A US congressman failed in his attempt to ban Irish bookmaker Paddy Power from skywriting over Medinah Country Club.

INVESTIGATORS probing the Cork Airport tragedy will begin the painstaking task of reconstructing the shattered remains of the plane in a Co Meath hangar today.

IRELAND’S two largest airlines have been accused of conducting a “cynical, politically motivated” attack on ash cloud safety measures, after claiming protection plans were “inaccurate” and needlessly closing airports.

A child was apparently allowed to direct aircraft from the control tower of New York’s JFK, one of the world’s busiest airports.

Flights across the United States have been delayed due to a computer glitch.

A BRITISH airliner was among four deliberately diverted into a potentially dangerous thunderstorm area to test the skills of a trainee US air traffic controller, it was claimed yesterday.

AER Lingus has seen a 2.4% rise in the number of passengers in April, but continues to be dogged by declining transatlantic travellers.

The White House was evacuated today when a plane flew within five miles of restricted airspace around Washington, the Secret Service said.

THE Government is likely to proceed with acquiring a new nine-seater jet in mid-December, despite the model being grounded amid safety concerns.

A Cuban Airlines airliner, hijacked by a man claiming to have two grenades, landed safely at Key West International Airport in Florida tonight.

EIGHTY-NINE people were killed yesterday in two air crashes, one in Turkey and the second in the United States.

AER RIANTA and the gardaí have launched investigations into how an anti-war protester breached security at Shannon airport and vandalised a US Air Force jet without being detected.

Around 1,440 Boeing jets are being inspected in the US for a possible fuel pump problem which could cause an explosion.

The Federal Aviation Authority said it has issued a new security directive to airlines and airport authorities in the wake of Saturday's suicide bomb scare.

US air investigators have recovered the second black box from the wreckage of an American Airlines jet that crashed in New York killing over 260 people.

The Pentagon said it was not told of any alert until after the plane had gone down, it was reported.

Virgin Atlantic said today it was planning to introduce special cockpit security measures on its aircraft in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

American airline pilots today demanded permission to carry guns in cockpits to fight off potential suicide hijackers.

All flights from Ireland to the United States will remain grounded until further notice.