Travel News Why are Ireland's pilots protesting? The Irish government is set to release its aviation reopening strategy this week. Here's why pilots are protesting. 25/05/2021
no comment Swiss 'first to complete parachute jump from solar-powered plane' Swiss explorer Raphael Domjan has completed what is claimed to be the world's first parachute jump from a solar-powered aircraft. 25/08/2020
Eco-Innovation Nearly half of all flights from the UK are down to stag dos abroad Swapping Dubai for Edinburgh is the equivalent of giving up driving for 7 months, new analysis has found. 20/02/2020
France Search abandoned for missing French citizens after plane crash A rescue mission has failed to find four French citizens who have been missing since their plane crashed near the Caribbean island of Dominica on Sunday, local authorities said on Tuesday. 17/02/2020
France Stowaway found dead in landing gear of Air France plane in Paris The body of the stowaway was found after the plane - coming from the Ivory Coast - had landed in Paris. 08/01/2020
USA Plane crash in Louisiana kills five en route to college football game A twin-engine plane headed to Atlanta crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five and injuring at least two, officials said. 28/12/2019
Chile Chile military plane missing with 38 on way to Antarctica In a statement early Tuesday, the air force said the plane had not been heard from in more than seven hours and likely would have run out of fuel around 12:40 a.m. 10/12/2019
Democratic Republic Of Congo Plane crash kills at least 24 people in eastern Congo At least 24 people died after a plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shortly after take-off on Sunday. 24/11/2019
Russia Russia plane emergency: 'The pilots did not make a single mistake' "The pilots did not have any room for manoeuvre," said aviation expert Vadim Lukashevich. "They were lucky because they landed in the field where there were no buildings. But still, they worked in an extreme situation and did not make a single mistake. At least I did not notice a single error." 16/08/2019
