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France

Industrial action strikes southern France city of Lyon

Train drivers and university students have marched through Lyon to protest against government proposals which they believe will disadvantage workers and students.

03/04/2018

Iran

Turkish private jet crashes in Iran, 11 dead

A private plane flying from the UAE to Turkey has crashed in Iran, according to Iranian media.

11/03/2018

World

Cruise control: Private jets and superyachts

The Inspire Middle East team is on the ground at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo to discover the latest trends in private jets, and find out how the capital is realizing its ambitions to become a hub for business plane travel in the region.

02/03/2018

United Kingdom

London City Airport remains closed after WWII bomb found in Thames

The bomb was discovered by construction workers in the George V Dock at 5 am local time on Sunday, Met Police said.

12/02/2018

Russia

'All possible causes explored' after Russian plane crash kills 71

Among them are weather conditions, human error and the plane's technical condition.

11/02/2018

USA

US East Coast shivers in New Year Big Freeze

Wind chills were forecast to fall as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius in some areas

06/01/2018

Canada

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

The passengers safely exited via emergency slides.

06/01/2018

India

Travel chaos as fog cloaks New Delhi

Extremely poor visibility in the Indian capital caused hundreds of flights to be suspended and dozens of trains to be cancelled on New Year's Day.

01/01/2018

United Kingdom

'Adverse weather' strands hundreds at London Stansted

Hundreds of frustrated passengers were stranded at London Stansted Airport on Wednesday night because of 'adverse weather'

28/12/2017

Russia

Putin's 'Doomsday Plane'

Russia's equivalent of Air Force One.

13/12/2017

United Kingdom

Snow causes UK travel chaos

Roads closed, flights grounded and trains cancelled as heavy snow blankets large parts of the country.

10/12/2017

Economy

Easyjet gets a boost from Ryanair woes

EasyJet flew a record 80.2 million passengers this past year, almost 10 percent more than in 2015-2016.

21/11/2017

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

USA

Airlines gear up for tighter US security rules

New US measures include closer inspections of electronic devices and interviews with passengers.

26/10/2017

United Kingdom

'Record summer sales' for easyJet

EasyJet reports record sales amid turmoil in the industry.

06/10/2017

Portugal

Monarch CEO 'absolutely devastated' by airline's failure

Monarch CEO 'absolutely devastated' by airline's failure

03/10/2017

United Kingdom

Monarch Airlines collapses, hitting hundreds of thousands of travellers

Monarch Airlines has entered administration leaving over 100,000 customers stranded overseas and 300,000 future bookings cancelled.

02/10/2017

World News

Ryanair chaos

Ryanair shares fell 3 percent in early Monday trading following its announcement late on Friday of plans to cancel between 40 and 50 flights a day until the end of October.

18/09/2017

Germany

Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after pilots call in sick

12/09/2017