Aviation

French traffic controllers’ strike disrupts European air travel

  Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, France (AFP) by Alexandre MARCHAND Around 1,000 flights to and from France were cancelled Friday…

Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- High winds and heavy rain lashed China's densely populated east coast on Thursday, after Typhoon…

All Shanghai passenger flights cancelled as typhoon nears

  Shanghai, China (AFP) All passenger flights at Shanghai's two international airports have been cancelled as Typhoon Muifa nears landfall…

Lufthansa back in private hands as govt sells rescue stake

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Lufthansa said Wednesday the German state had sold the stake it took in the airline as…

Two Air France pilots suspended over cockpit dust-up

  Paris, France (AFP) French carrier Air France has suspended two pilots after a heated disagreement in which "inappropriate gestures…

Amsterdam airport to compensate chaos-hit travellers

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Amsterdam's Schiphol airport said it will compensate passengers who missed flights due to huge…

Air France-KLM flies back to profit

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said Friday it flew back into profit the in the second quarter…

Amanda Lee named first female pilot in US navy aviation team

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Navy's famed aerial display team, the Blue Angels, named Lieutenant Amanda Lee on…

Passenger jet catches fire while landing at Miami airport

MIAMI, June 22, 2022 (AFP) -  Officials arrived in Miami Wednesday to investigate a passenger jet that caught fire as…

Air industry recovery gathering pace despite uncertainty: IATA

by Tangi QUEMENER Air passengers are expected to hit 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels this year and the aviation industry's…

Bodies pulled from wreckage of Nepal plane

  by Sagar GHIMIRE Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a…

Hundreds stranded after ransomware attack on Indian airline

Hundreds of Indian air travellers were stranded inside their planes after the low-cost airline SpiceJet cancelled or delayed flights due…

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