Bombardier is closing in on the second deal for its C Series jet since reaching a landmark agreement with Airbus a few weeks ago that will see the European aircraft maker take control of the programme to help revive the plane’s fortunes.

Bombardier is closing in on the second deal for its C Series jet since reaching a landmark agreement with Airbus a few weeks ago that will see the European aircraft maker take control of the programme to help revive the plane’s fortunes.

Shares in Bombardier surged after the company ceded control of its slow-selling C Series jet programme to Airbus.

Bombardier is seeking investors for its aerospace businesses and considering a sale of some operations, according to sources, as a turnaround plan at the Canadian aircraft-maker faces pressure from potentially crippling US tariffs on its marquee jetliner.

Major airline groups including Aer Lingus owner IAG have reported strong earnings for the first half of the year, boosting faith in a sector which is finally taking off for investors.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the carrier trying to grab a larger slice of transatlantic flights, reported a slump in earnings and said the outlook for both growth and costs was worse than expected.

A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers as a plane flew from Seattle to Beijing, but it did not stop him brawling.

Ryanair will soon offer connections to destinations including New York and Havana, as the budget carrier widens its network of longhaul partners with a deal with Spain’s Air Europa.

A passenger died on a flight that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport on Friday evening.

An elderly man has died on board a transatlantic flight that diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon.

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Nine new services are being added to Dublin Airport's summer schedule.

Canada’s jet maker Bombardier will delay paying more than half of last year’s compensation for top executives, responding to protests after increasing payouts despite receiving government aid and planning mass job cuts.

One of America’s largest airlines has warned that the ongoing delay sanctioning low-cost Cork-US flights could threaten its, and other US airlines’ growth plans.

Delta passengers faced delays, cancellations and more headaches on Wednesday as the Atlanta-based airline struggled with its computer systems for the third straight day.

Delta Air Lines will be handing out refunds and travel vouchers as penance for the latest computer malfunction to knock a major airline off stride.

Delta Air Lines flights gradually resumed after an outage hit its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers of one of the world’s largest carriers at airports around the globe.

A 16-year-old boy has been spared detention after launching cyber attacks on websites across the world and sending bomb hoaxes to airlines via Twitter.

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Bombardier is targeting a major European aircraft order as the next step in the recovery of its C Series programme following a $5.6bn (€5bn) sale to Delta Air Lines that helped turn around the jetliner’s prospects.

Virgin America, the airline backed by UK billionaire Richard Branson, is reaching out to potential buyers about a sale of part or all of the company, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Dubai International Airport has skipped past Heathrow and narrowed the gap to the top two of Atlanta and Beijing last year after piling on 11% more passengers, spurred by the expansion of local carrier Emirates and its mammoth fleet of wide-body jets.

After several days surfing Wall Street’s gut-wrenching swells and troughs, investors got a smoother ride yesterday.

A Ryanair crew had to call for back-up from Spanish police after an air rage incident on board a flight from Cork to Gran Canaria at the weekend.

The relief that greeted reports of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine faded on Wall Street, as a slide in Apple and other technology stocks tugged the US stock market to a small loss yesterday.

The US Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets.

Fighting in Gaza continued to rage yesterday — displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory even as US Secretary of State John Kerry said indirect truce talks between Israel and Hamas had made some progress.

For 30 years, tourists have paid money to get a look at two planes once owned by Elvis Presley at Graceland in Memphis.

USA: A rampaging, 22lb Oregon house cat with a “history of violence” attacked a baby and trapped a family and their dog in a bedroom at their Portland home before being captured by police, authorities said.

A batch of negative company news gave US investors something to fret over.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has been fined €2,000 for pushing an air hostess and swearing at airline staff.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren will be sentenced today for being drunk and abusive on a plane.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has appeared in court charged with being drunk and abusive on a plane over an alleged air rage incident.

The niece of fashion designer Ralph Lauren has appeared in court charged with being drunk and abusive on a plane over an alleged air rage incident.

A niece of fashion icon Ralph Lauren will appear in Killaloe court today charged in relation to an alleged air rage incident after a flight from Barcelona to New York was diverted to Shannon.

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A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 60 passengers has slid off a taxiway in the snow after arriving in Wisconsin.

Richard Branson retained control of his airline Virgin Atlantic today after a deal that will see America’s largest carrier take a 49% stake.

The FBI has arrested a man accused of disrupting a Delta Air Lines flight and damaging the airplane by running up the aisle shortly after landing and attempting to open an emergency exit.

The FBI and police at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport have opened a criminal investigation into how needles got into turkey sandwiches served to passengers on Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States.

Delta Air Lines and the FBI have launched an urgent investigation after needles were found in turkey sandwiches served aboard four flights from Amsterdam, injuring a passenger.

Chelsea have announced Delta Air Lines as the Barclays Premier League club’s new official global airline partner.

US petrol at the pump may have reached its annual peak the earliest in 14 years, amid rising oil supply, easing Middle East tensions and the takeover of refineries that were threatened by closure.

Delta Air Lines said that it will buy a refinery near Philadelphia in the hope of slicing $300m (€226.6m) a year from its jet fuel bill.

Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will step down as the struggling company ploughs ahead with an internal overhaul, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China’s Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

Australia’s air safety authority cleared Qantas Airways to resume flying today, after it grounded its entire fleet amid a bitter union dispute.

Health officials in the US are still looking for 15 passengers who were on a flight in which a bat flew inside the airplane’s cabin so they can protect them against the possibility of rabies.

A Delta Air Lines 747 with nearly 380 passengers and crew made an emergency stop at the Midway Atoll wildlife refuge part of the way between Hawaii and Japan after the plane developed a crack in the cockpit windshield.