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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.

United Kingdom

British Airways flights 'returning to normal' after cancellations

British Airways IT problems cause flight cancellations and delays

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.

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Flying high: New jet suits unveiled in London

This is the moment new jet suits were demonstrated at a special unveiling in London.

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World

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.

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.

Europe News

The Brief: time change, EU-US warming ties, and sanctions extension

In this edition: we look at how proposed seasonal time change could cause chaos for airlines, the EU gets its diplomatic relations boost.

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SESAR programme: Changing the skies of the Europe

In partnership with The European Commission

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.

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

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A new report says strikes and outdated equipment costs airlines €300 million and accounts for 33 percent of delays.

Canada

A crunch, a fire, and panic: planes collide at Toronto airport

The passengers safely exited via emergency slides.

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?

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Turkey

Istanbul's main Ataturk airport closed after jet crashes on runway

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.

Germany

Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after pilots call in sick