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United Kingdom

Heathrow: back to business after protest closed runway

Flights are now back to normal at the UK’s biggest airport after a protest led to some cancellations. Angry at plans for a third runway at Heathrow

13/07/2015

United Kingdom

'Aviation history' made as electric plane flies across English Channel

A French pilot claims to have made aviation history after flying an electric plane across the English Channel on Friday morning. The Airbus E-fan

10/07/2015

United Kingdom

Stowaway dies after 'falling from plane onto London roof'

19/06/2015

My Europe Series

Holiday cancellations: what are my rights?

Sometimes it’s not clear what to do when a holiday or trip is cancelled and what your rights are as a consumer. Ewa from Warsaw asked Utalk: “If

19/06/2015

World

New hand luggage guidelines explained

15/06/2015

World

Light, quiet and emission free: the 'plug-in plane' flying at the Paris Air Show

15/06/2015

Living

Vertical Ride

On board the the world's tallest moving observation tower

12/05/2015

China

Solar-powered plane lands in eastern China, prepares to cross Pacific

Solar Impulse, the fuel-free airplane, arrived in Nanjing in eastern China on Tuesday, completing the sixth leg of its round-the-world flight. Pilot

22/04/2015

Japan

Japan: passenger planes skids off runway at Hiroshima airport

Around 20 passengers have suffered minor injuries after a planned skidded off the runway at Hiroshima airport in western Japan. The Airbus A320

14/04/2015

Germany

Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday

Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of

21/03/2015

Germany

Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike

Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and

19/03/2015

Germany

Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another

18/03/2015

India

Solar Impulse takes off from Oman on second-leg of record breaking trip

A solar powered plane has started the second leg in its attempt to fly round the world without using fossil-derived fuels. Solar Impulse 2 took off

10/03/2015

United Arab Emirates

Solar Impulse plane takes off on historic round-the-world flight

A plane powered solely by the sun has begun an unprecedented round-the- world flight after taking off from a runway in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The aim

09/03/2015

Next Series

Will hypersonic passenger planes ever be a reality?

Passenger planes today are comfortable and reliable, but could they fly faster? The latest engineering developments suggest we could speed planes up

02/03/2015

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02/03/2015

World

Don't worry, be happy: learning to conquer fears and anxieties

16/01/2015

Europe News

EU anti-terror chief seeks air passenger register

The EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove, says EU plans to share air passenger data could help identify foreign jihadists. Gilles de Kerchove

13/01/2015

Europe News

MEPs honour France terror victims

MEPs have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the recent terror attacks in France. The European Parliament fell silent for one minutes as

12/01/2015

World News

AirAsia crash investigators detect 'sonar pings'

Investigators looking for the black box recorders from the downed AirAsia flight in the Java Sea have detected sonar pings, a leading official said

09/01/2015