Ryanair is facing the prospect of industrial action by pilots in Britain as well as the possibility of legal action.

Skies full of drones, easier security checks for passengers, and global airlines are the future of the aviation industry according to a new strategy put forward by the European Commission.

Airline pilots have warned that EU’s aviation safety body is placing the safety of passengers at risk due to proposals to change existing flying time limits for pilots.

The air transport industry was beset by confusion and arguments today as passengers braced themselves for days of uncertainty caused by Iceland’s latest volcanic ash cloud.

Airlines were today ordered to replace hundreds of crucial instruments of the type suspected as a cause of last month’s Air France Airbus crash that killed all 228 on board.