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02:33SAFUnited 767 Bound for Newark Squawks 7700 Over the Channel, Diverts to HeathrowJUST IN02:33AIRNATS Grounds Nearly 2,000 UK Flights in Third System Failure Since 2023 — Airlines Demand Chief's ResignationUPDATED02:33ACFGE Aerospace's $11.75 Billion Bet on Its Own Castings SupplierNEW02:33PAXFrontier Cuts Diamond Threshold 25%, Then Slashes Mileage Earning Up to 90% on Basic FaresNEW
United 767 Bound for Newark Squawks 7700 Over the Channel, Diverts to Heathrow
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER flying from Nice to Newark declared a general emergency over the English Channel on September 9 and diverted to London Heathrow, where it landed safely.
Rajkumar Agarwal · 10 September 2026
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United 767 Bound for Newark Squawks 7700 Over the Channel, Diverts to Heathrow
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER flying from Nice to Newark declared a general emergency over the English Channel on September 9 and diverted to London Heathrow, where it landed safely.
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NATS Grounds Nearly 2,000 UK Flights in Third System Failure Since 2023 — Airlines Demand Chief's Resignation
A flight-processing glitch at Britain's air traffic control provider cancelled roughly 2,000 flights over two days, and Ryanair and Wizz Air are now openly calling for NATS chief Martin Rolfe to quit after the third major system collapse in three years.
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GE Aerospace's $11.75 Billion Bet on Its Own Castings Supplier
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Frontier Cuts Diamond Threshold 25%, Then Slashes Mileage Earning Up to 90% on Basic Fares
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Mexico's ASUR Closes $992 Million Deal for 20 Airports Across Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Curaçao
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10 September 2026