Air safety

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Scared of flying? These are the world's safest airlines in 2025

AirlineRatings has released its ranking for the safest airlines to fly with in 2025.

18/01/2025

Travel News

Groundstop of all American Airlines flights across US lifted

American Airlines flight services have resumed across the United States after they were temporarily grounded due to a technical issue impacting the airline's entire system.

24/12/2024

Mobility

How AI is being piloted to help direct air traffic at Heathrow airport

The AI engine has already been tested on over 40,000 flights at London Heathrow, but experts warn AI systems have limitations.

29/11/2024

Travel News

Bali flights grounded by towering ash cloud from volcanic eruption

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano has so far killed 10 people and injured dozens of others.

13/11/2024

Mobility

Flying on a plane is safer now than ever before, study finds

A recent study has found that flights are safer than they’ve ever been.

03/09/2024

Ireland

Severe turbulence injures 12 on Ireland-bound flight

It comes after a passenger died and dozens were injured due to turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London last week.

26/05/2024

Travel News

Risk of an accident is 1 in every 1.26 million flights, new data shows

Good news for nervous fliers: Planes in Europe are the safest they’ve ever been.

29/02/2024

Travel News

Some travellers are avoiding the Boeing 737 plane after panel blowout

Max 9s were grounded temporarily by America’s Federal Aviation Administration following a cabin panel blowout during an Alaska Airlines flight.

26/01/2024

Travel News

What caused a panel to blow out on an Alaska Airlines plane?

Door 'plug' may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner.

08/01/2024

People

What is it really like to evacuate a plane?

A Delta Airlines flight attendant reveals what experiencing a plane evacuation is like in real life.

21/08/2023

Travel News

This airline is asking passengers to step on the scales - here’s why

The carrier says it recognises that stepping on the scales can be ‘daunting’, but there are important safety reasons for it.

30/05/2023

Russia

Volcanic eruptions: What are the risks to aircraft?

Volcanic ash clouds pose a serious threat to aviation. But why exactly are they so dangerous? What can be done to avoid incidents in the future?

17/04/2023

Travel News

WHO urges air travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

The rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 has led to new recommendations for mask wearing on long haul flights.

12/01/2023

Travel News

Airport security: The weirdest items seized by the TSA last year

Every year US authorities release a list of the weird and wacky things seized at airports.

11/01/2023

USA

Computer glitch grounds thousands of flights in US

A glitch in Federal Aviation Administration software grounded thousands of flights in the US

11/01/2023

Travel News

What is the world’s safest airline in 2023?

The airlines have been ranked according to their serious incident record, COVID-19 protocols and the age of their fleets.

04/01/2023

Travel News

Cappadocia: Two tourists killed in a sunrise hot air balloon accident

Three people were also injured out of a group of 30 when a surge in wind speed forced the balloon to make a hard landing.

18/10/2022

Travel News

Are AirTags banned on flights? Here’s what the airlines say

Lufthansa and IATA think AirTags are safe to use on flights - so why are the bag-tracking devices still banned?

13/10/2022

Travel News

Is flying more or less safe post-pandemic? We asked an expert

Recent high-profile air safety incidents have raised concerns over out-of-practice and overworked staff.

13/09/2022

Travel News

Prison sentence handed to American passenger for physical assault

Two women were indicted for disorderly conduct for verbally and physically assaulting other passengers and flight crew members.

13/09/2022