Spotlight: Iceland Volcano Fallout / Airlines Test Skies, Press for End of Ban -- Europe Hopes for Flights Back Today

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AMSTERDAM - Major airlines that sent test flights into European air space found no damage Sunday from the volcanic ash that has paralyzed aviation over the continent, raising pressure on governments to ease restrictions that have thrown global travel and commerce into chaos.

Airline officials and some pilots say the passengerless test flights show that it is now safe to fly. But meteorologists warned that the skies over Europe remain unstable from an Icelandic volcano that continues to spew ash capable of knocking out jet engines.

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Spotlight: Iceland Volcano Fallout / Airlines Test Skies, Press for End of Ban -- Europe Hopes for Flights Back Today

The sky is closed

Hopeful: European Union officials said air traffic could return to half its normal level today if the dense cloud beg...

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