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Flight chaos in Europe as Italian air traffic control system suffers technical failure; Delays expected at Greek airports

A malfunction in Italy’s air navigation data network has forced authorities to restrict air traffic, triggering widespread delays and cancellations. It remains unclear when normal operations will resume

Greece and Turkey clash over overlapping military exercises in the Aegean

Ankara has branded Athens' notice null and void and says its five-zone reservation stands, while Greece keeps its 12 to 20 October drills and insists only it can issue such notices over the Athens FIR

Six violations of Greek airspace by armed Turkish F-16s

Four Turkish fighter jets flew in two formations—They were identified and intercepted in accordance with international rules, as is standard practice, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff

Nine violations of Greek airspace by Turkish aircraft

Seven aircraft of the Turkish Air Force flew over the Aegean

Commander of the National Cyber Security Authority: No interference in Athens FIR, transmitters caused the blackout

"We know very well what happened, what we don't know yet is how it happened" said Michael Bletsas

Chaos in Greek airspace as Athens FIR restores systems – Delays to continue for hours – What passengers need to know

Some landings and take-offs are beginning to take place

U.S. airspace could be closed if deemed unsafe due to shutdown, says U.S. Secretary of Transportation

We will not let people travel, we are not there at the moment it's just a matter of significant delays, said Sean Duffy

Belgium: Airspace closed due to technical issue

Air traffic control system "was not functioning properly," according to an official source

USA: The 17 days of mystery in Virginia – The unknown drone fleet that violated U.S. military base airspace

According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal, for several nights last December, U.S. personnel reported witnessing a fleet of unknown drones violating the airspace of a military base. A mysterious fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles entered protected airspace, flying over a U.S. military base along the coast of Virginia for 17 days, just before the end of 2023, causing panic at the Pentagon

A Russian aircraft flew 9 hours between Moscow & Switzerland in rare routing that added 6 hours to flight time

The trip would've taken about three hours if EU airspace were not closed to Russian planes - It flew over Turkey, though

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