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News

What air travel could look like in a post-coronavirus world

Even after the coronavirus abates, air travel will be scarred permanently. No wonder the investor Warren Buffett is giving up on his bet on US airlines

4 min read5 May 2020
News

London Heathrow gets approval to expand as Gatwick loses out

Construction of a new, third landing strip at Heathrow will allow the airport to handle 135 million passengers a year, up from 75 million passengers now

3 min read25 Oct 2016
News

Why do terrorists attack airports?

The Istanbul bombings is only the latest in a series of airports that have been attacked by terrorists

5 min read29 Jun 2016
News

British Airways jet may have been hit by drone near Heathrow

The pilot of Flight 727 from Geneva, an Airbus A320, reported that he believed a drone had struck the front of the aircraft

1 min read18 Apr 2016
Companies

Star Alliance to develop Delhi, Mumbai airports as its hubs

A decision on whether Delhi or Mumbai airport would be developed first was expected to be taken by the year end, says an official

1 min read21 Oct 2014
Companies

Britain's Virgin Atlantic scraps domestic short-haul service

The airline says the Little Red service did not provide enough feeder traffic on to Virgin's trans-Atlantic and international routes

1 min read6 Oct 2014
Companies

Boeing 787 oven fire spooks Air India crew

Air India says Boeing has been informed of the incident and investigations are on

3 min read26 Jul 2013
Politics

Ministry defends itself on sale of Jet slot in Heathrow to Etihad

Aviation ministry seeks to distance govt from Jet’s decision to sell prime slots to Etihad

3 min read23 Jul 2013
Companies

British Airways owner IAG agrees to buy UK’s bmi

British Airways owner IAG agrees to buy UK's bmi

3 min read4 Nov 2011
Politics

Europe travel chaos eases but pain remains

Europe travel chaos eases but pain remains

2 min read22 Dec 2010