Biztech news Spain is testing out a traffic control system for drones The flight test is trialling a platform that aims to minimise collisions by detecting when drones fly too close too each other and proposing evasive manoeuvres to pilots. 14/04/2022
Mobility Russia jammed passenger plane GPS signal, French official says Planes flying over Finland and the Baltic Sea reported interference with satellite navigation after Russia invaded Ukraine. 01/04/2022
Travel News Europe air travel: What do the new flight paths mean for your journey? Planes are having to use hours more 'fuel burn' to get to their destinations, with Finnair particularly impacted by the airspace bans. 01/03/2022
Conscious Travel ‘Bull**** flights’: How to have a debate on legitimate air traffic Aviation is a global justice issue, writes the Stay Grounded network. So what can we do about it? 22/01/2022
Climate What are ‘ghost flights’ and why are they fuelling the climate crisis? Lufthansa airline has revealed it is making 18,000 unnecessary flights this winter, simply to keep its airport slots under EU rules. 06/01/2022
Mobility Jetpacks, flying cars and taxi drones: The future of urban transport? The advanced air mobility market is expected to be worth €15 billion by 2025 - but is it more fiction than science? 05/12/2021
Spain Suspected illegal migrants flee plane after Mallorca emergency landing It appeared to be an elaborate scheme to enter Spain by would-be migrants from Morocco. 06/11/2021
Brazil Brazilian pop singer Marília Mendonça dies in plane crash Four other passengers also perished after the plane crashed between Mendonça's hometown of Goiania and Caratinga, a small city in Minas Gerais state. 06/11/2021
Spain La Palma volcano: Ash cloud forces new airport shutdown Scientists warn the situation is still tense and unpredictable as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma. 07/10/2021
Europe News Portugal flights disrupted in second day of airports strike A strike by ground handling workers at Portugal's airports forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights this weekend. 18/07/2021
world news Europe's air traffic 'might not get back to normal until 2029' It could be a full decade before Europe's air traffic gets back to pre-pandemic levels, it's been claimed. 21/05/2021
Albania Albania sends troops and police to end air traffic control strike Air traffic controllers were striking over pay, causing more than a dozen flights at Albania's one international airport to be cancelled. 07/04/2021
world news Europe's air passenger numbers 'at lowest level since 1995' last year Passenger traffic in European airports has fallen by 70.4% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, regressing to its 1995 level, according to ACI Europe. 12/02/2021
Germany Berlin man suspected of 'making radio contact with air traffic' Police say a 32-year-old Berlin man was arrested on allegations he had been making radio contact with air traffic, including police helicopters, and given fake flight orders while impersonating an aviation official. 29/01/2021
world news Analysis: Europe's airline industry and flying during a pandemic So, what’s it like to fly again? Is the hassle simply too much? Well, I would argue not. I’m writing to you from Poland having flown here to cover the presidential election. And, you know what? It was fine, writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey. 29/06/2020
world news Interactive: See how flights have plummeted over Europe amid lockdown These maps show the unprecedented loss of flights over Europe's airspace in March amid the coronavirus lockdown. 09/04/2020
world news Cargo flights stay airborne as air traffic disappears during pandemic Data from Eurocontrol shows that the number of traditional and low-cost flights across Europe have significantly reduced since mid-March but cargo flights hardly been reduced. 31/03/2020
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
no comment Flying high: New jet suits unveiled in London This is the moment new jet suits were demonstrated at a special unveiling in London. 14/06/2019
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
World 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
Business Easyjet plans to sue after French air strikes cost the airline 28 million Euros More than 2,600 flights were cancelled in April, May and June and Easyjet argued that EU law was being breached after flights were not protected over France 18/07/2018
