UK

Airline executive plans new airport in Kent

A former Cathay Pacific executive, who also led the defunct airline Dan-Air, is hoping to build a new £15 billion airport in…

Funnel clouds show in Galway

An impressive looking funnel cloud was spotted in the skies over the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal late Saturday morning. Funnel clouds…

Cambridge Airport hosts olympics airspace summit

A Cambridge aviation summit is being held in a bid to avert chaos in the clouds during next year’s London Olympics. Industry…

World

AirAsia shares flight to help MAS

Southeast Asia’s largest budget airline AirAsia looks set for a major share swap with Malaysian Airlines in a deal to help save…

Oman Air considers launch of economy-only flights

Oman Air is considering the launch of economy-only flights on routes with low demand for premium class travel, the state-backed carrier’s CEO…

First astronaut became organic farmer

The first Japanese astronaut to travel to space in 1990 on the then-Soviet spacecraft Soyuz, journalist Toyohiro Akiyama, had since moved to…

Travel & Tourism

Singapore Airlines & Virgin Australia to share services

Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia launched the first phase of their alliance on August 1 as a prelude…

Turkish Airlines to expand operations in India

Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India in 2012 by doubling weekly flights to 28 and adding…

Accidents

Small plane crashes near St. Petersburg

Three people were killed on late Monday evening when a small plane crashed near the Russian city of…

Chapel Hill man accused of stealing, crashing plane

Police are searching for a Chapel Hill man after he allegedly stole a plane and crashed it, according…