Ireland EU's top court rules against Ryanair over airlines' COVID bailouts The Irish airline argued support member states provided to their flag carriers to weather the pandemic was in breach of EU state aid rules. 14/04/2021
France French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash "His brutal death is a great loss," said French President Emmanuel Macron. 07/03/2021
World Europe suspends Pakistan airline over pilot licence concerns An inquiry into the May 22 Airbus A320 crash that killed 97 people in Karachi resulted in the stunning revelation that 260 of 860 pilots in Pakistan had cheated on their pilots' exams, but were still given licences by the Civil Aviation Authority. 01/07/2020
United Kingdom Pilot dies after U.S. fighter jet crashes in North Sea The jet took off from RAF Lakenheath, an American base in the UK. 15/06/2020
United Kingdom 'Pandemonium': Heathrow systems outage causes flight delay chaos Thousands of passengers were facing delays on Sunday after a systems failure affecting all terminals at London Heathrow airport. 16/02/2020
Spain Passengers use wifi for updates during emergency on jet from Madrid Dozens of passengers on an Air Canada flight from Madrid to Toronto had a safe landing after their aircraft was damaged during takeoff. 03/02/2020
Russia Russian-made missiles were fired at doomed Ukrainian flight — Iran The Tor short-range air defense system, code-named the SA-15 by NATO, was designed during Soviet times to shoot down aircraft and precision guided weapons. 21/01/2020
no comment Thousands flee volcanic eruption in Philippines The Taal volcano in Batangas province near Manila threw steam, ashes and pebbles up to 9 miles into the sky. 12/01/2020
World Plane crash deaths down 50% in 2019 but number of accidents rise 2019 was the third safest year in terms of fatalities since 1946. 02/01/2020
World Records and boycotts: What to take away from aviation in 2019 There were many highs and lows in 2019 for the aviation sector. 31/12/2019
World Boeing fires CEO 'to restore confidence' amid 737 MAX crisis Current chairman, David Calhoun, will replace him. 23/12/2019
