https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Russian previously given a lifetime ban from Sweden for making a bomb threat on board a flight was last week stopped by border control in Malmö, claiming he had returned to retrieve his cat. https://www.thelocal.se/20171022/russian-man-banned-from-sweden-attempts-return-in-search-of-cat Sun, 22 Oct 2017 13:42:13 +0200 russian-man-banned-from-sweden-attempts-return-in-search-of-cat Emergency services have said it is unlikely they will find survivors of a crash in Swedish Lapland, which happened as a plane was transporting mail on the northern Norwegian border. https://www.thelocal.se/20160108/norwegian-plane-crashes-in-swedish-mountains Fri, 08 Jan 2016 07:49:05 +0100 norwegian-plane-crashes-in-swedish-mountains The wreckage of a civilian aircraft which disappeared en route from Sweden to Lithuania has been found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, authorities have said. However, its two pilots are still missing. https://www.thelocal.se/20150520/missing-plane-found-in-baltic-sea-without-pilots Wed, 20 May 2015 09:01:43 +0200 missing-plane-found-in-baltic-sea-without-pilots A passenger plane that almost collided with a Russian military jet on Friday close to Swedish airspace was a Scandinavian Airlines aircraft, the company has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20141214/reports-sas-plane-involved-in-airspace-drama Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:10:00 +0100 reports-sas-plane-involved-in-airspace-drama Russia's defence ministry on Sunday denied a report by Swedish military that a Russian military plane nearly collided this week with a passenger plane near Swedish airspacce. https://www.thelocal.se/20141214/russia-denies-jet-near-miss-close-to-sweden Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:43:00 +0100 russia-denies-jet-near-miss-close-to-sweden Sweden's Minister for Defence has confirmed that a military aircraft that almost collided with a passenger plane on Friday close to Swedish airspace was indeed from Russia. https://www.thelocal.se/20141213/near-miss-in-swedish-airspace-concerns-military Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:05:00 +0100 near-miss-in-swedish-airspace-concerns-military The Swedish Armed Forces on Friday published previously classified pictures of foreign aircraft taken close to Swedish airspace for the first time since the end of the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.se/20121102/44196 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:42:00 +0100 44196 A Scandinavian Airlines pilot who failed a breathalyzer test prior to be scheduled to fly a plane out of Arlanda airport in May this year, has been cleared by the Attunda District Court. https://www.thelocal.se/20121023/43998 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:45:00 +0200 43998 A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilot scheduled to fly a plane out of Stockholm's Arlanda airport on Tuesday afternoon was stopped from leaving after failing a breathalyzer test. https://www.thelocal.se/20120510/40742 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:08:00 +0200 40742 Budget airline Norwegian is planning to launch direct flights from Stockholm to New York from the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013, the company has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34130 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:46:00 +0200 34130 Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim on Tuesday ruled out for now a decision on a multi-billion dollar fighter aircraft contract vied for by France, Sweden and the United States. https://www.thelocal.se/20110126/31640 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:33:00 +0100 31640 Sweden defence firm Saab has received an order for an airborne surveillance system worth in excess of 4.5 billion kronor ($669 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20101004/29396 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:10:00 +0200 29396 Sweden's airspace south of a line between Stockholm-Arlanda Ariport and Strömstad remained closed on Wednesday morning with the exception of Malmö. Airspace north of Stockholm remained open. https://www.thelocal.se/20100421/26186 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0200 26186 Skavsta airport south of Stockholm is set to reopen on Tuesday, according to an update from the Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartsverket - LFV), while airports south of a line between Norrköping and Strömstad remain closed. https://www.thelocal.se/20100420/26172 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:25:00 +0200 26172 A new airspace shutdown has been announced for southern parts of Sweden from 8pm on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100419/26166 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:49:00 +0200 26166 With much of Europe's airspace remaining closed on Monday, Swedish car hire firms are battling with the logistics of foreign-registered cars in need of repatriation. https://www.thelocal.se/20100419/26154 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:40:00 +0200 26154 Arlanda and Landvetter and Bromma airports have reopened for air traffic on Monday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartsverket - LFV) has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20100419/26144 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:38:00 +0200 26144 Scandinavian airline SAS has confirmed that almost all its flights would remain grounded on Monday except for flights from the US and a few from Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/20100419/26150 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:14:00 +0200 26150 Swedish aviation authorities have reopened a corridor of airspace in the far north of the country, enabling a private US jet plane to land at Kiruna airport. https://www.thelocal.se/20100418/26140 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:55:00 +0200 26140 Hundreds of Swedish tourists have begun arduous bus journeys home from southern Europe as volcanic ash from Iceland continues to render air travel impossible. https://www.thelocal.se/20100418/26138 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:28:00 +0200 26138