BA say the airline “would never operate an aircraft unless it was safe to do so” #Cairo

British Airways are citing “security reasons” for the immediate suspension of all Cairo, Egypt flights — unclear if it is in relation to tensions in nearby Gulf.

Breaking: British Airways has suspended ALL flights to Cairo, Egypt for seven days "as a precaution to allow for further assessment"

.@StateDept: Secretary of State @SecPompeo spoke today w/ Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...Pompeo reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to addressing Turkish security concerns along the Turkey-Syria border while also reiterating the US Government’s…

#UK @foreignoffice yesterday updated its travel precautions for #Egypt noting "a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. Additional security measures are in place for flights departing from Egypt to the UK." https://t.co/ET8JGHQy4m #aviation

1928 #Mariupol: #Shyrokyne 120mm from the direction of #Sakhanka. We're not answering yet. https://t.co/YMQu96qUtI

Pentagon’s John Rood: “The line between Chinese commercial activities and activities of the Chinese state is a very thin line that exists mostly on paper.” #AspenSecurity

#UK @foreignoffice yesterday updated its travel precautions for #Egypt noting "a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. Additional security measures are in place for flights departing from Egypt to the UK." https://t.co/ET8JGHQy4m #aviation

Getting worse. The cell that was tornado warned over Wisconsin has erupted over Lake Michigan. Somehow this storm system has tapped into the warmish Lake water fuel and is dumping it like crazy. Severe warning now for Manistee County (home). https://t.co/19Q3hepdyZ

The #British owners of the seized Stena Impero tanker said in a statement that the crew is in “good health”. The Stena Impero’s parent company, Stena Bulk, also says they are preparing a formal request to visit the crew to submit to #Iran-ian authorities.

British Airways has released a statement saying flights to the Egyptian capital #Cairo have been suspended for seven days "as a precaution to allow for further assessment". (Sky News)

The meme continues. At first I thought it was his sources, but now I’m confident, Elijah’s been smoking the herb again. https://t.co/1UFtJT94gz

Confirmed: British Airways is rebooking some passengers on flights to/from #Cairo operated by partner airlines in the oneworld alliance — including on Royal Jordanian, via Amman.

Advocates of the Iran nuclear deal have been extraordinarily busy telling journalists it's understandable Iran seized British tanker, because the Brits seized Iranian tanker first. The Iranian tanker, of course, was violating EU sanctions on Syria's genocidal…

Ismail Haniyeh, senior #Hamas leader, on Saturday announced that a Hamas delegation will spend the next several days in Iranian capital of #Tehran as part of an official visit.

The #Iran-backed Lebanese terror group #Hezbollah has begun preparing for a possible war with #Israel in light of recent tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic. (Daily Beast)

Update: British Airways is rebooking passengers on direct EgyptAir flights between London-Cairo — (which leaves some passengers questioning why, on the same route, it’s safe on one airline, but not the other?)

It’s very normal for airlines to take independent safety & security decisions/action that is not necessarily 100% in line with other carriers. (We saw this with ElectronicsBan, 737 MAX, Iran airspace etc). #Egypt #BritishAirways

I’ve come to the conclusion that Jeremy Corbyn has the geopolitical awareness of a hedgehog.......with its eyes shut. https://t.co/vtLmvL7jpV

For anyone watching who is confused, this happens because Montrose and a MCMV are using the same MMSI. They are constantly turning their AIS off/on which causes the software/database to get confused and ping pong between the two.

PM Imran Khan has just arrived at Washington through Qatar airways flight. #PMIKInUSA