World news about “Air traffic” published by euronews.
Virus fears hit airline shares Shares in Europe’s leading airlines have fallen amid fears that the fatal coronavirus can be transmitted among people. New screening measures are set to be… 13/05/2013
Lucky escape for Lion Air passengers in Bali All 108 passengers and crew survived a frightening crash in Bali after a Lion Air Boeing 737 missed the runway and ditched in shallow water. At least 16… 13/04/2013
USA to relax rules on airport security The notoriously strict airport security in the United States is about to get a little easier. Starting in April, small knives and previously banned sporting… 25/03/2013
Boeing 787s grounded after emergency landing – nocomment Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes were grounded for safety checks on Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing. … 16/01/2013
Airlines predict higher profits Global airlines have revised upwards their profit forecasts for this year and next. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 240… 13/12/2012
Small aircraft, smart safety Welcome onboard an aircraft unlike any other. It’s been designed to increase safety on small planes and the stakes are high. At one incident every 10,000… 28/11/2012
Safe to fly A fresh way of analysing security information is being developed with the help of Heathrow Airport. Known as TASS – it brings together different sources of… 22/11/2012
EU Commission suspends airline carbon emissions law The EU Commission has frozen their law that airlines flying into and out of Europe must pay for their carbon emissions. The decision to scrap the … 12/11/2012
Flying in front of the moonA passenger jet flies in front of the moon in Bogota. REUTERS/Felipe Caicedo 08/11/2012
Ryanair flying high Ryanair’s shares took off on Monday, boosted by better-than-expected first half results. Europe’s biggest budget airline owes its strong performance to… 05/11/2012
Airbus ‘eco climb’ would be cheaper and quieter Today’s aircraft use more fuel during take-off than at any other point of their flight. One reason is that planes climb relatively gradually in so-called… 13/09/2012
Forced nap in FrankfurtA passenger sleeps at the terminal of German air carrier Lufthansa at Frankfurt aiport. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 07/09/2012
Defence heads roll in Belarus after bear drop Could it be the first time ever that a country has been terrified by teddy bears? Possibly not, but what is clear is the drop of some 800 or so fluffy air… 03/08/2012
The race to dominate our skies hots up at Farnborough The future of air travel is on display and in the skies above southern England at the Farnborough air show. It is the focus of the race which could decide in… 09/07/2012
EU’s global warming battle takes to the skies The European Union may be risking a trade war over plans to charge all airlines for their CO2 emissions that have doubled in the past 20 years. China is… 05/07/2012
Aviation in times of crisisRichard Aboulafia is VicePresident, Analysis of the Teal Group euronews: The crisis in the eurozone is in full development. IATA has announced that the… 29/06/2012
When things go wrong abroad What protection can tourists or expatriates outside the European Union expect if things go wrong? Bruno Van de Bossche is a Belgian citizen and professional… 25/06/2012
Europe dragging on global airline profits The economic crisis in Europe continues to cause turbulence for airlines. In its latest forecast, the global industry grouping, IATA, says while the profit… 11/06/2012
Russia joins China against EU aviation C02 tax Russia has added its voice to China’s boycotting or refusing to pay a tax on air travel carbon emissions which the EU insists will come into force next… 12/03/2012
Airport security staff strike spreads in France – nocomment Striking airline security contractors demonstrated in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday (December 20) on the fifth day of a protest over pay and… 20/12/2011
Russia’s biggest airport for sale? Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport is reportedly up for sale. The Interfax news agency said the owners of Russia’s biggest airport have hired Goldman Sachs to… 20/12/2011
Air Berlin gets help from Etihad Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to spend 73 million euros to increase its stake in Air Berlin to almost 30 percent and loan it nearly 200 million… 19/12/2011
Pop on a pod They call it the ‘Heathrow Pod’, and it is a new way of getting around the urban jungle. Rather than waiting for a bus, business travellers just take one a… 14/12/2011
New ash cloud detector could spell less passenger chaos Work is underway on new technology which could be used to prevent the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic cloud eruption in 2010. A system using… 12/12/2011
Aerobatics in the skies over Dubai As the Dubai Airshow opened, the skies were filled with a series of aerobatics demonstrations. 14/11/2011
Dubai Airshow 2011 opens its doors Spain’s Juan Carlos I joined Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoumwas in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, 11 November to officially open the 12th Dubai… 14/11/2011
Could space hopper ‘multicopter’ be air car of the future? This strange, spider-like machine is a so-called ‘multicopter’, a helicopter-like craft that its German developers hope could be used one day as the air taxi… 09/11/2011
Dubai Airshow bigger than ever There is no doubt the aviation industry has been affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 and by the financial crisis. But it has received a boost with… 08/11/2011
Dramatic emergency landing in Poland – nocomment For more than one hour a Boeing 767 belonging to Polish Airlines LOT was flying over Warsaw, as its fuel supply diminished, because of a problem getting its… 02/11/2011
Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes first commercial flight – nocomment All Nippon Airlines and planemaker Boeing had something to show off this morning; the first commercial flight of a 787 “Dreamliner”. 26/10/2011
EU debates flight security measures Air travel security in Europe is under the spotlight, with EU experts looking into the best measures to adopt for the future. One of the main solutions… 05/10/2011
Barcelona airshow’s 20th anniversary – nocomment 2011 marks the 20 edition of the Barcelona International Airshow, called “Festa al Cel”. 03/10/2011
USA: Boeing delivers its first 787 Dreamliner – nocomment After a three-year delay Boeing has finally delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) at a ceremony at Everett, Washington on Monday. 27/09/2011
Italy: strikes leave passengers stranded at airports – nocomment Many airline companies have cancelled their flights to Italy because of the general strike against the government’s austerity measures, leaving passengers… 06/09/2011
Radar online set to enhance safety in the air The Atlantic Ocean begins on the beaches of Scotland. Every day hundreds of planes crisscross the sky linking Europe and America. It is mainly above the… 19/07/2011
Clearing airport and airspace congestion Summer time means holidays for many people. But for the unlucky traveller, it also means delays, air traffic congestion, and flight cancellations. So what are… 22/06/2011
Loudspeakers to reduce aircraft noise Researchers in Lausanne have come up with a new invention which could help reduce jet engine noise considerably by using loudspeakers, improving the lives of… 14/06/2011
Iceland: Grimsvotn eruption abates – nocomment It seems that the eruption at Grimsvotn in the Vatnajökull glacier in south-east Iceland is now in its dying stages. The volcano is no longer spewing out ash… 25/05/2011
Return of the airport body scanners Body scanners could be coming to an airport near you. Rejected three years ago, the EU parliament has now done a U-turn and said the controversial equipment… 24/05/2011
Crises in the sky Europe is once again struggling with a volcanic eruption and its effect on air traffic. In this edition of Fly, we see how important cooperation is between… 24/05/2011
Iceland volcano Grimsvotn eruptsA plane flies past a smoke plume from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland. REUTERS/STR New 24/05/2011
Ryanair warns of no profit growth in 2012 Ryanair has said its earnings will be flat this year due to high fuel costs and a lack of growth in capacity. The boss of Europe’s largest low-cost airline… 23/05/2011
Iceland’s most active volcano erupts again – nocomment Air travel is being disrupted from the latest Icelandic volcano to erupt. Some flights to and from Britain have been cancelled as the ash cloud from Grimsvotn… 23/05/2011
Uniting Europe’s skies In this edition of Fly, euronews takes its cameras inside the cockpit of a cargo plane, during a night flight. We are on board to discover how new routes… 22/03/2011
Safeguards for EU air passenger security data Brussels has presented its proposals for a directive on privacy for the security information of people flying in and out of the European Union. What does it… 08/02/2011
Recovery in the air at Farnborough A full recovery in the commercial aviation market is in the air at the UK’s Farnborough International Air Show. After the financial crisis, the Icelandic… 21/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow new heights Euronews’ aviation specialist, Giovanni Magi is at the Farnborough Airshow and gives us a quick round-up on what to expect. 19/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow Takes OffThe Farnborough International Airshow is one of the biggest in the world and takes place every two years during the month of July. At the last Airshow in… 15/07/2010
Towards a clearer European sky? Improving air transport, what to do about it: Europarliamentarians Isabelle Durant and Dominique Baudis — Belgian Green on the one hand, and French… 25/06/2010
Day 5 of Iberia strike over job cutsAs Iberia passengers face disruption caused by a fifth day of strike action, the Spanish government says the airline and unions have agreed to bring in a… 22/02/2013
Russia-Japan dispute over islands erupts againRussia’s government has denied that two of its fighter jets breached Japanese airspace near Hokkaido. However, Japan’s claim that Russia entered its… 07/02/2013
Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf airports hit by security staff strikeAirport staff in Germany have gone on strike to claim higher wages. Around 370 workers left their posts in Bonn and Cologne, shutting down all security… 24/01/2013
More flight disruption across Europe as heavy snow continuesFreezing temperatures and heavy snow continue to batter parts of Europe, causing further travel chaos. At Frankfurt airport, 27% of flights have been… 21/01/2013
Heads roll at Berlin’s delayed airportThe chief executive of Berlin Airport has resigned a week after it was revealed that the opening will be delayed until at least 2014. The showpiece airport… 17/01/2013
More bad news for Boeing as 787 is groundedThere is more bad news for Boeing after the news that its entire fleet of 787s will be temporarily grounded. The US Federal Aviation Administration took the… 17/01/2013
London helicopter crash leaves two deadPolice have confirmed two people have died at the scene of a helicopter crash in south London and 12 others have been injured. The pilot, who was the only… 16/01/2013
Dreamliner grounded by Japan’s leading airlinesJapan’s two leading airlines have both grounded their fleet of Boeing 787s after one was forced to make an emergency landing. Instruments on the All Nippon… 16/01/2013
Spitfire searchers find water-filled crateIn Myanmar it is believed the first of a number of long lost Royal Air Force World War Two Spitfires has been found. American engineers are thought to have… 09/01/2013
German airport strike holds up passengersPassengers using several airports in Germany had their flights disrupted for a short time when security staff staged a wildcat strike over pay and… 10/12/2012
Lufthansa agrees to mediation to end cabin crew strikeCabin crew from Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa are returning to work following their latest walk-out. Friday’s one-day national strike led to the… 08/09/2012
Strike forces Lufthansa to axe 1,000 flightsGermany’s national carrier Lufthansa cancelled 1,000 flights on Friday following a 24 hour strike by cabin crew. Unions called the walkout after management… 07/09/2012
Lufthansa strike widens, hundreds of flights cancelledGermany’s national carrier Lufthansa has been forced to cancel two-thirds of scheduled flights on Friday ahead of a 24-hour walk-out by cabin crew. It is… 06/09/2012
Lufthansa union calls new national strike for FridayLufthansa’s main union has called a new national strike for Friday among the airline’s cabin crews seeking better pay and conditions. It follows… 04/09/2012
More disruption at Frankfurt in Lufthansa pay rowLufthansa has cancelled almost 200 hundred flights in and out of Frankfurt airport as the dispute over a pay rise for staff continues. An 11-hour walkout… 04/09/2012
Thousands stranded by Lufthansa cabin crew strike Thousands of people are stuck in airports across Germany because of a strike by Lufthansa cabin crew over pay and cost-cutting measures. The German carrier… 31/08/2012
Thousands stranded by Lufthansa cabin crew strikeThousands of people are stuck in airports across Germany because of a strike by Lufthansa cabin crew over pay and cost-cutting measures. The German carrier… 31/08/2012
False alarm over ‘hijack’ scare at Dutch airportDutch fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Spanish airliner over fears it had been hijacked – but it turned out to be a false alarm. Police said there… 29/08/2012
Easyjet plays down pilot strike disruptionBudget airline EasyJet claims a strike by its France based pilots is unlikely to cause much disruption. Despite planning a three day walkout today and on… 15/08/2012
Passengers’ fury over Wind Jet collapseThere have been chaotic scenes at Sicily’s Catania airport where hundreds of passengers are stranded after the collapse of Italian low cost airline Wind… 14/08/2012
Spain-bound passenger jet in security scareA passenger jet bound for Madrid has been forced to return to New York, after suspicious wires inside plastic straws were found in an onboard toilet. The… 13/07/2012
Radar failure sparks delays at Munich airportA security system failure at Munich airport caused hundreds of cancellations and delays on Friday. The airport’s radar system went down that afternoon… 07/07/2012
Airport tax hike in SpainAnyone planning a summer holiday in Spain is now subject to a surprise hike in airport tax imposed by the Spanish government as it tries to slash its budget… 06/07/2012
Portugal: Air traffic strike disrupts flightsFresh strike action by air traffic controllers has seriously disrupted flights in Portugal, with delays and cancellations causing misery for passengers. It… 17/05/2012
Berlin airport opening delayed until March 2013Berlin’s long-awaited new international airport faces a further delay before opening. The latest launch date was June 3 but city mayor Klaus Wowereit now… 17/05/2012
Berlin’s new airport hit by fresh delaysThe opening of Berlin’s new airport will be delayed by up to three months owing to fire safety problems. The German capital’s Brandenburg airport had been… 08/05/2012
Rows continue over immigration queues at HeathrowOperators of Britain’s busiest airport are blaming long queues experienced at Heathrow recently on government cutbacks. Rows over border control being too… 01/05/2012
Israel blocks entry to pro-Palestinian ‘fly-in’ activistsScuffles have broken out at Brussels airport, after dozens of pro-Palestinian activists were blocked from boarding a flight to Israel. Organisers of the… 15/04/2012
Strikes by pilots in Spain grounds 120 flightsA second day of strikes by pilots at Spain’s national carrier Iberia has led to the cancellation of more than 120 flights. Unions vowed to walk off the job… 14/04/2012
Iberia strikes to cause months of cancellationsSpain’s national carrier Iberia has begun the first of 30 days of strikes, that will mean disruptions to flights every Monday and Friday until July 20… 09/04/2012
Ban on night flights at Frankfurt upheldThere will be no flights between 11 o’clock at night and five in the morning at Frankfurt Airport, after a German court upheld the ban on journeys during the… 04/04/2012
Texas tornadoes leave trail of destructionUp to a dozen tornadoes have ripped through Texas, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. At least 17 people were injured as the twisters tore apart… 04/04/2012
US plane diverted after pilot’s erratic outburstA US domestic flight was forced to make an emergency landing after its captain started acting strangely and terrified passengers had to restrain him. They… 28/03/2012
Hundreds of flights cancelled in German airport strikeIt is a bad day for air travellers in Germany with hundreds of flights cancelled amid a strike by baggage handlers and other ground staff. A pay dispute… 27/03/2012
German airports braced for strike chaosGermany’s main airports are set to be hit by a public sector strike today with Lufthansa announcing the cancellation of more than 400 flights. The Verdi… 27/03/2012
Court bans Frankfurt airport strikeA German court has banned a strike by air traffic controllers that threatened to paralyse Frankfurt airport. The walkout was planned to support ground staff… 28/02/2012
Court may ban air traffic controllers striking at FrankfurtAirport operators Fraport and airline Lufthansa are seeking a high court injunction to stop air traffic controllers joining in a strike at Frankfurt airport… 28/02/2012
Air traffic controllers asked to join Frankfurt strikeIt has been almost two weeks since the row over pay for groundstaff at Frankfurt Airport has caused disruption at Europe’s third busiest hub. However, with… 28/02/2012
Frankfurt airport strike grounds 200 flightsThe operators of Frankfurt Airport cancelled 200 flights on Monday amid an ongoing labour dispute. Ground staff have been striking since February 16th over… 27/02/2012
German airport strike set to continuePassengers are facing further disruption at Frankfurt airport, with airfield workers set to resume their strike action. Staff are due to walk out tonight… 26/02/2012
Fresh talks end strike at Frankfurt airportStaff at Frankfurt airport were back at work as of Wednesday evening, ending a five-day strike that has affected services at Europe’s third busiest airport… 22/02/2012
Frankfurt airport strike to last an extra dayIndustrial action at Frankfurt Airport will now end in the early hours of Wednesday, after the labour union called on members to down tools for an extra 24… 20/02/2012
Strike action brings flight chaos to EuropeMore than 400 flights were cancelled on Friday at Frankfurt airport from a walk out by apron controllers who guide planes in and out of parking slots… 17/02/2012
Traveller chaos as Air Australia collapsesThousands of Air Australia passengers have been stranded after the budget airline went into voluntary administration. The Brisbane-based company said all… 17/02/2012
Frankfurt airport union threatens strike escalationMore than 400 flights were cancelled on Friday due to a walk out at Frankfurt airport. The disruption is set to get worse as the union threatens to step up… 17/02/2012
Frankfurt Airport set for second day of strike woesThere are likely to more delays at Frankfurt Airport on Friday as a walkout over pay by air traffic employees enters its second day. Unions representing 200… 16/02/2012
Frankfurt airport hit by strike disruptionThere is disruption at Europe’s third busiest airport after workers who guide planes in and out of their parking positions at Frankfurt went on strike. … 16/02/2012
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport partly evacuatedAmsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was partly evacuated on Monday after a bomb threat. Dutch police said the two main international terminals had been… 13/02/2012
Air France hit again by labour rights strikeAir France has again cancelled up to 40 percent of its long-distance flights on the third day of a strike by pilots and other staff. Some other airlines… 08/02/2012
Strike over right to strike hits French flightsHundreds of flights in France have been cancelled on day two of a four-day walkout over plans to make aviation workers give more notice before striking. Air… 07/02/2012
Air France partially grounded by pilot strikeAir France was forced to cancel around 20 per cent of its flights on Monday as pilots protested over plans to reform industrial action laws. The government… 06/02/2012
