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Australia says a warm G'day Ma'am

19.10.11
The Queen appeared delighted with her warm welcome when she and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived for her 16th and possibly last visit to Australia... more

Dancer sues airline over 'disaster movie' flight

27.05.11
West End dancer sues airline after suffering a career-threatening neck injury when her plane plunged hundreds of feet ... more

Israeli Boeing makes emergency landing

23.05.11
An El Al jet with 260 passengers aboard and crippled landing gear had to make an emergency landing at Israel's international airport... more

Heathrow crash survivor finds relief from his nightmares in sculpture

26.04.11
A sculptor who was a passenger on a plane that crash landed at Heathrow three years ago is staging an exhibition inspired by his ordeal... more

'Drunk' Heathrow bomb threat man faces court

04.04.11
Man will go on trial accused of making a bomb threat while drunk on a flight from London's Heathrow Airport ... more

When is a direct flight indirect?

07.03.11
Direct flights do not mean non stop flights as Ajmer Chahal found out when flying 'direct' from London Heathrow to Delhi... more

Emirates profits quadruple during first half

01.11.10
Emirates airline more than quadruples its first-half profit to $925 million (£576 million) as it packs more passengers and cargo into its planes... more

Downturn? Demand for our new £4,500 first class seats is flying high, says BA

15.10.10
It is the ultimate upgrade. Passengers are paying more than £4,500 for a seat in British Airways’ new first class cabin... more

Hero pilot rejoins British Airways

29.09.10
Hero pilot who saved a British Airways plane but quit after rumours of his handling of the incident has rejoined the airline... more

Jet in 'near miss' with Heathrow airline over London

09.09.10
Pilots call for better warning systems in private jets after a near-miss above London... more

City Spy: Lucy can guide ITV around Whitehall

07.09.10
Interesting, that ITV chairman Archie Norman should plump for Tesco corporate and legal affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe as he finally finds a non-executive director who is not a man... more

Emirates signs billion-pound deal for 30 Boeing 777s

19.07.10
Boeing takes the lead in aircraft orders at the Farnborough Airshow by announcing a multibillion-pound deal with Emirates... more

Boeing kick-starts expected aircraft orders frenzy

19.07.10
American planemaking company Boeing kick-started an expected aircraft orders frenzy at the Farnborough Airshow by announcing a multi-billion pound deal with Dubai carrier Emirates... more

UK flight in terror plunge over Atlantic

26.05.10
Travellers were caught in a terrifying mid-air drama as a London to Los Angeles flight plunged when it hit severe turbulence... more

'Quiet resolve' from strikers as BA tries to 'keep flag flying'

25.05.10
BA cabin crew continue taking industrial action with a 'quiet resolve' to remain on strike until their bitter row with the airline is resolved... more

Hero Heathrow pilot tells of crash as report into incident reveals fuel flow fault

09.02.10
Hero BA pilot who averted disaster when his plane crash-landed at Heathrow airport tells of his fear that all 152 people on board were going to die... more

Hero pilot with ‘crash’ CV has to sign on dole

22.09.09
Pilot who saved 152 lives by landing a stricken jet at Heathrow has signed on the dole after failing to get a job — because he has a crash on his CV... more

Crash-landing hero pilot quits BA after ‘smear campaign’

05.08.09
Pilot hailed a hero when he oversaw the crash-landing of a British Airways jumbo at Heathrow is leaving the airline after falling victim to a smear campaign... more

Mid-air death pilot was in good health, says widow

19.06.09
An airline pilot who died at the controls in mid-air had no known health problems, his wife has said... more

'Bomb hoax' at Gatwick

23.03.09
A man is being questioned by police after a report of a "suspicious device" sparked the evacuation of a plane at Gatwick Airport... more

777 jets still fly despite warning of risk linked to crash at Heathrow

13.03.09
Air accident investigators have warned that there is a "high probability" that a fault which may have caused the crash landing of a British Airways jet at Heathrow will strike other Boeing 777s... more

Ice in jet 'caused Heathrow crash'

12.03.09
A build-up of ice in an engine component may have caused the British Airways Boeing 777 crash-landing at Heathrow airport, an accident report has said... more

Armed officers hold 'drunk' Heathrow pilot

23.12.08
A Heathrow pilot was arrested by armed police after airport staff warned they feared he had drunk too much to fly... more

Gruelling trip for Britons stranded in Thailand

04.12.08
Two hundred Britons have set off from Bangkok to board the first British Airways rescue flight from Thailand... more

'Drunk' pilot held as jet is due to leave Heathrow

20.10.08
A pilot was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in the cockpit of an airliner at Heathrow minutes before the plane was due to take off... more

Ice in fuel system 'caused Heathrow crash'

04.09.08
Urgent measures to stop ice forming in the fuel tanks of passenger jets were recommended today by investigators into January's near disaster at Heathrow... more

How pilots saved BA jet

20.05.08
An investigation into the crash-landing of a Boeing 777 at Heathrow has revealed the actions of its captain and first officer prevented a far worse accident... more

'Fuel freeze' likely cause of Heathrow plane crash

13.05.08
The British Airways plane that crash landed at Heathrow may have suffered from "fuel freeze" caused by cold weather... more

Fuel 'air bubbles' caused crash

19.02.08
Air bubbles in the fuel of a British Airways Boeing 777 could have caused it to crash land at Heathrow, according to investigators... more


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