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Fight broke out between two pilots mid-air, Air France confirms

Cabin crew had to intervene after pilots grabbed each other by the collar.

Travel News

EasyJet strikes: Spanish pilots kick off first day of August walkout

Three 72-hour walkouts are expected to take place this month at EasyJet's Spanish bases.

Travel News

Urgent warning for easyJet and Ryanair passengers with flights in July

Check if your flight could be impacted by industrial action in the coming days and weeks.

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.

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Scenes

Meet the first female air sports pilot in the Middle East

In partnership with Media City

"Flying is freedom for me, you have direct contact with nature, this is what I really love about it."

Greece

Greek helicopter pilot given life sentence for murdering British wife

The case prompted widespread outrage in Greece after the man claimed that his wife had died during a burglary.

Travel News

Plane forced to do a u-turn over Ireland as pilot unqualified to fly

The mistake was described as a “rostering error” by an airline spokesperson, as the flight was forced to do a u-turn over Ireland.

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the pioneer extreme sports star riding across slopes and skies

Géraldine Fasnacht found her sports through a love of nature. By snow or by air, she is always on an adventure in the mountains.

Europe News

Teen pilot lands in Belgium after record-breaking flight

Zara Rutherford touched down in the town of Kortrijk, 90km west of Brussels, on Thursday afternoon - the same airfield where she embarked on her journey last August.

Experiences

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.

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.”

People

This commercial pilot has joined the mile-high-photo club

In-flight movies aren’t for everyone, this KLM pilot has been taking photographs from 30,000 feet.

Living

Meet the heroic pilots who gave up flying to fight climate change

The stories of three ex-pilots who stopped flying when they realised the environmental impact it had on the planet.

Travel News

Meet Europe's grounded pilots looking for other work amid travel slump

Many commercial pilots, after years of training, are being forced to look for other forms of work, with the coronavirus pandemic decimating the travel industry and leaving aircraft grounded.

USA

World’s first supersonic fighter pilot Chuck Yeager dies aged 97

The first man to fly a plane faster than the speed of sound, Charles “Chuck” Yeagar, has died aged 97.

United Kingdom

Paul Farnes, the last Battle of Britain flying ace, dies aged 101

Farnes was known as a flying ace for shooting down more than five enemy planes during the battle to protect Great Britain from Nazi air raids.

France

Sons of Polish navigator united with family who hid their father

Sons of Polish navigator united with family who hid their father in Nazi-occupied France

Spain

Five-day strike by Ryanair's Spanish pilots set to go ahead

A planned five-day strike by Ryanair's Spanish pilots will go ahead this month after mediated talks were unsuccessful, a spokesman for the Spanish pilots union SEPLA said on Tuesday.

Ireland

Ryanair pilots in Ireland to strike after talks fail

Ryanair pilots in Ireland to strike after talks fail

World News

Ryanair's British pilot union to vote on possible August strike

Ryanair's British pilot union to vote on possible August strike