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Economy

Future of A380, the world's largest airliner in doubt Airbus says

Future of A380, the world's largest airliner in doubt Airbus says, if Emirates don't confirm an order for 36 of them

15/01/2018

USA

Deadly winter storm wreaks havoc in New York

Thousands of flights were cancelled and iconic tourist spots blanketed in snow as the Big Apple was hit by a Big Freeze

05/01/2018

USA

Power restored to Atlanta airport after outage led to partial shutdown

Hundred's of passengers stranded in darkened terminals or in aircraft idling on tarmacs after a power outage at the the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta.

18/12/2017

Ireland

Ryanair to recognise pilot unions in historic move to stop strike

The low-cost Irish carrier is to hold talks with pilot unions amid strike threats in several countries ahead of Christmas.

15/12/2017

World News

How old is the EU's commercial aircraft fleet?

How old are the planes operated by EU airlines and how important is it for airlines to renew their fleet?

09/12/2017

Economy

Easyjet gets a boost from Ryanair woes

EasyJet flew a record 80.2 million passengers this past year, almost 10 percent more than in 2015-2016.

21/11/2017

Argentina

Plane crew detained after passenger claims neighbour masturbated

The crew of a French-run plane were held for 48 hours by police in Buenos Aires after the daughter of a former Argentine minister complained a fellow passenger masturbated next to her, according to a source close to the investigation

14/11/2017

World News

Final 747 flight bids farewell to original jumbo jet

The plane that transformed air travel embarked on one last flight from San Francisco to New York before it was retired.

08/11/2017

Economy

US private equity group Cerberus shows interest in troubled airline, Alitalia

US private equity group Cerberus Capital Management has approached Alitalia with a proposal that could allow the carrier to remain independent

25/10/2017

Economy

Airbus ties up majority stake in Bombardier plane project

Airbus takes 50.01 percent stake in Bombardier for no extra cost

17/10/2017

Economy

Lufthansa buys out parts of insolvent Air Berlin

Lufthansa has cherry-picked parts of bankrupt Air Berlin to benefit its budget carrier Eurowings.

12/10/2017

United Kingdom

'Record summer sales' for easyJet

EasyJet reports record sales amid turmoil in the industry.

06/10/2017

Portugal

Monarch CEO 'absolutely devastated' by airline's failure

Monarch CEO 'absolutely devastated' by airline's failure

03/10/2017

United Kingdom

Monarch Airlines collapses, hitting hundreds of thousands of travellers

Monarch Airlines has entered administration leaving over 100,000 customers stranded overseas and 300,000 future bookings cancelled.

02/10/2017

World News

Ryanair threatened with legal action over flight cancellations

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is taking action against the low-cost carrier for "persistently misleading" customers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations.

28/09/2017

Europe News

Ryanair passengers hit compensation turbulence

Complaints against low-cost carrier mount after flight cancellations

20/09/2017

Germany

Air Berlin files for insolvency as Etihad cuts funding

Lufthansa waits in wings to plunder most profitable parts of stricken carrier

15/08/2017

Business Series

Air France to launch new lower-cost airline

Pilots have overwhelmingly backed the airline's 'Boost' plan which aims to develop new long and short-haul flights.

17/07/2017

Spain

Iberia ditches employee pregnancy test

Iberia announced on Monday that it will stop requiring pregnancy tests from women who apply to work for the Spanish airline.

11/07/2017

Economy

US laptop ban lifted say Turkish and Emirates Airlines

The announcement follows the removal of the ban from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi.

05/07/2017