Person: Jim McAuslan

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world

Near miss: Drone was 20ft from landing passenger jet

An incident in which a device believed to have been a drone came within 20ft of an about-to-land passenger plane at Heathrow Airport has been described in an official near-miss report.

world

‘Near miss’ between plane and drone

world

Drone causes near miss at Heathrow Airport probed

business

Flybe to close six regional bases

business

Branson: Pilots' strike would leave 'indelible scar'

business

Virgin Atlantic crews threaten strike

Pilots ‘fell asleep at controls during flight’

CONCERNS over pilot fatigue are growing after it emerged that two crew members fell asleep at the controls of a long-haul flight.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2011

Virgin Atlantic pilot talks adjourned

Talks aimed at averting industrial action by pilots at Virgin Atlantic in a row over days off were adjourned after a “good exchange of views”.

Wed, 25 Aug, 2010

BA pilots call for British government intervention

Pilots' leaders urged the new British government today to intervene in the British Airways cabin crew dispute, warning that a wave of strikes from next week threatened jobs.

Fri, 14 May, 2010

British Airways back in court

British Airways will be back in court today facing a legal challenge by pilots over holiday pay.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2010

Christmas travel misery in store as BA staff vote to strike

More than a million passengers were facing Christmas travel misery tonight as British Airways cabin crew announced a 12-day strike in a bitter row over jobs, pay and working conditions.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2009

BA pilots approve 2.6% pay cut

British Airways pilots have overwhelmingly accepted a 2.6% pay cuts as part of a package of measures to save the airline £26m (€30m), it was announced today.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2009

BA considering pay freeze after €80m loss

British Airways today said it was considering a pay freeze for its 42,000 staff after reporting a £70m (€80m) loss in the first nine months of its financial year.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2009

British pilots vote for strike

British Airways pilots have voted to go on strike in a row over pay and conditions, their union Balpa announced today.

Thu, 21 Feb, 2008

British Airways pilots to vote on strike action

British Airways pilots are to be balloted on strike action in a row over the airline's plans to launch a subsidiary business, it was announced today.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2008

UK: Pilot union hails staff who averted Heathrow disaster

Pilots’ union Balpa in the UK today described the captain and first officer who averted disaster in the Heathrow crash land drama as “ordinary people who did an extraordinary thing”.

Fri, 18 Jan, 2008

Five arrests made at Heathrow protest

Five people have been arrested in connection with the controversial climate change protest camp at Heathrow Airport.

Wed, 15 Aug, 2007

Ryanair pilot wrangle set to land in courts

A legal battle has broken at Ryanair over a website set up, according to unions, to help “hard-pressed” pilots exchange information about conditions at the airline, it was learned today.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2005

Diverted BA jet given all-clear

A British Airways jet which had to divert to Amsterdam after a “specific threat” was made against it was cleared by Dutch authorities tonight after a thorough search.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004

Intelligence questioned as alert grounds flights

British airline pilots have questioned US intelligence on terror threats that grounded six transatlantic flights, including a London to Washington service, today.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Armed officers to guard UK passenger flights

Final preparations were today being made for the deployment of armed sky marshals on some British passenger planes in response to the heightened state of alert in the US.

Mon, 29 Dec, 2003

Staff fury as Ryanair axes Buzz services

Unions reacted with fury and the threat of legal action today to news that 400 jobs and 12 routes are to be cut at budget airline Buzz.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2003