The airline with the greatest number of Boeing’s new Dreamliner jets will be the first to resume commercial flights with it today, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety fears.
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Malaysian PM accused of ‘importing voters’ by air
Thursday 02 May 2013
Opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, claims that Najib Razak's office has been arranging flights using national carrier Malaysia Airlines and private carrier Air Asia
'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
Thursday 02 May 2013
The Airprox report reveals that an alarmed pilot alerted traffic controllers to the presence of 'something' passing just 300-400 feet under his plane
Blind friends 'disgusted' after airline says they are not allowed to fly alone as they couldn't perform 'safety-related actions'
Thursday 02 May 2013
Thomson said all passengers must be able to put on a life jacket and oxygen mask without help
Liverpool v Everton: Steven Gerrard aims for big Jamie Carragher send-off in defender's final Merseyside derby
Thursday 02 May 2013
The sides meet at Anfield on Sunday
Thomas Cook jet heading for UK makes emergency landing in Bermuda
Wednesday 01 May 2013
A charter passenger jet made an emergency landing Tuesday in Bermuda after the captain reported a possible fire in the cabin, officials in the British island territory said.
It’s plane as day: flying really can turn you into an airhead
Wednesday 01 May 2013
Air passengers should avoid making important decisions whilst cruising at altitude, according to Britain’s first professor of aerospace medicine.
Get me out of here - Crete, California, Bali
Wednesday 01 May 2013
Now... Until 31 May, i-escape.com is offering a self-catering week at the SK Place Villas in Crete for between £445-£495pp, depending on the villa, based on four sharing. Flights are extra, but a welcome basket and a pool with stunning sea views are standard. i-escape.com
Move to raise fees angers airlines
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Airlines have responded furiously to proposals by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to increase charges at London's leading airports from next year.
Reading will be back in Premier League says owner Anton Zingarevich
Monday 29 April 2013
Owner Anton Zingarevich insists Reading are strong enough financially to cope with their relegation to the Championship.
Nato denies Taliban involvement as cargo plane crashes after take-off from Bagram airbase in Afghanistan killing all seven crew members
Monday 29 April 2013
A civilian cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from the sprawling US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan with the Taliban claiming responsibility for “shooting down” the jet.
The end of the free upgrade: the great airline business upgrade auction is ready for take-off
Monday 29 April 2013
A free move into business class could become a thing of a past as the major airlines look to raise extra revenue online
Fresh doubts over Briton Lee Bradley Brown’s death in Dubai
Monday 29 April 2013
Family of Lee Bradley Brown raise new concerns as UAE leader visits UK on state tour
Car park keepie uppie king Andrew Cassidy’s date with Maradona at Dubai's World Freestyle Championships kicked into touch
Sunday 28 April 2013
Scoring wonder goals galore in the Premier League this season, Gareth Bale may have thought his claim to be the “Welsh Maradona” was secure. Little did he reckon upon a rival claim from a 20-stone, 50-year-old, unemployed fisherman from Pembrokeshire.
Great getaways: Tuscan sun, Mediterranean cruise, Mauritian escape and Barbados break
Saturday 27 April 2013
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