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Germany

Germany prepares to host NATO's biggest ever air exercise over Europe

Germany is hosting NATO's biggest ever air exercise over Europe next week with 250 planes from member countries simulating the alliance's response to an attack on Europe. The exercise could cause some disruption to civilian flight schedules and create extra noise.

New Zealand

Air New Zealand weighing passengers before boarding flights

New Zealand's national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights as part of a month-long survey of the weight and balance of its planes before takeoff.

Travel News

Airline crew accused of discriminating against non-English speakers

The crew worked for Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific airline.

Russia

Russia blames Ukraine for drone blast far from border

Russian authorities blamed a Ukrainian drone for an explosion deep inside the country that wounded three people, including a 16-year-old girl.

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Reach for the sky: How an Emirati air race pilot achieved his dream

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Explore how a Flying Academy teen achieved his dream: Husam Gamal tells Euronews how his career as a qualified air race pilot took off.

Nepal

Flight data and cockpit recorders found at Nepal plane crash site

A spokesperson for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said the boxes, which were found on Monday, would be handed over to investigators.

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Watch: Rescuers search wreckage of crashed plane in Nepal

A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday.

Travel News

Is it more sustainable to skip your inflight meal?

IATA found that 1.14 million tonnes of food waste was generated from inflight catering in a year.

USA

Southwest airlines cancels more flights

Southwest airlines has cancelled thousands of flights in the United States, adding to the country’s travel chaos from the Christmas weekend.

Travel News

Purr-fect fugitive: Stowaway cat spotted by airport security in US

The escapee cat is said to be feline fine.

Climate

WWII plane pulled from melting Swiss glacier 76 years after it crashed

When this US Dakota aircraft crashed in Switzerland in 1946 it led to the biggest rescue mission the Alps has ever seen. Now as climate change melts the glacier around it, the wreckage is finally being recovered by the Swiss military.

Earth News

No private jets or plastic flowers: The eco rules around Queen’s death

Mourners have been asked to stop leaving Paddington Bears at Buckingham Palace, as plans for the floral tributes are unveiled.

Sport

Backlash after Paris Saint‑Germain coach jokes about private jet usage

"This morning, we discussed with the company with which we sort our travel to know if we could not travel by sand yacht," Galtier joked, asked why the club took a plane to Nantes, two hours away by train.

World News

Human remains and debris found at Baltic Sea plane crash site

The four occupants of the aircraft are all presumed dead.

Latvia

Mystery as private plane crashes in Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia

Fighter jets sent to intercept the plane said they could see no one in the cockpit, reported the German newspaper Bild.

Travel News

Tourists duck as jet makes ‘lowest ever’ landing at Greek airport

Footage of an incredibly low landing at Skiathos Airport in Greece has gone viral.

Earth News

Taylor Swift tops list of celebrity private jet polluters

The singer was named the "biggest celebrity CO2e polluter of this year so far" in a recent report on private jet use.

Mobility

Supersonic and carbon-free: Will we soon be flying 'son of Concorde'?

It hasn’t taken to the skies yet, but the Overture aircraft is designed to trim hours off long-haul flights and avoid harming the environment by using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel.

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Watch: The moment a pilot lands his plane on a US motorway

Flying with his father on a small plane over North Carolina, flight attendant Vincent Fraser had no other choice but to land on Highway 19 in Swain County when his engine started to die.

Earth News

This tiny bacteria could change air travel forever

A hungry bacteria could bring us one step closer to guilt-free flights.