Aviation regulators will tomorrow provide the first indication of how much airlines will be charged for using London’s three main airports over the period 2014-19.

UK airport operator BAA is to give up its long legal battle over the forced sale of Stansted Airport.

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount carrier, said it would cut a further eight routes at Edinburgh Airport after failing to reach an agreement on fees with the terminal’s owner BAA.

The UK’s busiest airport, Heathrow, saw 70 million passengers pass through its terminals in a 12-month period for the first time in March.

Ryanair is cutting five routes out of Edinburgh Airport.

AN eagerly-anticipated pair of giant pandas has arrived in Edinburgh on a charter flight from China, becoming the first of the endangered animals to live in Britain for 17 years.

One of Scotland’s main airports reopened today after overnight snow across many parts of the country forced its closure.

One of Scotland’s biggest airports was closed today as snowfall heralded a fresh bout of travel disruption.

Motorists are being advised to drive with care this morning as a widespread sharp to severe ground frost has led to icy stretches on untreated roads.

Flybe have announced a new expansion from Ireland West Airport Knock by introducing a three-times-a-week service to Edinburgh in Scotland.

Frozen Britain will endure another Arctic blast of snow and ice today as sub-zero temperatures bring more chaos to public transport, motorways and commuters.

HEAVY snow and sub-zero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing hundreds of highway accidents.

IT was a rare display of human connection from a Pontiff so often dismissed as distant and dogmatically out of date.

Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his “sadness” over his church’s handling of child abuse scandals today as he flew to the UK for an historic visit.

Pope Benedict XVI flew in to Scotland today to begin the first papal state visit to the UK.

British airports operator BAA said the recovery in market conditions continued last month after figures showed it handled 13 million passengers, a fall of 2.6% on last year.

British airport operator BAA’s £9.6bn (€10.8bn) debt mountain weighed it down in the first three months of 2009 despite a boost from higher airport fees, the firm said today.

Britain's Competition Commission today ordered BAA to sell three of its airports.

WARREN GATLAND spent the first part of his tenure as Wales coach trying to build morale.

RYANAIR plans to make Edinburgh its second base in Scotland and 27th in Europe.

A British man who spent 21 years on Death Row in the US was reunited with his ex-wife today – and revealed he wants to marry her again.

Fears were growing for Scottish rally driver Colin McRae tonight after a helicopter crashed on land near his home.

A major passenger airport was closed today after a security alert on a Ryanair flight.

Unconfirmed reports have suggested a security alert on board a Ryanair flight involved a suspect package.

UP to 250 jobs are set to go at Shannon and Kent in England after budget airline EUjet stopped flying yesterday.

George Clooney made a young girl's day during his visit to Edinburgh, Scotland for the final Live 8 gig last Wednesday, when he surprised the youngster with a phone call.

THE Government must take whatever steps are deemed necessary to ensure the cause of a near-miss between an Aer Arann aircraft and a British military jet comes to light.

An aircraft operated by British Airways CitiExpress has been forced to make an emergency landing for a second time in five days.

A man accused of killing a teenager whose severed body parts were found 60 miles apart has been extradited back to Britain to face trial.