United Kingdom 'Pandemonium': Heathrow systems outage causes flight delay chaos Thousands of passengers were facing delays on Sunday after a systems failure affecting all terminals at London Heathrow airport. 16/02/2020
world news Buckle up! Researchers warn of more turbulence due to climate change Potentially dangerous turbulence is becoming more common on transatlantic flights because of changes linked to climate change, according to a study. 08/08/2019
United Kingdom British Airways flights 'returning to normal' after cancellations British Airways IT problems cause flight cancellations and delays 07/08/2019
United Kingdom Airline fines woman €94,000 for abusive in-flight behaviour Her catalogue of aggressive, abusive and dangerous behaviour included trying to open the aircraft's doors during the flight, the airline claimed. 18/07/2019
Good Morning Europe French Air Traffic Control strike brings new travel disruption to Europe The industrial action is due to begin Wednesday evening local time and continue into Thursday. Airlines have been instructed to reduce flights to affected airports. 08/05/2019
Inspire Middle East Emirates CEO sees FY profit, wants Boeing compensation Emirates Airline, the world’s largest long-haul carrier, will report profitable full year earnings this month, according to its CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. 03/05/2019
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
Canada A crunch, a fire, and panic: planes collide at Toronto airport The passengers safely exited via emergency slides. 06/01/2018
world news Final 747 flight bids farewell to original jumbo jet The plane that transformed air travel embarked on one last flight from San Francisco to New York before it was retired. 08/11/2017
Business US private equity group Cerberus shows interest in troubled airline, Alitalia US private equity group Cerberus Capital Management has approached Alitalia with a proposal that could allow the carrier to remain independent 25/10/2017
world news Ryanair threatened with legal action over flight cancellations The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is taking action against the low-cost carrier for "persistently misleading" customers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations. 28/09/2017
Turkey Istanbul's main Ataturk airport closed after jet crashes on runway Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport was closed to traffic on Thursday (September 21) after a private jet crashed on the runway, according to Turkey’s 21/09/2017
Japan Typhoon hits Japan, grounding hundreds of flights Authorities have warned of flash floods and landslides as the storm moves towards the country's northeast. It could bring strong winds to the Tokyo area by Sunday evenging. 17/09/2017
Germany Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after pilots call in sick Dozens of Air Berlin flights have been cancelled after an unusually high number of its pilots called in sick. The insolvent German airline 12/09/2017
Portugal Travellers warned of delays as border staff strike in Portugal The industrial action is happening at the height of the tourist season. 23/08/2017
Germany Air Berlin files for insolvency as Etihad cuts funding Lufthansa waits in wings to plunder most profitable parts of stricken carrier 15/08/2017
Spain Military replace striking security staff at Barcelona airport Bercelona airport replaces striking security personnel with National Guard troops. 11/08/2017
Turkey Freak storm causes havoc in Istanbul A powerful storm unleashed chaos on Istanbul, sparking fires, damaging aircraft and even bringing a crane crashing down the ground. Turkey’s 28/07/2017
Business Air France to launch new lower-cost airline Pilots have overwhelmingly backed the airline's 'Boost' plan which aims to develop new long and short-haul flights. 17/07/2017
