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Bulgaria

Bulgaria hunts for mystery pilot who flew across several countries

The country's defence forces were put on high alert after an unauthorised aircraft entered Bulgarian airspace.

Travel News

More airline queues next summer if staffing issues aren't fixed

As thousands of passengers face queues and delays around Europe, here are the solutions offered by the top industry body for airlines.

Culture news

Comment: Will 'Top Gun: Maverick' be a flop?

Relying on star-power, nostalgia for a 36-year-old film and practical effects, will the new Top Gun be a superhero blockbuster?

Travel News

Tui urges passengers to swap planes for trains on six European routes

Holiday giant TUI will replace plane seats with train tickets on routes where it doesn’t make sense to fly.

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Conscious Travel

Sustainable Aviation Fuels explained in full

Sustainable Aviation Fuels supposedly cut a plane’s carbon emissions by around 80 per cent. But they’re no “silver bullet,” a climate tech expert warns.

Mobility

This Swedish pilot school is pinning its hopes on electric aviation

The school, which is enrolling students for classes beginning in May, will train its students for the most part using a small two-seater electric airplane.

Mexico

Three dead after small plane crashes through supermarket wall

Four people were injured although officials did not say whether they were passengers or people shopping in the supermarket.

China

Search at China crash site suspended amid rain

The search for clues into why a Chinese commercial jetliner dove suddenly and crashed into a mountain in southern China was suspended due to rain.

United Kingdom

Watch: Pilot forced to abort landing attempt amid high winds

A British Airways plane failed to land on the first attempt on Monday, footage showed, due to high winds in London.

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Slovak flying car gets approval from civil aviation regulators

The Slovak flying car, AirCar, manufactured by Klein Vision, has received its certificate of airworthiness.

Moments

This teenage pilot is solo flying around the world

Teenager Zara Rutherford hopes to complete her 51,000-kilometre trip across five continents and 52 countries by mid-January 2022.

Tech News

From his basement in Jordan, this man travels the world in his cockpit

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Malhas Airlines, non-stop from the basement….to the basement.

France

Frontex plane arrives in northern France to combat people smuggling

The EU border agency aircraft was deployed a week after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated in the Channel.

Eco-Innovation

Sustainable fuel may not be as green as airlines are claiming

BA flew London-New York on a sustainable flight. But how green was it in reality?

Mobility

The Flying V: The futuristic aircraft set to revolutionise air travel

Engineers at a Netherlands university are quietly planning a revolution in air travel, starting with the futuristic design of a new aircraft.

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Brazil bids shocked goodbye to country star Mendonca

Thousands of people queue up outside the Goiania arena in the hometown of late Brazilian country music star Marilia Mendonca, to pay an emotional tribute to the beloved songstress of sorrow and strong women after she was killed in a plane crash at age 26

Brazil

Brazilian pop singer Marília Mendonça dies in plane crash

Four other passengers also perished after the plane crashed between Mendonça's hometown of Goiania and Caratinga, a small city in Minas Gerais state.

Scenes

Meet the man who’s aiming to change the face of aviation

In partnership with Media City

“I wanted to change the thought process that you can't do something because you're not represented, I want the young people to be the representation that they seek.”

Belgium

Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs out' pollution emitted from ships

The aircraft uses a sensor called a "sniffer" to detect high levels of sulfur and nitrogen along one of Europe's busiest shipping routes.

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World first as aeroplane flies through tunnel at 245 km/h to set World Records

Italian pilot Dario Costa clears Turkey’s dual Çatalca Tunnels in under 44 seconds