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Shoreham air crash death toll may rise

The number of victims in Saturday’s Shoreham Airshow crash when a Hawker Hunter jet ploughed into the A27 in West Sussex and exploded in a huge fireball now stands at 11, police say.

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Friendly face a huge success for Ryanair, says Michael O’Leary

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Malaysian plane loss ‘a mystery’ says report

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Missing flight prognosis 'not good'; 162 people on board

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Isle of Man minister defends Manx2 operation

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Pilot ‘may have put himself under unnecessary pressure’

Visibility main issue, says expert

DAVID LEARMOUNT, operations editor of Flight Global magazine, said he believed visibility may have been the main issue yesterday, based on initial reports.

Fri, 11 Feb, 2011

Third landing attempt 'not normal': Flight safety expert

The flight crew in today’s commuter plane crash may have made a mistake by persisting in attempts to land in fog at Cork Airport, aviation experts said today.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2011

17,000 planes remain on the tarmac

VOLCANIC ash sifted down on parts of northern Europe yesterday and 17,000 thousand planes stayed on the tarmac to avoid the hazardous cloud as travel chaos engulfed major European cities.

Sat, 17 Apr, 2010

Search crews find bodies from Air France jet

Search crews have found two bodies believed to be from the missing Air France flight which disappeared over the Atlantic with five Britons on board, Brazil’s air force said today.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2009

Expert: Pilot 'did everything right'

The pilot who managed to safely land a plane on the Hudson River in New York today, saving the lives of all 150 passengers on board, did “absolutely everything right,” according to an aviation expert.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2009

Cabinet warned about ‘illogical’ model

AN EXPERT in aviation yesterday warned of that the Cabinet’s agreed formula for competing terminals at Dublin Airport carried the risk of creating inefficiency and confusion.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Bomb scare forces Greek airliner to Ireland

A Greek airliner bound for New York was diverted to Shannon Airport today, in the second bomb scare to affect the carrier Olympic Airlines in three days.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2004

Technical faults to blame for most fatal airliner crashes in 2003

TECHNICAL failures were the main cause of fatal airliner accidents last year for the first time, it was revealed yesterday.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2004

Man carrying bullets held at Heathrow

US airport security was criticised tonight after a passenger was arrested for carrying ammunition on a flight from Washington to London.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2004

Strict aviation laws could deter Aer Lingus buyers

THE sale of Aer Lingus is unlikely to attract huge interest from other airlines because of strict aviation laws, according to experts.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2003

Missile attack nightmare come true for aviation experts

A MISSILE attack on a passenger plane is something the aviation industry has long feared, experts said yesterday.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2002

Missile attacks on airliners 'difficult to defend against'

A missile attack on a passenger plane is something the aviation industry has long feared, experts said today.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2002

Airline security continues to tighten

The security measures which foiled the attempted Ryanair plane hijacking are part of a huge anti-terrorist operation mounted by aviation authorities since September 11.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2002

Airliner accidents death toll reaches eight-year high of 716

THE number of deaths in passenger airliner accidents worldwide from January to June 2002 was the highest total for the first half of a year for eight years, it was revealed yesterday.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2002

Airline accident deaths highest for eight years

The number of deaths in passenger airliner accidents worldwide from January to June 2002 was the highest total for the first half of a year for eight years, it was revealed today.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2002