Tag: safety

• Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  Chilean lawmakers want steps taken to protect tourists

  

  Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a report warning travelers to Chile that “muggings, armed robberies, pickpocketing and bag snatching are common” there. Tourists need also be aware of scams targetting them such as staining their clothes to distract them and then stealing their belongings. In response, Chilean lawmakers requested a special session of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Brazil, Argentina reach deal on vehicle safety standards

  

  Brazil and Argentina have agreed to mutually recognize vehicle safety standards, for which both countries will sign an agreement in July, it was announced Thursday in Brasilia by the ministries of Economy, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Murder of a French businessman and his colleague shock Mexico City

  

  A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend, the latest violent crime to inflame concerns about security in the country.

• Saturday, December 28th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Peru fines McDonald's local franchise US$ 250.000 for safety violations that electrocuted two employees

  

  Peruvian authorities on Thursday fined the local owner of a McDonald's franchise US$250,000 for serious safety violations after two employees were electrocuted to death. Two workers, an 18-year-old man and a woman, died on Dec 15 while cleaning the kitchen of a McDonald's in Pueblo Libre, in the Lima province.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Uber safety measures to protect passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico

  

  Uber said on Wednesday that it will allow passengers and drivers to record audio of their trips in Brazil and Mexico using a new feature in the app, as the ride-hailing company copes with recurring safety concerns during its trips.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  American Airlines flight attendants express safety concerns about Boeing 737MAX

  

  American Airlines' flight attendants union still has safety concerns about the Boeing 737 MAX and is demanding an active role in the re-launch of the grounded aircraft, its president told Boeing Co's chief executive in a letter.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  FBI joins investigation into Boeing's safety and certification procedures

  

  FAA Nominee Steve Dickson formerly a Delta Airlines executive,  should get a prompt confirmation hearing before the U.S Senate,” stated Paul Hudson, of FlyersRights.org and longtime member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC).

• Thursday, February 15th 2018 - 01:14 UTC

  United States Travel Advisory for Uruguay

  

  The United States Travel Advisory for Uruguay offered a not very encouraging description of the country for foreign visitors but anyhow is well distanced from most of the rest of Latin American, and neighbors.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 - 10:05 UTC

  “2017 was the safest year for aviation ever”

  

  Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group that tracks crashes, making 2017 the safest year on record for commercial air travel. Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network both reported there were no commercial passenger jet fatalities in 2017.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Aftermath of Ash Cloud: Clogged Airlines Air Conditioning Systems, Warn Experts

  

  Airlines may not have seen the last of the ash cloud crisis, experts said on Sunday. The impact of ash on aircraft air-conditioning systems could be serious, warned aviation lecturer Stephen Wright of Leeds University.