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Republic of Ecuador

Galapagos: sun and wind power world's 1st 'green' airport

The world’s first ‘green’ airport is up and running on Ecuador’s Galapagos islands. The eco-airport, located on the island of Baltra is completely

16/07/2015

USA

Solar Impulse grounded 9 months in Hawaii by battery damage

A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage

15/07/2015

United Kingdom

Heathrow: back to business after protest closed runway

Flights are now back to normal at the UK’s biggest airport after a protest led to some cancellations. Angry at plans for a third runway at Heathrow

13/07/2015

United Kingdom

'Aviation history' made as electric plane flies across English Channel

A French pilot claims to have made aviation history after flying an electric plane across the English Channel on Friday morning. The Airbus E-fan

10/07/2015

United Kingdom

Stowaway dies after 'falling from plane onto London roof'

19/06/2015

My Europe Series

Holiday cancellations: what are my rights?

Sometimes it’s not clear what to do when a holiday or trip is cancelled and what your rights are as a consumer. Ewa from Warsaw asked Utalk: “If

19/06/2015

World

New hand luggage guidelines explained

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World

Light, quiet and emission free: the 'plug-in plane' flying at the Paris Air Show

15/06/2015

Living

Vertical Ride

On board the the world's tallest moving observation tower

12/05/2015

China

Solar-powered plane lands in eastern China, prepares to cross Pacific

Solar Impulse, the fuel-free airplane, arrived in Nanjing in eastern China on Tuesday, completing the sixth leg of its round-the-world flight. Pilot

22/04/2015

Japan

Japan: passenger planes skids off runway at Hiroshima airport

Around 20 passengers have suffered minor injuries after a planned skidded off the runway at Hiroshima airport in western Japan. The Airbus A320

14/04/2015

Germany

Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday

Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of

21/03/2015

Germany

Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike

Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and

19/03/2015

Germany

Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another

18/03/2015

India

Solar Impulse takes off from Oman on second-leg of record breaking trip

A solar powered plane has started the second leg in its attempt to fly round the world without using fossil-derived fuels. Solar Impulse 2 took off

10/03/2015

United Arab Emirates

Solar Impulse plane takes off on historic round-the-world flight

A plane powered solely by the sun has begun an unprecedented round-the- world flight after taking off from a runway in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The aim

09/03/2015

Next Series

Will hypersonic passenger planes ever be a reality?

Passenger planes today are comfortable and reliable, but could they fly faster? The latest engineering developments suggest we could speed planes up

02/03/2015

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Do you know: how to fly around the world in 3 hours?

02/03/2015

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Don't worry, be happy: learning to conquer fears and anxieties

16/01/2015

Europe News

EU anti-terror chief seeks air passenger register

The EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove, says EU plans to share air passenger data could help identify foreign jihadists. Gilles de Kerchove

13/01/2015