An Atlas Air Boeing cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after experiencing an engine malfunction shortly after departure. ALSO READ:NOT AGAIN! Ford Kuga catches fire CARGO PLANE CATCHES FIRE MIDAIR: EMERGENCY LANDING A video by X user @chuckcallesto shows flames shooting midair out of the left wing of … Read more
A flight approaches the airport in San Diego, Calif. K.C. Alfred/Getty Images In this week’s airline news, the Transportation Department said the flight cancellation rate in 2023 dropped by almost 50% from the previous year, and the rate over the year-end holidays was even lower; DOT also said the vast majority of flight delays were caused … Read more
Travelers headed home for the holiday season might be frustrated by the current SFO ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. A winter storm is expected to bring rain throughout Wednesday afternoon and evening to the region. At 8 a.m., the FAA declared a ground delay at SFO “due to low ceilings.” The solid … Read more
FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more
FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more
FILE: Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport with United Airlines jets in 2017. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images In this week’s news, airline travelers are expected to number a record 3 million on several days over the Christmas holidays; a new competitor enters the busy SFO-Taipei route; Alaska Airlines inks a partnership with a fast-growing Canadian carrier; United updates … Read more
He proposed a US branch of Bar Cocktailante Oboro, the members-only Tokyo spot run by his friend Shunta Yamakawa, which serves exceptional, digestion-supporting, fruit-based elixirs. In summer 2024, the Tcherassi brothers and Namba will open the multi-concept Ura, a 1,700 sq ft (158 square metre) space that includes Sushi Namba and the Listening Room, a … Read more
Sushi by Scratch opened its first Bay Area outpost in Healdsburg, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2023. Image via Yelp user Lina C. A posh Los Angeles-based restaurant known for its A-list celebrity following has opened its first Bay Area outpost. Michelin-recognized Sushi by Scratch, which is part of the Scratch Restaurants Group family, debuted at … Read more
Juanita Castro, the younger sister of the Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, has died at the age of 90 in Miami, Florida. She died of natural causes at a hospital in Miami, according to a statement posted on Instagram by journalist María Antonieta Collins on Monday. “Today, at 90 years of age, Juanita Castro … Read more
