Russia

Boeing 777 flight makes unscheduled landing in Moscow

Russian media say that a Boeing 777 plane made an emergency landing in Moscow in the early hours of Friday after the pilot reported a problem with the engine.

26 February 2021

Travel News

These pilots are landing on a runway made of ice

An unusual airport has just opened to the public in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire.

25 February 2021

World News

Europe's air passenger numbers 'at lowest level since 1995' last year

Passenger traffic in European airports has fallen by 70.4% in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, regressing to its 1995 level, according to ACI Europe.

12 February 2021

World News

Boeing 737 Max aircraft set be cleared to resume flights in Europe

The aircraft was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

19 January 2021

Germany

First fully carbon-neutral cargo flight set to take to the skies

Lufthansa Cargo's Boeing 777F's will only use Sustainable Aviation Fuel on its flight to Shanghai.

28 November 2020

World News

Boeing 737 Max nears return after EU regulators directive

The Boeing 737 Max could be cleared to fly again within weeks after European regulators published a proposed airworthiness directive. The aircraft has been grounded for nearly two years after deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

24 November 2020

Travel News

Novel ways airlines are giving passengers their travel fix

For some the experience of boarding a plane, watching a film and having food and drink served is almost as exciting as the destinations themselves, so airlines are offering passengers just that, despite being grounded.

10 November 2020

Travel News

“Flights to nowhere” offer sightseeing trips above Taiwan

After flying over a Japanese island and around Taiwan twice; passengers land at the same airport from where they took off giving them a different reason to fly.

8 October 2020

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Could new electric 'air taxi' be the future of travel?

Pegged as a transport method of the future, its designers say the Volocopter, a driverless, flying taxi, will revolutionise how we travel in cities.

1 October 2020

World News

Flight probe underway after 16 test positive for COVID-19

Around 200 passengers that were on the Zante-Cardiff flight have now been asked to self-isolate for two weeks.

31 August 2020

World News

TUI says Travel in 2021 'very promising' despite massive 2020 losses

The travel operator said bookings for next year are up 145%.

13 August 2020

World News

France to the UK: a photo diary of one man's journey amid the pandemic

A train, a plane and a bus. With strict coronavirus confinement measures easing in Europe, Callum can now return home to Northern Ireland after four months. In this photo diary, he shares his journey

16 July 2020

Ecotech

Amazon’s delivery planes could soon be powered by recycled cooking fat

Sustainable fuel could cut Amazon Air's carbon emissions by up to 22 per cent.

13 July 2020

Europe News

EU starts legal action over cancelled flights compensation

The European Commission says too many passengers whose flights were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic have not been refunded on time or have been offered only vouchers, in violation of EU rules.

3 July 2020

Ecotech

Is 'revenge travel' an environmental disaster waiting to happen?

People are keen to make up for lost time.

17 June 2020

World News

COVID-19: Air France-KLM expands refund policy for cancelled flights

The French-Dutch carrier says all passengers whose flights are cancelled amid the pandemic are eligible for refunds, regardless of the date.

12 June 2020

Switzerland

Swiss Secretary apologises for warning against international travel

Erik Jacob had said that uncertainty in the aviation industry was likely to remain for a considerable period of time, but has since clarified his comments and ays they were a "personal recommendation".

29 April 2020

World News

Interactive: See how flights have plummeted over Europe amid lockdown

These maps show the unprecedented loss of flights over Europe's airspace in March amid the coronavirus lockdown.

9 April 2020

World News

Cargo flights stay airborne as air traffic disappears during pandemic

Data from Eurocontrol shows that the number of traditional and low-cost flights across Europe have significantly reduced since mid-March but cargo flights hardly been reduced.

31 March 2020

Ecotech

Nearly half of all flights from the UK are down to stag dos abroad

Swapping Dubai for Edinburgh is the equivalent of giving up driving for 7 months, new analysis has found.

20 February 2020