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A Delta flight was cut short after a panel behind one of the engines fell off during takeoff
A Delta Air Lines flight over the weekend was cut short and the plane returned to Salt Lake City after a panel behind one of the two engines fell off during takeoff. The Airbus A330neo jetliner left for Amsterdam on Sunday but got only as far as the Montana-North Dakota boundary...
Dutch court says the government must do more to rein in noise pollution at Amsterdam's busy airport
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Schiphol Airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, a Dutch court ruled Wednesday, saying that the treatment of local residents amounts to a...
An Amsterdam court has ruled KLM's sustainable aviation advertising misled consumers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused the carrier of “greenwashing.” ...
Soccer star Quincy Promes has reportedly been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who will...
The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president's presence
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells...
Amsterdam police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper has been arrested in Paris
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a Dutch rapper was arrested on a European warrant at an airport in Paris early Wednesday, Amsterdam police said. The 20-year-old man, whose identity wasn't released, was detained at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was...
Playa Hotels: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (PLYA) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1 million. The Amsterdam-based company said it had net income of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 4 cents per share. ...
A Dutch court has rejected a final argument in a legal battle over former Russian oil giant Yukos
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam court on Tuesday rejected Russia's final argument in a years-long legal battle over a $50 billion arbitration award that is centered on claims by former shareholders that the Kremlin deliberately bankrupted Russian oil giant Yukos to silence its CEO, a...
After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
AMSTERDAM (AP) — In the early 17th century, laughter was almost never captured on a painter's canvas. Frans Hals changed that. “He was not a sober painter,” said Friso Lammertse, co-curator of a major exhibition of the Dutch master's paintings that opens this...
ING: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
AMSTERDAM (AP) — AMSTERDAM (AP) — ING Groep NV (ING) on Thursday reported net income of $1.68 billion in its fourth quarter. The Amsterdam-based bank said it had earnings of 48 cents per share. The financial services provider posted revenue of $5.82 billion in the...
