20 h. ago American Airlines plane fills with smoke as it comes in to land forcing passengers to flee cabin

The American Eagle jet was evacuated on the runway of Augusta Airport in Georgia.

Events

5 d. ago Manchester Airport Pub playground reopens after revamp with spectacular views of the runway

It's a popular place for families to spend time watching the planes take off and land

Politics

7 d. ago Aviation watchdog to look at rules on ‘resilience’ after Heathrow closure

CAA said it would consider whether it should take ‘further steps’ under Heathrow’s licence as part of a reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after the closure of Heathrow caused by a blaze at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday morning after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Aviation watchdog to look at ‘resilience’ rules after Heathrow closure

CAA says it will consider whether to take further steps under Heathrow’s licence as part of reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after Heathrow was closed because of a fire at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday last week after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Greenland's PM slams Trump's 'hostile takeover' of territory as two US planes land

Comments made by US President Donald Trump have caused friction with Greenland, as US government officials plan a visit that they claim is merely for a national sporting event

Politics

1 week ago The suicidal pilot who flew jet into French Alps, killing all 150 on board... because he feared his career was going to end: On tenth anniversary, how Germanwings plane disaster horrified the world

The plane departed from Barcelona and was supposed to land two hours later in Germany. But it never arrived, as it was downed in the Alps by the co-pilot

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1 week ago Cause of Delta Airlines plane upside down crash land revealed – as questions remain

The Delta plane that flipped upside down and crashed last month descended far too quickly and then its landing gear collapsed, investigators have revealed

Events

1 week ago Heathrow airport reopens but ‘huge impact’ on travel expected for days – live updates

Planes begin to land at airport but airlines said the closure would continue to have a “huge impact” on passengers in the coming daysHeathrow airport says “flights have resumed at Heathrow following yesterday’s power outage” and the airport is now “fully operational”.It added that and that hundreds of additional staff have been drafted in to help clear the backlog of flights.We can confirm that Heathrow is open and fully operational today. Teams across the airport continue to do everything they can to support passengers impacted by yesterday’s outage at an off-airport power substation.We have hundreds of additional colleagues on hand in our terminals and we have added flights to today’s schedule to facilitate an extra 10,000 passengers travelling through the airport.Given the importance of Heathrow I am surprised that the whole airport had to be shut for a day.I mean, you could understand disruption whilst you change over to alternate systems and so on, but such a complete failure o...

Society

1 week ago First plane touches down at Heathrow after unprecedented 18 hour airport shutdown

A British Airways jet became the first plane to land at Heathrow, as the airport re-opened after a 18 hour shutdown.

Society

1 week ago Heathrow airport live: First flights resume after electrical substation fire shuts airport

Planes start to land again after 1,351 flights cancelled or forced to land elsewhere

Society

1 week ago Moment Ryanair crew shout for passengers to sit down after 'disruption' causes diversion

Footage shows a Ryanair plane coming into land with cabin crew telling passengers to sit down on a flight which had to be diverted en route from Birmingham to Agadir due to trouble on board

Politics

1 week ago Pilot has 'no idea where to land' as 120 planes stuck in the air after Heathrow fire

At least 1,357 flights have already been cancelled, diverted or delayed today, while some planes already on the way to London have been diverting to other nearby airports following the Heathrow fire

Society

2 w. ago Ryanair plane surrounded by fire engines at Manchester Airport after forced emergency landing

A Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport to Agadir in Morocco was in the air for around an hour before the pilot was forced to divert and land the plane after a 'minor technical issue' was spotted

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2 w. ago Horror moment plane knocked off course by Storm Konrad as it tries to land in Spain

Travellers heading to Spain have been issued severe weather warnings after Storm Konrad struck parts of the country. Passengers have been hit with severe winds during their flights

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