Man on top of Vueling plane causes two hour flight delay in Spain The traveller ran across the roof of the Amsterdam-bound Airbus A320 The Independent UK · Feb 3
Revealed: Best US airline cabins from economy to business class The cabins were honored in the 2026 The Points Guy Awards and based on first-hand experiences and industry expertise The Independent UK · Feb 2
Airbus defence chief: Europe could make 'quantum leap' in space but must abandon 'grand schemes' The EU's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink system will only be operational in 2029. As the CEO of Airbus Defence and Space sees it, the EU went about it completely the wrong way. Euronews · Jan 30
Wheel falls off British Airways flight as it takes off for Heathrow The incident happened just moments after departure from Las Vegas The Independent UK · Jan 28
Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there? A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations Evening Standard · Jan 28
Travel expert says nonstop UK to Australia flights will prove ‘hugely popular’ Exclusive: Qantas expects to launch London to Sydney route next year The Independent UK · Jan 26
Eight of the most impressive domestic seats in the US skies, from economy classics to lie-flat splurges Flying city to city in the U.S. doesn’t have to be stressful, says US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill, who reveals the airplane seats that will make the journey a joy, from the back of the plane to the front The Independent UK · Jan 26
Heathrow flight makes unscheduled U-turn after ‘technical issue’ The flight crew transmitted a squawk 7700 code, known as the signal for a general emergency The Independent UK · Jan 23
How CIOs can shift from patch and pray to risk-based software change Forced updates and “patch and pray” thinking are creating avoidable risk in life-critical systems. Vendor business models, built on upgrade pressure and baked-in greed, are driving that risk. TechRadar · Jan 22
Concorde by numbers – from minus 60C to £9,179 Simon Calder shares all you need to know about the supersonic jet The Independent UK · Jan 19
A new airline, first-class apartments and built-in speakers — welcome to a new golden age of luxury travel This year, even economy is getting the jet-set treatment. The sky’s the limit for airlines now, reports John Arlidge Evening Standard · Jan 16
Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after in-flight alert The Airbus A321, which was carrying 148 passengers and seven crew, was directed to a designated area for inspection after it landed at around 11:00 am. Euronews · Jan 15
The Trump bump: Boeing orders soar past Airbus after seven sluggish years Boeing outsold Airbus on aircraft orders in 2025 for the first time in seven years, as Washington promotes US manufacturing abroad. Euronews · Jan 14
Royal Mint unveils new 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of first Concorde flight The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’ The Independent UK · Jan 13
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Concorde 50p coin takes off as Royal Mint celebrates supersonic aircraft The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’, the Royal Mint said.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Iberia flight ‘double diversion’ lands Paris passengers in Luton Exclusive: Passengers were left 250 miles from their intended destination after extreme cold weather hits Europe
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 Prepare for takeoff: which football teams play closest to airports? Plus: goals (not) on film and was Liverpool’s substitution chain at Spurs the longest in football?
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Major US airline to introduce premium economy cabin for the first time ever Premium economy seats will be retrofitted to Hawaiian Airlines’ long-haul Airbus A330-200 aircraft
Space · Jan 5 ‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth Spain's latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent of the damage is still unknown.
AAP · Jan 3 Space weather a growing risk for air traffic Space weather is increasingly impacting aircraft electronics, and that means the recent grounding of dozens of flights may not be a one-off, researchers warn.
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025 Frontier to launch ‘first-class’ seats — with a few crucial differences The seats will be configured in a 2x2 formation and will occupy the first two rows of Frontier’s Airbus A320 and A321 planes
Euronews · Dec 23, 2025 Uzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq receives first Airbus A321neo XLR With the Airbus A321neo XLR, Qanot Sharq gains the ability to operate long-haul non-stop routes with narrow-body efficiency, enabling new direct connections between Central Asia, Europe and Asia-Pacific destinations.
International Business Times UK · Dec 21, 2025 'She Looked Dead': Chilling EasyJet Row Where Passengers Claimed a Corpse Was Smuggled Into the Cabin EasyJet passengers claim a British family wheeled a dead grandmother onto a flight to Spain, allegedly using sunglasses and 'tired' excuses to hide her mid-air passing.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025 Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero? From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped
Bored Panda · Dec 17, 2025 42 Crazy Airport Stories That Are Hard To Believe There's no denying airports can be more than a little chaotic. Thousands of strangers under one roof, some sleep-deprived, others anxious or lost, and a few facing drama thanks to an entitled Karen, or two. Someone recently asked, "What's the craziest thing you've witnessed at an airport?" and the answers…