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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'

01/07/2017

Economy

British Airways flights resume after very bumpy holiday weekend

30/05/2017

United Kingdom

British Airways cancels flights amid global I.T. system failure

27/05/2017

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

USA

United faces global backlash after dragging passenger from plane

United Airlines may lose hundreds of millions of euros as the airline faces continued backlash after dragging a passenger from an overbooked flight.

11/04/2017

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Global Skies: The take-off of flights in Morocco

In this episode of Boarding Pass euronews travels to Casablanca International Airport, a growing hub in the world of aviation.

05/04/2017

USA

Watch: Harrison Ford: "I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway"

Harrison Ford tells an air traffic controller "I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway," after a controversial landing

25/03/2017

Next Series

How cooperation makes military and civilian airspaces safer

How do military and civil air traffic controllers coordinate to keep flights over Europe safer?

22/03/2017

Italy

Strike by Italian air traffic controllers set to disrupt flights

A strike by air traffic controllers across Italy is set to disrupt travel plans today.

20/03/2017

World

How to fly a plane during an emergency [Travel]

In most cases, there is a co-pilot to take over, and the cabin crew have a theoretic idea of how the plane works.

16/03/2017

Business Series

Lufthansa profit forecast boosts shares

Lufthansa says it expects profits to fall only slightly in 2017 despite lower fares and a rising fuel bill. Analysts were predicting a sharp decline.

16/03/2017

Germany

Ground staff strike grounds nearly all Berlin airport flights

Thousands of air passengers were stranded on Friday as hundreds of flights were cancelled at Berlin’s two airports due to a strike by ground staff.

10/03/2017

Next Series

On time - all the time. Helping to minimise airline delays

Last year almost 10 percent of the approximately 10 million flights through Europe had a delay of at least half an hour.

08/03/2017

Turkey

Istanbul shrouded in heavy fog

Officials say municipal ferry services have been affected, as well as flights at Sabiha Gokcen Airport.There was also poor visibility at Ataturk Airport but flights were not affected.

01/03/2017

Business Series

British Airways owner IAG sees profits rise

International Airlines Group - owner of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus - reports higher annual profits from cost-cutting and cheaper fuel.

24/02/2017

Next Series

Airlines seek new collaborative heights to fight pollution

Airplanes have huge benefits for travellers, but they're costly for the planet. How can air travel be greener without compromising safety?

22/02/2017

France

Where Eagles Dare: France trains birds to bring down drones

The French Air Force is training baby eagles to bring down remote-controlled drones that have strayed into restricted airspace.

16/02/2017

Germany

Hamburg airport shut down after passengers made sick by corrosive substance

Hamburg airport was evacuated and flights suspended when dozens of passengers became ill from what appeared to be a discharge of a corrosive substance

12/02/2017