EasyJet has finally sealed a deal to buy 135 jets worth about $13bn (£8bn) from Airbus, sparking a fresh battle with its founder and biggest shareholder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Five passengers from a flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Scotland after the discovery of a threat to start a fire on board are now claiming asylum in Britain, police have revealed.

The often vicious trade battle between Airbus maker EADS and rival Boeing has helped cement their position as a duopoly, says the US giant's chief executive.

RAF Typhoon fighters scrambled to escort passenger jet, originally bound for New York

More than half of the plane is made up of lightweight carbon-fibre

Large dent and scraped paintwork visible on Air China Boeing 757's nosecone

British Airways passengers will be able to fly to popular Thailand hotspots thanks to a new airline link-up.

On the day its first Dreamliner touched down in the UK, Tui Travel yesterday agreed a multi-billion-pound deal to buy more Boeing jets.

William Hill bonds help repay loans

The first UK airline to fly the ultra-green Dreamliner plane finally took delivery of its initial aircraft today.

Ryanair published the details of its acquisition of 175 passenger planes from Boeing yesterday, and claimed it had haggled for discounts so it paid 2005 prices.

Armed police boarded the flight at Stansted airport after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort the Boeing 777

The airline with the greatest number of Boeing’s new Dreamliner jets will resume commercial flights with it today, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety fears.

The airline with the greatest number of Boeing’s new Dreamliner jets will be the first to resume commercial flights with it on Sunday, four months after the 787 jet was grounded over safety fears.