Business trip

The company is currently facing major investment decisions for further expansion. ASML says it prefers to expand as close as possible to the existing factory in Veldhoven. The BIC site, just a few hundred meters from the Eindhoven Airport terminal, would be suitable for this. The chip machine giant already has a smaller branch there.

In June, the Eindhoven city council will make the decision. ASML will only make a final decision after the investigation has been completed. If the plans go ahead, it will increase the chance of a better public transport connection for Eindhoven Airport. Both BIC and the airport are currently connected to Eindhoven Central station by Airport Shuttle 400.

Warning
ASML previously warned that the company wants to grow and expand, but that the Netherlands may become too small for the company and that the business climate will deteriorate. That threat led, among other things, to a conversation between outgoing ASML CEO Peter Wennink and outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

It was later announced that the government, together with the Eindhoven region, is investing 2.5 billion euros in improving the business climate for the microchip sector. ASML then stated that it had not yet made a final decision about its growth plans. But the news was welcomed. The billion-dollar investment will, among other things, make extra money available for housing construction. The municipality of Eindhoven also wants to invest heavily in public transport, roads and schools.

“Decisions about future locations of our company must be supported by favorable conditions, such as the availability of talent, infrastructure, housing and by a strong investment climate in general,” said ASML Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen. “The government’s recently announced measures contribute to this.”

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There were many flight cancellations on Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, leaving many thousands of travelers stranded at the airport. Many flights departed again on Thursday, but often with significant delays. The problems should largely be over by Friday.

Large parts of the airport, but also the city of Dubai, were flooded on Tuesday because more rain fell within 24 hours than normally falls in an entire year. As a result, cars drifted through the streets and at least one person died in the emirate.

Initially, an employee of the Emirates Meteorological Institute (NCM) said that the rain was partly artificially generated with chemicals, but this was later denied.

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The Airbus A310 once flew for many major airlines, including KLM and Martinair. Even Transavia once had one on loan. There are currently few of this type in service as passenger aircraft: some air forces are still active with it.

Air Transat (Canada) and Tarom (Romania) still flew the A310 to Schiphol until 2018, but have said goodbye to the type. Only the Turkish ULS Cargo still flies it regularly on Turkish Airlines freight flights between Istanbul and Amsterdam.

Escort
It state visit of the Spanish royal couple officially starts on Wednesday and lasts until Thursday evening. A Dassault Falcon 900 and the aforementioned Airbus A310 of the Spanish Air Force are expected at Schiphol on Wednesday afternoon and evening respectively.

Fighter planes from Volkel air base escort Felipe and Letizia. That is why the base is open a little longer, until 7 p.m. The intention is for the Falcon to be parked at Schiphol-Oost, while the A310 has been allocated the P platform between the Zwanenburgbaan and the A4 highway.

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Israeli airspace was closed due to the large-scale Iranian attack with missiles and drones. Some other countries in the region had also taken such measures. Jordan has also reported the reopening of its airspace.

Of the more than 300 drones and missiles that Iran has fired at Israel, “99 percent” were intercepted by air defense systems and with the help of “partners,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said. However, the Nevatim military base in the Negev desert suffered minor damage.

According to Hagari, Iran fired 170 drones at Israel, none of which entered Israeli airspace. They were all shot down outside the country’s borders by, among others, Jordanian air defenses and with American and British help. The thirty cruise missiles launched by Iran also did not enter Israeli airspace. 25 were shot down by the Israeli air force.

Iran also fired 120 ballistic missiles. “A number of Iranian missiles fell on Israeli territory,” Hagari said. “They caused minor damage to a military base without causing any fatalities. Only a little girl was injured,” Hagari said, stressing that the attack is not over yet.

Iran’s allies fired missiles and drones at Israel from Iraq and Yemen. These would not have reached Israel either.

Americans and British
American and British warplanes are said to have shot down an unknown number of Iranian drones en route to Israel over the border area between Iraq and Syria. This was reported by the Israeli news channel Channel 12 TV, without citing sources. Three US officials have confirmed that the US military has shot down Iranian drones heading towards Israel. They did not say how many drones were shot down or where it happened.

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