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
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
France French air traffic control causes a third of Europe's flight delays A new report says strikes and outdated equipment costs airlines €300 million and accounts for 33 percent of delays. 19/06/2018
Canada A crunch, a fire, and panic: planes collide at Toronto airport The passengers safely exited via emergency slides. 06/01/2018
world news How old is the EU's commercial aircraft fleet? How old are the planes operated by EU airlines and how important is it for airlines to renew their fleet? 09/12/2017
world news Airbus lands record deal European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has landed a record deal for around 400 Airbus A320 jets in one of the industry's biggest by volume 15/11/2017
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
Austria Watch: Plane aborts bumpy landing in Austria storm The Polish-run Enter Air flight can be seen jolting around in the air and bumping the ground before taking off immediately after. 30/10/2017
economy 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
corporate 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
Sweden Stockholm Arlanda Airport renovates its disused control tower into the ultimate room with a view A disused control tower at an airport in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, has been transformed into a luxurious apartment with panoramic views. 17/07/2017
corporate Easyjet to open new airline in Austria Budget airline, easyjet is to open a new airline in Austria to allow it to continue flying within Europe after Brexit. 14/07/2017
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
France Part of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport evacuated 'to comply with security rules' Reports from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris suggest that thousands of passengers were moved from Terminal 2F on Saturday. Posts on social media 01/07/2017
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
United Kingdom British Airways cancels flights amid global I.T. system failure British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow, Gatwick before 18:00 local time amid a global IT system outage. “We have experienced a 27/05/2017
