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Fog disrupts Dutch, British and Polish airports on a busy holiday week

Passengers faced continued disruptions throughout Friday and Saturday due to thick fog that caused flight delays and cancellations.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan plane crash investigation to determine type of rocket used

A total of 38 passengers were killed, while 29 survived on Wednesday after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Business

Boeing: Federal judge rejects conspiracy case deal over plane crashes

The ruling creates uncertainty around criminal prosecution of the aerospace giant in connection with the development of its bestselling airline plane.

Business

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy after collapse of JetBlue merger

The budget travel firm was hit hard by the pandemic and a failed merger, leading to mounting losses in recent years.

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Business

Boeing to take weeks to resume production of planes after strike

Airline customers have grown increasingly upset over delays in getting new planes from Boeing - delays that started long before 33,000 machinists went on strike on 13 September.

Business

Boeing factory workers vote to end their seven-week strike

The move clears the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash.

Business

Boeing factory workers to vote on deal that could end strike

In its latest proposed contract, Boeing is offering pay raises of 38% over four years, as well as ratification and productivity bonuses.

Business

Irishman Colm McLoughlin who put Dubai Duty Free on the map dies

Colm McLoughlin, the Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant.

Experiences

Is it worth paying to carbon offset your flight?

Carbon credit schemes have repeatedly been called out by climate scientists and activists as ineffective and even harmful.

Business

Boeing workers vote to continue strike as group reveals massive loss

The standoff comes during an already challenging year for Boeing, which became the focus of multiple federal investigations after a door panel blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

Business

Boeing suffers further blow as satellite explodes in space

The latest incident comes as Boeing awaits the results of vote by striking workers and is expected to report a big loss in results for its third quarter.

Lebanon

Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines keeps flying despite conflict

MEA, the only airline still flying from Beirut, conducts daily risk assessments to ensure safety and has received assurances from Israel that civilian operations won’t be targeted.

Radio Schuman

Externalising migration does not work, says liberal MEP Al-Sahlani

Outsourcing the management of migration is not the direction to go, according to the liberal MEP from Sweden.

Experiences

Extreme day trippers on how to take 24-hour trips abroad

Short-haul flights are highly polluting but that doesn’t stop these bargain hunters.

Experiences

Could first class flights soon be a thing of the past?

While numerous airlines are saying goodbye to first class, some - especially in Europe - are investing more heavily than ever into the luxury cabins.

Business

Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs in defence and space unit

The European firm is suffering from disrupted supply chains, rapid changes in warfare, and increasing budget constraints.

Experiences

How to avoid the flu on a flight, according to cabin crew

A long-haul flight attendant on where germs are hiding and why COVID masks are still a good idea.

Green News

Could slower flights cut the climate impact of aviation?

Current policies leave the aviation industry seriously off track in meeting its climate pledges.

USA

US remembers lives lost in 11 September terror attacks 23 years later

On 11 September 2001 — a date that falls at the height of the US presidential election period every four years — four hijacked planes killed nearly 3,000 people.

Green News

‘Irresponsible climate policy’: Sweden plans to scrap aviation tax

The decision by the country’s right-wing coalition government has caused outrage among environmentalists.