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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

I'm so proud says Queen as Heathrow opens new wing

14.03.08
The Queen hailed an achievement to "be proud of" as she officially opened Heathrow's Terminal 5... 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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