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Ryanair may chart divi course after 80% leap

02.11.09

Michael O’Leary, the colourful boss of Ryanair, could be in line to pick up more than Ł5 million a year if the budget airline ends its rapid growth strategy and starts paying dividends for the first time ... more

Sanctimony that leads to the real scandal of office sex

02.11.09

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Boeing set to win loan case

03.09.09

Boeing was today tipped for victory over claims that European governments illegally subsidised rival Airbus with $15 billion of loans ... more

MoD in Ł200m blunder over DIY software for Chinooks

25.08.09

Military chiefs were accused of a Ł200million blunder by trying to design software for Chinook helicopters... more

Four more US soldiers die in Nato's worst Afghan year

25.08.09

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Blow to Boeing from Qantas cancellation

26.06.09

Boeing's new Dreamliner aeroplane project suffered another massive blow as Qantas cancelled and deferred orders for 30 new planes... more

Gordon has got private jet bug

12.05.09

Air Partner, the listed aircraft-charter company that has hitherto been famous for supply the Boeing jetliners to transport guests of Sir Philip Green to his various Indian Ocean parties, has signed up two new clients: Gordon Brown and David Miliband ... more

Altimeter blamed for Schiphol crash

05.03.09

A false reading from a faulty altimeter contributed to the crash near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport last week that killed nine people, investigators said... more

Airline slump clips Rolls-Royce's wings

12.02.09

Engineering: The biggest airline industry slump in history is set to hit profits at Rolls-Royce... more

Cold winds of recession blow along Broadway

06.02.09

New York's theatre district is struggling as the city is hit by turmoil on Wall Street, with the curtain coming down on 14 shows since Christmas, including the Monty Python show Spamalot... more

AIG seeks Ł7.8bn in aircraft leasing sale

06.01.09

Transport: The airline leasing company that oils the wheels of the global aviation industry is up for sale in an increasingly desperate attempt by its parent AIG to raise up to $10 billion... more

Yet more delays for Boeing Dreamliner

05.12.08

Aviation: Boeing is facing further delays in the launch of its 787 Dreamliner in the wake of a bruising strike and problems with parts for the aircraft... more

Kevin Spacey speaks of pride at turning round the Old Vic

24.11.08

Kevin Spacey spoke with pride about his success in transforming the Old Vic as the Evening Standard celebrated the best of London theatre... more

Daldry's Billy Elliot opens in New York

13.11.08

Three years after it conquered the West End, Sir Elton John's stage musical version of Billy Elliot is opening on Broadway... more

Now Brown is haunted by 'boom and bust'

27.10.08

Gordon Brown has always been good at hocus-pocus when it came to growth numbers... more

Talks fail over strike at Boeing

14.10.08

Boeing has failed to reach agreement with its striking machinists who threaten to delay the launch date of the company's 787 Dreamliner, its answer to arch-rival Airbus' A380... more

Jobs warning to Boeing strikers

09.10.08

Aviation: Striking Boeing workers have been told they could bring the aircraft giant to its knees and see themselves laid off in their thousands... more

Strike at Boeing delays 787 debut

02.10.08

Aviation: Boeing has raised doubts that the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner will take place as planned this year because of a machinists' strike... more

Obama 'might favour' Boeing over Airbus

11.09.08

Engineering: Analysts are trying to second-guess US presidential candidates' positions on the disputed US Air Force tanker deal... more

All Bob's Women isn't so fun

25.06.08

The actors, miked to within an inch of their lives, bellow out every number as if mistaking decibels for depth in All Bob's Women.... more

So macho...Harry Potter's all grown-up with stubble on his face

16.06.08

His boyish charms as the world’s most famous wizard have won him legions of female admirers, but Daniel Radcliffe’s seems keen to ditch those youthful looks and adopt a more manly appearance.... 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

US tanker deal row escalates

20.03.08

Defence giant Northrop Grumman has heightened the war of words with Boeing over a controversial air-tanker contract from the US Air Force... more

Hairspray collects record award nominations

07.02.08

West End hit Hairspray has received a record 11 nominations at the Laurence Olivier Awards.... more

Acting trio to present our theatre awards

23.11.07

Actors Simon Russell Beale, Dame Eileen Atkins and Sophie Okonedo will hand out prizes at the 2007 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more

Joan of Arc fights Billie

07.11.07

Anne-Marie Duff is shortlisted in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her impassioned Joan of Arc against Billie Piper's stage debut in Treats.... more

Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007: the longlist

31.10.07

A dazzling year of performances on the London stage will be honoured at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2007. Here, for the first time, is the longlist. ... more

Noisy Stanza

18.07.07

Stanza replaces what was the restaurant Teatro, and some of what head chef Stuart Tattersall cooks comes off triumphantly... more

Plenty of airsmiles as Boeing takes comic flight

16.02.07

Boeing Boeing is a traditional French farce based on bad-luck and unreliable aircraft. Nicholas de Jongh could not remember a West End evening of such sheer, silly, comic pleasure.... more