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1 hour ago
JetBlue plane cuts wing of Southwest jet at LaGuardia airport
By Chris Boyette
The left wingtip of JetBlue Airways Flight 2519 severed the right wingtip of a Southwest Airlines plane as it was being pushed back from its gate at LaGuardia Airport around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Aviation.
No injuries were reported, according to the FAA.
The JetBlue Airbus A320 struck the empty Southwest Boeing 737, which was parked at an adjacent gate, the FAA said, adding that FAA air traffic controllers were not directing the aircraft when it happened.
"We are aware that an aircraft belonging to another airline came into contact with a portion of the wing of a Southwest Airlines aircraft that was parked at a gate at New York's Laguardia Airport," Southwest Airlines said in a statement.
"There were no crew members or passengers on board at the time and the aircraft is now out of service to allow our crews to make any necessary repairs."
CNN has reached out to JetBlue for comment.
2 hours ago
Hong Kong eases COVID-19 quarantine for overseas arrivals
By Lauren Lau and Alex Stambaugh
The Hong Kong government announced on Monday that it will ease quarantine measures for incoming travellers, reducing the number of days required for international arrivals at government-designated hotels from seven days to three from August 12.
Travelers arriving from abroad, excluding those from the mainland, will now be allowed to spend three days in hotel quarantine, followed by four days under "home medical surveillance" provided they test negative for covid-19 during those days. days, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday.
Those traveling from mainland China must still undergo a seven-day quarantine at home or a government-designated hotel.
However, Lee said that she is in talks with mainland Chinese officials about opening its border with Hong Kong.
The government said it will introduce a new health code system, classifying those undergoing home health surveillance as "yellow."
People under medical surveillance must undergo daily rapid tests and, if negative, will be allowed to go to work, shop and travel on public transport.
However, they will not be allowed to enter "high risk" places or places without a mask, which includes dining at restaurants, gyms and lounges.
Once completed, the person's health code status will turn "blue" as long as they have tested negative for covid-19 at all times.
If a person ever tests positive for COVID-19, their health code status will turn "red" and they will need to self-isolate.
Lee, who vowed to strengthen the city's position as a global business hub when he took over as leader earlier this year, said the new requirements were based on scientific data and were intended to keep Hong Kong competitive.
"While we can control the threat to public health, we also want to ensure that society can have the highest degree of economic and social activities so that society can function as normally as possible and Hong Kong's competitiveness can be maintained." Lee said.
3 hours ago
Cuba: The island government reported that the third fuel tank has not collapsed.
By CNN Spanish
Through its official Twitter account, the Cuban government reported this Monday that according to the Provincial Defense Council of Matanzas, the third fuel tank of the Matanzas Supartanqueros Base has not collapsed.
The government added that there was an oil spill from the second tank and that it is working intensively and effectively to control it.
31 mins ago
2022 saw one of the three hottest Julys globally, says EU monitor
By CNN
This July was globally one of the three warmest on record, about 0.4 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average, EU climate monitor Copernicus said in its monthly update on Monday, after the northern hemisphere experience temperatures well above average.
It was the sixth-hottest July in Europe, where heat waves brought record temperatures in the west and north.