61 h. ago Holidaymakers face worst air traffic control issues in 25 years with 30 million passengers facing delays this summer

Exclusive: 30 million passengers flying to, from and within the UK could be delayed this year – with Heathrow and Gatwick particularly stretched

Politics

65 h. ago Holidaymakers face the worst air traffic control delays in a quarter century

Exclusive: 100 million passengers flying to, from and within the UK could be delayed this year – with Heathrow and Gatwick particularly stretched

Politics

69 h. ago Air traffic control delays will be ‘worse than last summer’ warns Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary

Exclusive: ‘Flightradar24 could provide most of the air traffic control service across Europe free of charge’

Events

3 d. ago Irish restaurant gets its own back on Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary by adding sneaky extra charges to his bill for 'extra legroom'

Luvida Restaurant in Navan, Ireland, welcomed multi-millionaire Michael O'Leary, 64, for a meal on Saturday.

Society

3 d. ago Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary rails against EU law costing passengers £7 per flight

Exclusive: Aviation industry is demanding reforms as Lufthansa boss says ‘passengers are paying more for EU261 than the airlines are making in profits’

Economics

5 d. ago Irish restaurant charge Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary with ‘priority seating’ fee

The airline exec saw almost €40 added to his bill

Society

6 d. ago Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary given 'priority seating charge' during restaurant visit

The local Irish restaurant couldn't pass up an opportunity to play a prank on the billionaire CEO when he visited for dinner, adding a whole host of cheeky charges to his bill

Society

6 d. ago Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary hit with extra hidden charge by cheeky staff at restaurant

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, 64, had hoped for a quiet night out at restaurant in County Meath but ended up being charged a host of extra charges on top of his three-figure meal

Society

1 week ago Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption

Leading figures urge Pam Bondi to examine ‘Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA’ amid conflict-of-interest concernsNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real timeLeading Democrats on Monday demanded an investigation of possible criminal corruption involving Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and world’s richest man tasked by Donald Trump with slashing the federal government.The investigation should involve “the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to cancel a $2.4bn contract with Verizon to upgrade air traffic control communications, and to pay Musk’s Starlink to help manage US airspace”, senators Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren wrote to Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and Mitch Behm, acting inspector general of the transportation department. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago American Airlines pilot's haunting words to air traffic control before plane burst into flames

A pilot of an American Airlines plane was heard calmly saying to air traffic control that it wasn't an emergency before screams of "mayday" and "engine fire" were heard

Politics

2 w. ago American Airlines pilot's chilling words to air traffic control before flight bursts into flames

Passengers on Flight 1006 were evacuated after it landed at Denver International Airport amid billowing clouds of smoke - and several tourists were rushed to hospital

Politics

2 w. ago Ryanair passengers 'stranded' in Spain after air traffic control decides to go home

The Ryanair flight was forced to divert after a medical emergency, but passengers and crew were then left abandoned in the Spanish city after air traffic control staff refused to delay their home

Society

2 w. ago Listen: Lancaster plane crash final moments captured on air traffic control audio

The final moments of an aircraft carrying five passengers over Pennsylvania before it crashed into a parking lot has been captured on air traffic control audio.

Events

2 w. ago Pennsylvania plane crash: Small aircraft 'with open door' smashes into care home car park in latest US aviation crash

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft ‘has an open door, we need to return for a landing’

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2 w. ago Plane 'with open door' crashes into care home car park in Pennsylvania

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft ‘has an open door, we need to return for a landing’

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