37 m. ago Boeing passenger plane SLICES tail of another jet on runway of major airport

Two aircrafts were grounded on Friday after a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was taxiing down the runway hit an Airbus A321 around 2pm.

Politics

28 h. ago Major Edinburgh Airport change for passengers flying this summer

Holidaymakers flying from the country's busiest hub can take advantage of a new addition this summer

Transport

46 h. ago Bantock: The Seal Woman album review – Celtic folk opera that never quite gets its head above water

Howard/Carby/Scottish Opera/Andrews(Retrospect Opera, two CDs)Granville Bantock’s story of a Selkie emerging from the sea is a century-old curio whose beauty has faded over the yearsExcept perhaps in Birmingham, where his memory is still cherished for what he did for the city’s music, including co-founding the CBSO, Granville Bantock (1868-1946) has slipped quietly into the margins of 20th-century British music. But as well as being an academic and conductor, Bantock was a prolific composer, with a work list including four symphonies, five concertos and nine operas, of which the last, the “Celtic folk opera” The Seal Woman, is easily the best remembered now.The premiere of The Seal Woman in 1924 was the Birmingham Repertory theatre’s first production; librettist Marjory Kennedy-Fraser took the main role of the Cailleach, whose dreams and visions tell the story of the Selkie, seal-people who emerge from the sea every seven years to live on land, shedding their skins to take human for...

Culture

53 h. ago American Airlines plane forced into emergency landing after catching fire mid

Flight 1665 took off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for Charlotte, North Carolina at 8.11am local time on Wednesday

Events

2 d. ago Plane forced to make emergency landing at major airport as engine 'catches fire'

Grim booming sounds were reportedly heard in Las Vegas where a plane is understood to have been forced into an emergency landing

Events

3 d. ago Abandoned UK airport unveils reopening date but there's one major catch

The troubled South Yorkshire airport was mothballed in 2022 when just TUI was operating out of the airport. The City of Doncaster Council has said it is committed to reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport by the spring of 2026

Politics

3 d. ago Airport roof collapses in major holiday destination as passengers sent into frenzy

The roof allegedly collapsed in the arrivals hall, sending passengers in a panic. A recording shows broke glass and wooden panelling strewn across the airport floor.

Politics

5 d. ago British national injured in Israel during missile attacks by Iran as RAF evacuates 63 more

Foreign secretary David Lammy said a Royal Air Force plane has flown to Tel Aviv to evacuate 63 British nationals to Cyprus, where they will be brought back to the UK later today

Events

5 d. ago Air India flight from Birmingham diverted after 'bomb threat' on board

After the bomb threat was discovered, the flight made an emergency landing at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia where security agencies conducted a full search of the aircraft

Events

5 d. ago Flights axed from UK to hotspots including Dubai after Donald Trump bombs Iran

Some travellers faced huge disruptions after all scheduled flights from a major airport to holiday spots Dubai and Doha were cancelled.

Politics

5 d. ago Warning to Brits as flights AXED to hotspots including Dubai after Donald Trump bombs Iran

Brits flying to Doha and Dubai from a major London Airport have been hit with major travel disruptions as British Airways has cancelled flights to the region amid Trump's strikes on Iran

Events

6 d. ago 'Nightmare' holidaymakers blocking drives for weeks as they use major UK airport

Residents on North Road in Takeley, Essex, say they are being blighted by motorists avoiding paying for parking at nearby Stansted Airport, with people leaving their cars for weeks on end

Transport

7 d. ago Jet met by fire engines after making emergency landing at Manchester Airport

The Icelandair flight from Paris to Keflavik was diverted after declaring an emergency while in UK airspace

Events

8 d. ago TUI flight from Cardiff Airport escorted by fighter jets after 'bomb threat note' found in toilet

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane travelling from Cardiff to the Canary Islands after the bomb threat, before it made an emergency landing

Events

8 d. ago UK airport issues baffling passport warning after major £100m update

One of the UK's busiest airports has resorted to issuing a seemingly bizarre warning after unveiling its new e-gates, as the hub continues with its major £100m regeneration scheme

Events

8 d. ago Flight from UK to Canary Islands forced to make emergency landing after bomb threat

A threatening note was found by one of the crew members in the bathroom of the aircraft as it flew over Portugal on Thursday morning.

Events

9 d. ago Passenger plane declares 'bomb threat' as Portuguese Air Force alerts fighter jets

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

Events

9 d. ago Portuguese Air Force scrambles fighter jets as passenger plane declares 'bomb threat'

A plane was diverted to Faro Airport after officials detected a bomb threat this morning - Portuguese Air Force jet were deployed to assist the flight

Events

9 d. ago Lottie Tomlinson rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in Abu Dhabi after falling ill on the plane

The influencer, 26, who is one of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson's sisters, had flown to the country with her fiance Lewis Burton and their children.

Science

9 d. ago Loganair plane forced to make emergency landing after engine burst into flames

An investigation into the fire has since been carried out.

Politics