Heathrow was closed to incoming flights today in the wake of the anti-terror operation.

British Airways said today it continued to review its ownership of Air Miles, amid speculation that the long-running loyalty scheme could be sold.

The UK’s main aviation regulation body is “incompetent” and introduces measures that tax passengers, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary told MPs today.

A major security alert was sparked today after a man was seen acting suspiciously near aircraft at Manchester Airport.

No-frills airlines adding to their roster of destinations helped the seven UK airports run by BAA to handle 5% more passengers in May.

A New Year sales drive by airlines helped British airports operator BAA to hike passenger numbers last month, it said today.

British telecoms group BT is set to launch its own pay-to-view television service in a bid to diversify away from its traditional telephone operations.

Telecoms giant BT was today handed the task of developing a state-of-the-art communications system to cope with heavier traffic in the skies.

UK air traffic control group Nats moved into the black today as the aviation industry overcame the turbulence that followed the September 11 attacks.

Tens of thousands of airline passengers were today facing delays after the UK’s air traffic control system crashed.

Aer Rianta has reported delays on all flights between Ireland and Britain this morning due to a computer hitch at the British air traffic control centre.

A HOLIDAY jet with 220 passengers on board had to abort take-off at Manchester Airport when a Ryanair plane just landed from Dublin taxied across its path, it was revealed yesterday.

A missed call to climb to a higher altitude led to a mid-air ‘‘near disaster’’ involving an F15 military fighter and a holiday jet carrying 234 passengers, an official accident report disclosed today.