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Air France hit again by labour rights strike Air France has again cancelled up to 40 percent of its long-distance flights on the third day of a strike by pilots and other staff. Some other airlines… 08/02/2012
Strike over right to strike hits French flights Hundreds of flights in France have been cancelled on day two of a four-day walkout over plans to make aviation workers give more notice before striking. Air… 07/02/2012
Air France partially grounded by pilot strike Air France was forced to cancel around 20 per cent of its flights on Monday as pilots protested over plans to reform industrial action laws. The government… 06/02/2012
Cold weather claims more victims in Europe Much of Europe remains in the grip of freezing weather with plunging temperatures claiming more victims and causing widespread disruption. An estimated 300… 06/02/2012
Europe slows down as big freeze takes hold The first snowfall in over 20 years in Italy’s capital has left the city eerily quiet. Iconic tourist attractions the Colosseum and Roman Forum have been… 05/02/2012
Switzerland and Germany reach deal on plane noise Switzerland and Germany have resolved a long-term row over noise at Zurich airport. Both countries’ transport ministers signed a statement of intent at the… 29/01/2012
Spanair shuts down as bankruptcy looms Spanish airline Spanair has ceased operations after talkover talks with Qatar Airways broke down. A message greeted callers on Saturday to the company’s… 28/01/2012
Flights grounded as Spanair runs out of cash Financial problems have grounded loss-making airline Spanair, for good. This weekend alone 380 domestic and international flights with the Barcelona-based… 28/01/2012
Flights grounded as Spain’s Spanair stops tradingFinancial problems have grounded loss-making Spanish airline Spanair, for good. All flights with the Barcelona-based firm have been suspended after efforts… 27/01/2012
Airport security staff strike spreads in France – nocomment Striking airline security contractors demonstrated in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday (December 20) on the fifth day of a protest over pay and… 20/12/2011
Russia’s biggest airport for sale? Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport is reportedly up for sale. The Interfax news agency said the owners of Russia’s biggest airport have hired Goldman Sachs to… 20/12/2011
Air Berlin gets help from Etihad Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to spend 73 million euros to increase its stake in Air Berlin to almost 30 percent and loan it nearly 200 million… 19/12/2011
Pop on a pod They call it the ‘Heathrow Pod’, and it is a new way of getting around the urban jungle. Rather than waiting for a bus, business travellers just take one a… 14/12/2011
New ash cloud detector could spell less passenger chaos Work is underway on new technology which could be used to prevent the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic cloud eruption in 2010. A system using… 12/12/2011
Aerobatics in the skies over Dubai As the Dubai Airshow opened, the skies were filled with a series of aerobatics demonstrations. 14/11/2011
Dubai Airshow 2011 opens its doors Spain’s Juan Carlos I joined Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoumwas in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, 11 November to officially open the 12th Dubai… 14/11/2011
Could space hopper ‘multicopter’ be air car of the future? This strange, spider-like machine is a so-called ‘multicopter’, a helicopter-like craft that its German developers hope could be used one day as the air taxi… 09/11/2011
Dubai Airshow bigger than ever There is no doubt the aviation industry has been affected by the attacks of September 11, 2001 and by the financial crisis. But it has received a boost with… 08/11/2011
Dramatic emergency landing in Poland – nocomment For more than one hour a Boeing 767 belonging to Polish Airlines LOT was flying over Warsaw, as its fuel supply diminished, because of a problem getting its… 02/11/2011
Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes first commercial flight – nocomment All Nippon Airlines and planemaker Boeing had something to show off this morning; the first commercial flight of a 787 “Dreamliner”. 26/10/2011
EU debates flight security measures Air travel security in Europe is under the spotlight, with EU experts looking into the best measures to adopt for the future. One of the main solutions… 05/10/2011
Barcelona airshow’s 20th anniversary – nocomment 2011 marks the 20 edition of the Barcelona International Airshow, called “Festa al Cel”. 03/10/2011
USA: Boeing delivers its first 787 Dreamliner – nocomment After a three-year delay Boeing has finally delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) at a ceremony at Everett, Washington on Monday. 27/09/2011
Italy: strikes leave passengers stranded at airports – nocomment Many airline companies have cancelled their flights to Italy because of the general strike against the government’s austerity measures, leaving passengers… 06/09/2011
Radar online set to enhance safety in the air The Atlantic Ocean begins on the beaches of Scotland. Every day hundreds of planes crisscross the sky linking Europe and America. It is mainly above the… 19/07/2011
Clearing airport and airspace congestion Summer time means holidays for many people. But for the unlucky traveller, it also means delays, air traffic congestion, and flight cancellations. So what are… 22/06/2011
Loudspeakers to reduce aircraft noise Researchers in Lausanne have come up with a new invention which could help reduce jet engine noise considerably by using loudspeakers, improving the lives of… 14/06/2011
Iceland: Grimsvotn eruption abates – nocomment It seems that the eruption at Grimsvotn in the Vatnajökull glacier in south-east Iceland is now in its dying stages. The volcano is no longer spewing out ash… 25/05/2011
Return of the airport body scanners Body scanners could be coming to an airport near you. Rejected three years ago, the EU parliament has now done a U-turn and said the controversial equipment… 24/05/2011
Crises in the sky Europe is once again struggling with a volcanic eruption and its effect on air traffic. In this edition of Fly, we see how important cooperation is between… 24/05/2011
Iceland volcano Grimsvotn eruptsA plane flies past a smoke plume from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland. REUTERS/STR New 24/05/2011
Ryanair warns of no profit growth in 2012 Ryanair has said its earnings will be flat this year due to high fuel costs and a lack of growth in capacity. The boss of Europe’s largest low-cost airline… 23/05/2011
Iceland’s most active volcano erupts again – nocomment Air travel is being disrupted from the latest Icelandic volcano to erupt. Some flights to and from Britain have been cancelled as the ash cloud from Grimsvotn… 23/05/2011
Uniting Europe’s skies In this edition of Fly, euronews takes its cameras inside the cockpit of a cargo plane, during a night flight. We are on board to discover how new routes… 22/03/2011
Safeguards for EU air passenger security data Brussels has presented its proposals for a directive on privacy for the security information of people flying in and out of the European Union. What does it… 08/02/2011
Recovery in the air at Farnborough A full recovery in the commercial aviation market is in the air at the UK’s Farnborough International Air Show. After the financial crisis, the Icelandic… 21/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow new heights Euronews’ aviation specialist, Giovanni Magi is at the Farnborough Airshow and gives us a quick round-up on what to expect. 19/07/2010
Farnborough Airshow Takes OffThe Farnborough International Airshow is one of the biggest in the world and takes place every two years during the month of July. At the last Airshow in… 15/07/2010
Towards a clearer European sky? Improving air transport, what to do about it: Europarliamentarians Isabelle Durant and Dominique Baudis — Belgian Green on the one hand, and French… 25/06/2010
Iberia cancels a third of flights after pilots’ walkoutSome 10,000 passengers with the Spanish airline Iberia have had their travel plans disrupted by a one-day pilots’ strike – the second this month. More than… 29/12/2011
French PM defends use of police in airport strikeThursday has seen delays at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, but this time no cancellations. More than 250 police and gendarmes were brought in to carry… 22/12/2011
Strike action sparks Christmas travel disruptionWith the Christmas rush underway, travellers are facing widespread disruption in Belgium, as rail unions join a public sector strike. Trains ground to a… 22/12/2011
French airport strike moves into fourth dayA strike by French air security staff is continuing for a fourth consecutive day after causing a weekend of major disruption to outgoing flights from Paris… 19/12/2011
French airport security staff continue strikeA strike by security staff slowed outgoing traffic at the main airports in the French cities of Paris and Lyon as the walkout over pay and conditions entered… 18/12/2011
Russia seizes Iran-bound radioactive materialCustoms officers at a Moscow airport say they have seized radioactive material from the luggage of an Iranian national bound for Tehran. Sodium-22 is used in… 16/12/2011
Tripoli international airport back in civilian handsTripoli’s international airport is back in the hands of Libya’s civilian authorities after a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally mark the reopening of the… 10/10/2011
No lights for landing planes in Mexico CityA power blackout has disrupted traffic at Mexico City’s international airport. Lights along the runway were among those to go out. Passengers were left… 29/09/2011
Holiday chaos in BulgariaHundreds of Russian and Finnish tourists are stranded in Bulgaria after their charter flights were cancelled in a row over payments between the tour operator… 12/09/2011
Strike called off at German airportsA planned strike by air traffic controllers in Germany has been averted after the employers, the DFS, agreed to mediation. The move came late on Monday… 09/08/2011
Russia blames pilot pressure for Kaczynski crashRussian investigators have rejected elements of a Polish report into the plane crash which killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski last year. Both countries… 03/08/2011
Air Algerie takes to the skies after strikeAir Algerie flights resumed on Friday after a four-day strike over pay and conditions. The industrial action ended after the intervention of Algerian Prime… 15/07/2011
Fourth day of Air Algerie strikeHundreds of people have spent another night airports across France. A strike by cabin crew at Air Algerie has grounded scores of flights between France and… 14/07/2011
Thousands stranded due to Air Algerie strikeAngry scuffles have broken out at Orly Airport in Paris. A strike by cabin crew from Air Algerie means scores of flights have been cancelled. The French… 13/07/2011
Hundreds stranded by Air Algerie strikeIn Paris, hundreds of angry passengers have spent the night in Orly Airport. Scores of flights have been cancelled because of a strike by Air Algerie cabin… 13/07/2011
Ash fills the air near Puyehue volcanoThe massive volcanic ash cloud which is grounding flights from Argentina to Australia is proving a nuisance to locals in Chile. Those living near the… 15/06/2011
Chilean ash cloud problems continueThe ash cloud from a Chilean volcano has continued to wreak havoc on the country, closing roads and schools and turning an Andean lake grey. Airline schedules… 14/06/2011
Brussels airport flights cancelled due to strikeMany flights into and out of Brussels Airport have been cancelled due to a 24 hour strike by aircraft loading staff and baggage handlers. Workers from… 09/06/2011
More Buenos Aires flights cancelled over ash cloudFlights from Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have been cancelled again because of an ash cloud from the Cordon Caulle volcano in neighbouring Chile. It… 09/06/2011
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Puyehue ash cloud: Buones Aires flights resumeAirports in Buenos Aires have resumed normal operations after being closed by ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in southern Chile. The ash has swept… 08/06/2011
Airports re-open as volcano eruption easesGeologists in Iceland say the volcano eruption that has been disrupting European air traffic is almost over – banishing any remaining fears of prolonged… 25/05/2011
Volcanic ash cloud closes German airportsAirports in northern Germany closed on Wednesday due to the volcanic ash cloud emanating from Iceland. Flights were cancelled at Hamburg, Bremen and… 25/05/2011
Ash cloud shrinking, end of eruption in sightThe ash cloud rising from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano is reducing say experts and the eruption could peter out by the weekend. Icelandic authorities say it… 25/05/2011
Airlines dissent over volcano riskGermany says it will not allow planes to fly through certain ash concentrations except in specific conditions. The eruption of Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano… 24/05/2011
Iceland volcano grounds European planesAirlines grounded by the Icelandic volcano ash alarm are already counting the potentially colossal cost. The European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said that… 24/05/2011
Flights are cancelled as ash cloud reaches UKAir travel is once again being disrupted from the latest Icelandic volcano to erupt. Some flights to and from Britain have been cancelled as the ash cloud… 24/05/2011
Volcano causes airline share turbulenceAirline shares took a beating on Monday at the possible threat to flights from the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano, despite optimism in the… 23/05/2011
UK warns of disruption from Icelandic ash cloudThe plume of ash from the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano is expected to hit parts of northern and western Europe imminently. The area around the… 23/05/2011
Airlines warned Icelandic volcano ash cloud could spreadEurope has been put on alert for some travel disruption following an eruption by Iceland’s most active volcano. Experts, however, say there is little chance… 23/05/2011
Icelandic volcano erupts againIceland’s most active volcano has erupted again on Saturday but officials downplayed the chance of a repeat of last year’s travel chaos. Grimsvotn in… 22/05/2011
Belgium today, tomorrow the world for solar energy planeThe world’s first international solar-powered flight has been completed. The Solar Impulse landed in Belgium after a 12-hour journey from Switzerland. It… 14/05/2011
Air France crash probe to reveal more on MondayFrench investigators probing the crash of Air France flight 447, which crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio killing all 228 people, will know on Monday… 12/05/2011
“Dancing plane” discovered on netRussia is discovering some new heros thanks to YouTube, and the aviation high command has red faces. The sky over one of Moscow’s smaller airports… 04/05/2011
Cabin crew foil Kazakh man’s hijack attemptA Kazakh man is being questioned by Italian police after he tried to hijack a plane by putting a blade to an air hostess’s throat. Valeriy Tolmashov… 25/04/2011
Diplomacy continues over Libya no-fly zoneIn Libya, the people are calling for protection. They want Muammar Gaddafi’s planes to be grounded, to prevent air attacks. They are urging the UN to lay down… 10/03/2011
Skies to get more crowded says IATAThe number of airline tickets sold is expected to rise to 3.3 billion by 2014 from 2009’s two and a half billion – an increases of nearly a third. The… 14/02/2011
Qantas jet plunges 25,000ft in mid-flightAll is well that ends well but the 99 passengers of a Qantas jet have had one heck of a fright. An air-conditioning fault caused depressurisation, forcing… 25/01/2011
Airbus boss looks ahead to 2011As Airbus announced the 10,000th aircraft sale of its 40 year history and beat Boeing for sales in 2010, euronews spoke to the planemaker’s chief executive… 17/01/2011
Air traffic slowsInternational air traffic slowed in November – indicating the global economic recovery is losing speed. The airline industry body IATA said growth slipped… 30/12/2010
Anger rises at Moscow’s frozen airportsAngry voices are being raised throughout Moscow’s airports, where many passengers’ Christmas holiday plans are in tatters due to the big freeze. Thousands… 29/12/2010
New York air travellers are stranded on tarmacMilder weather is forecast for the next few days but the impact of New York’s sixth biggest snowstorm on record is still being felt by air… 29/12/2010
Tempers fray as Moscow flight disruption persistsTempers have flared as thousands of angry passengers remain stuck at Russia’s biggest airport after another day of weather-related flight chaos. Riot police… 28/12/2010
Financial cost of snow at HeathrowAfter the flight chaos and passengers sleeping on terminal floors, Heathrow has also taken a big financial blow due to the freezing weather. Airport… 28/12/2010
Flights set to be restored at Moscow’s airportsA return to normal is being promised over the next two days after power cuts caused by wintry weather closed Moscow’s main airport for hours. The situation… 27/12/2010
Icy rain causes problems in MoscowMoscow’s largest airport has been brought to a standstill by icy rain. Domodedovo shut down after the power supply failed. No planes are landing or taking… 26/12/2010
Europe’s travel misery begins to easeEurope’s festive travel misery is easing with most of the continent’s main airports returning to relatively normal service. At Paris’ Charles de Gaulle… 25/12/2010
Travellers celebrate Christmas Eve in airportsIf you are travelling in parts of Europe this Christmas, you may be reading this in some airport terminal or train station as the bad weather has thwarted… 25/12/2010
Deep freeze unlikely to deter Christmas getawayToday is likely to end up being one of the year’s busiest on the roads in much of western Europe, despite the chaos provoked by the big freeze. In the … 23/12/2010
Planes take off from Heathrow ahead of fresh snow threatPlanes are now taking off from snowbound Heathrow after Europe’s busiest airport opened both its runways to allow two-thirds of flights to operate. But as… 23/12/2010
Europe’s icy airline problems begin to meltEurope’s frozen air network is starting to thaw as airports slowly return to normal. Passengers have been stranded across the continent as heavy snow closed… 22/12/2010
White Christmas turns to travel nightmareWhile many of us have been dreaming of a white Christmas, it is turning out to be anything but merry and bright for Europeans. They face the nightmarish… 21/12/2010
Europe’s train travel misery continuesEurope’s travel misery is not confined to the skies. At London’s St Pancras station, Eurostar passengers continued to face lengthy queues in their bid to make… 21/12/2010
Yoga mats and turkey sandwiches – welcome to Heathrow Terminal 5Alison McKay slept inside a red crate on Friday night. Two nights later she was upgraded to a yoga mat and a thin layer of foil that looked like an… 21/12/2010
Snow job for airline profitEurope’s airlines are starting to add up the cost of the weather disruptions. AirFrance-KLM says the latest problems over the weekend will mean a loss of… 21/12/2010
Great Christmas getaway scuppered by snowEuropeans are facing a race against time to be home for the holiday season as their Christmas getaway plans are scuppered by the heavy snow. The UK, France… 20/12/2010
UK winter weather causes travel chaosThis is one White Christmas that the UK won’t want to remember. The second burst of winter weather so far this year means no flights are landing at… 19/12/2010
Snow and Heathrow backlog affects EuropeThe winter weather has also caused delays throughout Europe. The freezing conditions meant a quarter of flights were cancelled at Charles de Gaulle airport… 19/12/2010
Travel chaos continues across EuropeAir travellers across Europe are enduring another day of misery. The second burst of bad weather this winter means there will be no inbound flights at… 19/12/2010
Flights stay grounded across EuropeAir travellers across Europe are enduring another day of frustration. The continuing snow, ice and freezing temperatures in the UK mean no planes will be… 19/12/2010
Stranded: weather frustrates yuletide travellersThousands of Christmas travellers remain stranded as severe weather hits airports, roads and the rail network in the UK. Heathrow is expected to open again… 19/12/2010
