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If a landmark case against British Airways or easyJet is successful, millions of passengers may be compensated for delayed flights. British Airways and easyJet have been fighting to dismiss the case. This could force airlines to pay…

Belfast has undergone many changes since the 1930s. The Short Brothers factory continued to produce planes and parts through the Second World War, the Troubles, and the decline of heavy industries. But now, a takeover of Spirit…

You might find car parts, berries and medicines in your hold luggage this summer, as well as mail or even drum sets from pop bands. It's a big deal. According to the International Air Transport Association, airlines worldwide are expected…

France's flag carrier, Air France, is preparing for a €180m loss (£153m), as tourists avoid Paris during the Olympics. Air France reported on Monday that despite the alleged allure of the Paris Games, many people avoid the City of Light,…

Boeing was sanctioned for "blatantly violating" regulations when it revealed private information to media and speculated about the cause of the cabin-panel blowout that occurred on a brand new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines in…

EasyJet and Ryanair have reacted angrily to a recent decision by the EU that long haul flights would be excluded from their crackdown on jet emission. Budget airlines said that the announcement made on Wednesday will be a mockery to…

Airline to grow revenue by 20pc after emerging from Covid 'valley' of death Virgin Atlantic, owned by Sir Richard Branson, is considering a return to Gatwick as well as flights from regional airports like Bristol. Virgin Atlantic has…

Heathrow desperately needs investment and "has a serious lag" behind other airports, according to the president of Emirates. Sir Tim Clark stated Heathrow pales in comparison to aviation hubs located in Asia and the Middle East. This…

How 'Turbo Tufan quelled the flames on an engineering giant's burning platform Tufan Erginbilgic, who took over Rolls-Royce just a few weeks ago, called a nervous staff to huddle at the company's Derby headquarters. The Turkish…

Qantas will pay A$100m (£53m) in penalties and A$20m to passengers as compensation for a legal dispute over the tickets it sold for cancelled flights. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) fine is among the highest…

Baltic Ministers warn that GPS jamming, attributed to Russia, could cause an air disaster. The interference with navigational signals forced two Finnish planes to turn back mid-flight after the interference. Separately, the foreign…

Michael O'Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, has stated that if it cannot hire foreign air stewards then they will have to cancel a planned expansion in UK flights. Mr O'Leary warned British workers that they no longer wanted to be…

EasyJet said that it has reduced its winter losses to at least £50m, and is confident about a record-breaking summer despite increased fuel costs and the loss of £40m due to the Middle East war. In a trading update released before the…

Virgin Atlantic, which almost died during the pandemic in 2009, says that it will achieve record profits this year when passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels. The Heathrow carrier, owned by Virgin Group of Sir Richard Branson and…

After the aviation regulator ordered that the airport reduce the fees charged to airlines, passengers will now pay less when flying into and out of Heathrow. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), on Wednesday, ordered Heathrow to reduce…

British Airways, and its parent company will use self-driving robotic baggage carriers for the first in a UK airport as the aviation industry struggles with staff shortages. International Consolidated Airlines Group, which owns BA and…

EasyJet founder, Sir Stelios Ioannou, has declared a truce in his long-running dogfight with airline "scoundrels" that culminated in an unsuccessful boardroom coup. Haji-Ioannou has admitted that his spat with easyJet's chief executive…

British Airways Group IAG's financial performance is significantly better than what City analysts expected for 2023 as well as compared to 2019, the year prior to the Covid-19 travel restrictions. The group said that although business…