French air traffic controllers plan to strike once again from April 16 to April 18. Flights will be affected in and out of French airports.

Large-scale protests are planned for April 12 in major cities across Brazil including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife, Brasilia, and Belo Horizonte. In Rio de Janeiro the main area of the protests will be Copacabana. In São Paulo, it will be the area around Avenida Paulista. Roads and public transport are likely to be disrupted. Take extra care and avoid all demonstrations.

Public sector workers from three of Italy’s largest labor unions will hold a national demonstration at Piazza Santi Apostoli in central Rome at 1000 on April 11.
The event will likely attract thousands of participants from across the country. Police and crowds will probably block streets around the protest square; authorities may also temporarily shut down nearby bus and metro stations.

The European Aviation Safety Agency recommends aircraft operators to require passengers to carry e-cigarettes in the cabin, and not in their checked baggage. Aircraft operators encouraged to communicate their e-cigarette policy to passengers through any means.

Italy’s air traffic controllers, ground handlers, and foreign airlines staff to strike nationwide on April 21, from 13:00 to 17:00. Flight delays or cancellations can be expected.

• The Oregon state flag is the only one to have a different design on each side
• Oregon is one of only two states without self-service gas stations
• Tiny Bickelton, Oregon, is known as the Bluebird Capital of the World for its year-round population of bluebirds
• Oregon is home to more ghost towns than any other state
• The deepest lake in the U.S., Crater Lake is known around the world for its crystal-blue water
• Oregon is the only state to have an official state nut – the hazelnut
• Hell’s Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, is more than 2,000 feet deeper than the deepest point of Grand Canyon

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