Ryanair faces new Spain strikes
Spanish cabin crew unions have called for three days of strikes over demands for contracts based on Spanish rather than Irish labor law.
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Gatwick: Were police chasing their own tail?
The Gatwick drone incident now appears to have been less than met the eye; drone sightings might have been of the police force's own drone.
Alitalia gets new owners—at last
Italy's state railway corporation buys the struggling airline, and is looking to partner with the losing bidders in running it.
Gatwick Airport gets new owner
UK's second-busiest airport and site of recent drone incidents, will be run by France's Vinci.
Jet becomes holiday light show at Luton
An EasyJet A320 becomes a holiday light show at Luton Airport, with 2.4 km of LED bulbs.
WOW drops more U.S. destinations
Continuing cash crises force the struggling airline to drop four more North American cities.
Eurostar: No Amsterdam-London direct soon
Eurostar's popular direct London-to-Amsterdam route that started earlier this year will add another train each day, but still is not able to sell direct tickets on the return route to London, and probably won't until after 2020. The issue is passport and border clearance. While Great Britain is still a member, for now, of the European Union, it has never joined the Schengen Treaty agreement which removes internal borders and passport checks among its members. Therefore, passengers between...
Paris acts on airport taxi scams
Stung by viral videos showing abusive drivers charging illegal fees, cops at Paris CDG are enforcing new rules.
Boeing sees big future in India
India's booming airline industry will need 2,300 more planes in Boeing projection.
Grinch Air? Flights that steal Christmas
The International Date Line plays mind games with passengers to and from Australia, who either lose Christmas or have doubles.
ANA joins A380 club with flying turtles
ANA, Japan's #2 airline becomes its first to fly an A380, even as some other airlines start to phase them out.
Feeling 'hangry?' Popeyes has support chicken
In a humorous reference to recent issues with pets on planes, Popeyes offers a special carton in Philadelphia.
Now Ryanair wants to sell everything!
Ryanair would like to sell you a soccer ticket. And a flight to the game. And a hotel room. And travel insurance, a rental car and a ride to the airport. The soccer tickets are the latest addition in the airline's bid to capture every dollar it can from passengers, on top of the ones it collects in fees for bags, boarding and more. They even sell London theatre tickets. Ryanair's wide network of flights across Europe have made the airline popular with football fans flying to follow their...
TAP stretches its wings to San Francisco
TAP continues its aggressive expansion into North America, and has plans for two more cities to be announced later.
Boeing celebrates with 787 #787
Boeing calls a milestone for its popular 787 family, with the 787th plane completed. It will fly for China Southern Airlines.