USA Boeing charged airlines for additional safety features on 737 Max jets Exterior sensors that tell pilots the angle of the plane were one safety feature that cost extra. The sensors might have been able prevent Lion Air crash that killed 189, an expert said. 22/03/2019
View Trump's thoughts on air safety - debunked by an actual pilot ǀ View It’s a romantic fantasy to think that “great pilots” are the solution. Great pilots make great mistakes too. 17/03/2019
world news European Aviation Safety Agency grounds all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft The European Aviation Safety Agency has decided to ground all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet on Sunday 12/03/2019
world news Boeing confirms it will upgrade software for all 737 MAX 8 aircraft Boeing said it will upgrade software for all 737 MAX 8 aircraft. This comes after an FAA request, and Sunday's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 12/03/2019
no comment Six passengers fall from stairs while boarding plane in West Siberia Several people were injured on Tuesday when stairs leading to a plane at Barnaul airport, West Siberia, collapsed. 12/02/2019
futuris SESAR programme: Changing the skies of the Europe The volume of air traffic in European skies of Europe is constantly increasing. In the future, to handle the new workload, there will be remote control towers that can handle multiple airports at the same time. 11/02/2019
Smart Regions Training Europe's future pilots In this episode of Smart Regions, we discover how the European Cohesion Policy is helping to train pilots of the future. 15/11/2018
World Where are the 'safest places' to go on holiday, according to new data? In some categories, European and American destinations were shown to pose more of a risk to travellers than areas in the Middle East and North Africa, according to data collated by Which? Travel. 07/11/2018
futuris "Futuris" reaches for the sky with the wings of the future Air travel needs to become less polluting and more economical as a matter of urgency; one part-EU-funded reserach project is taking giant strides towards a revolutionary wing design. 15/10/2018
Switzerland Investigators try to find why Swiss plane crashed Investigators do not yet know why a plane crashed in Switzerland on Saturday claiming the lives of all 20 people on board 05/08/2018
futuris An alternative to chemically de-icing planes Researchers are seeking solutions because propylene glycol, used to de-ice planes, is a pollutant that harms the environment 28/05/2018
futuris Airplanes and material gains When you board an airplane for a flight, do you ever consider what it is made of? 30/04/2018
USA Helicopter crashes into New York's East River All five passengers died in a crash witnesses say appeared to be an attempted emergency landing. 12/03/2018
Russia CCTV shows moment of plane crash near Moscow The footage shows an explosion in the distance as the passenger flight went down. 12/02/2018
Russia 'All possible causes explored' after Russian plane crash kills 71 Among them are weather conditions, human error and the plane's technical condition. 11/02/2018
Sport Remembering the Munich Air Disaster: 60 years on Fans, players and staff, past and present, gathered to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the air crash. 06/02/2018
world news Turkey: Plane skids off runway landing metres from sea Had the plane skidded three metres further it would have landed in the Black Sea, reports suggest 14/01/2018
Canada A crunch, a fire, and panic: planes collide at Toronto airport The passengers safely exited via emergency slides. 06/01/2018
Indonesia Bali braces for Mount Agung eruption The volcano threatening to erupt in Bali, has forced the island's main airport to shut down a second day stranding tens of thousands of tourists. 28/11/2017
USA Air Canada near-miss 'close to worst air disaster in history' An Air Canada jet reportedly almost landed on a busy taxiway where four other planes were waiting to take off at San Francisco airport. 12/07/2017
Germany 'Suspicious conversation' forces easyJet flight to divert An easyJet flight en route from Ljubljana to London Stansted has been diverted to Cologne after passengers overheard three men discussing “terrorist 11/06/2017
economy British Airways flights resume after very bumpy holiday weekend British Airways flights have taken off after a weekend filled with disruption and lengthy delays for thousands of passengers because of an 30/05/2017
Africanews Zimbabwe national airline banned from EU skies over safety concerns Zimbabwe's national carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has been blacklisted by the European Union (EU) from operating in EU skies. 18/05/2017
world news Europe bids to regulate drones with their popularity sky high Brussels is moving to regulate small drones amid a huge increase in sightings of them flying near airplanes in Europe. 16/05/2017
Russia Broken bones and surgery for some after turbulent Aeroflot flight Mobile phone footage shows the aftermath of an Aeroflot plane that encountered air turbulance 40 minutes into the flight. 01/05/2017
USA Disturbing footage of United Airlines dragging man from his overbooked flight Video has emerged of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from his overbooked flight to make room for an airline employee. 10/04/2017
