Fritz of the United States and Jannik Sinner of Italy on Day Fourteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

United Airlines Plans To Offer Free Wi-Fi Using Starlink From SpaceX

Using Starlink, a satellite service provider owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, United Airlines announced on Friday that it will deliver free in-flight Wi-Fi on hundreds of its aircrafts. This is the largest in-flight internet agreement the satellite carrier has ever been apart of.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 11: A Southwest Airlines airplane taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Southwest Airlines is working to catch up on a backlog after canceling hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming air traffic control issues and weather. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Southwest Airlines Getting Rid Of Open Seating Policy

Southwest Airlines is officially getting rid of open seating for the first time in the airline’s history.

Travelers walk past a monitor displaying a blue error screen, also known as the "Blue Screen of Death" inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport, after a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike's "Falcon Sensor" software which crashed Microsoft Windows systems, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

CrowdStrike shares tumble 13% on IT outage impact

Microsoft said about 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than 1% of all Windows machines, were affected.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 19: An information screen informs travelers that train information is not running due to the global technical outage at Canal Street subway station on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Businesses and transport worldwide were affected by a global technology outage that was attributed to a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by many industries around the world. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

‘Largest IT Outage Of All Time’ Leaves The U.S. And Globe On Edge

Friday saw disruptions to financial services, medical offices, airports, TV broadcasts, and more as businesses globally struggled with an ongoing catastrophic IT outage.