Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier’s Northern Ireland operations have been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems.

A union has described talk of a confirmed buyer for British Steel as “pure speculation”.

Brexit played an "inevitable role" in the reported decision by Nissan to abandon plans to build its X-Trail model at its Sunderland plant, an MP has said.

The UK Government has been accused of impotence after the US upped a proposed import levy on products made by one of Northern Ireland's largest employers to 300%.

Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight than those who did not, according to researchers in Scotland.

Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has been accused of reneging on a promise to offer guaranteed hours to staff on zero hour contracts in a fresh blow to the company ahead of its annual meeting.

Piers Morgan will appear before the Leveson Inquiry today via videolink from the United States.

Researchers have discovered that the size and growth rate of foetuses could act as an indicator of childhood asthma and allergies.

Leaders of British Airways cabin crew will reveal their next move today in the long-running dispute over cost-cutting which threatens disruption to flights later this month.

British Airways was on a fresh collision course with cabin crew tonight as it faced the threat of a strike which could hit flights in the busy run-up to Easter.

The £1.51bn (€1.66bn) sale of Gatwick airport was formally completed today, with unions anxious that the new owners preserve jobs and protect working conditions.

British Airways will have to overcome union opposition and pension problems if its proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia is to go ahead, it was revealed today.

Airport operator BAA put the For Sale sign up over Gatwick airport today in a move likely to spark a lively bidding war.

Richard Branson's airline, Virgin Atlantic, has said it would "relish" the chance to buy Gatwick Airport after heavily-criticised airport operator BAA put it up for sal today.

TRAVELLERS face August bank holiday chaos at two of Britain’s busiest airports because of a planned strike by workers, including baggage handlers and check-in staff.

Oil prices fell to their lowest level in nearly two months in London today after the global energy watchdog said the cost of crude may have peaked.

OPEC will probably increase output by 1.8% this month, in part because Saudi Arabia is pumping more in a bid to lower record prices, figures from PetroLogistics Ltd showed.