Pay-Per Plane: How little extras make airlines big money They used to be a tiny part of the business but now all the add-ons, extras and in-flight purchases are a major driver of airlines' profits, writes Adam Maguire. Business • 14 Feb
Pay-Per Plane: How little extras make airlines big money They used to be a tiny part of the business but now all the add-ons, extras and in-flight purchases are a major driver of airlines' profits, writes Adam Maguire. Business • 14 Feb
Boeing's second quarter profit flies 26% higher Boeing has reported a better than expected profit, but cut its full-year forecast for margins in its defence business, citing higher costs in the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker programme. Business • 25 Jul 18
Boeing's second quarter profit flies 26% higher Boeing has reported a better than expected profit, but cut its full-year forecast for margins in its defence business, citing higher costs in the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker programme. Business • 25 Jul 18
No issues logged before crashed plane departed An EgyptAir jet that crashed last week showed no technical issues before taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris according to an Aircraft Technical Log signed by its pilot before takeoff, Egyptian state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram said tonight. News • 24 May 16
No issues logged before crashed plane departed An EgyptAir jet that crashed last week showed no technical issues before taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris according to an Aircraft Technical Log signed by its pilot before takeoff, Egyptian state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram said tonight. News • 24 May 16
Solar plane resumes its round the world journey A solar-powered plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe has resumed its record-breaking journey. Technology • 22 Apr 16
Solar plane resumes its round the world journey A solar-powered plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe has resumed its record-breaking journey. Technology • 22 Apr 16
Germanwings pilot urged to attend psychiatric unit A private doctor recommended that the German co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps last year should be treated in a psychiatric hospital two weeks before the disaster, French investigators said. World • 14 Mar 16
Germanwings pilot urged to attend psychiatric unit A private doctor recommended that the German co-pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps last year should be treated in a psychiatric hospital two weeks before the disaster, French investigators said. World • 14 Mar 16
Moghadishu bomber was on wrong plane - reports A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, Daallo's chief executive has said. World • 08 Feb 16
Moghadishu bomber was on wrong plane - reports A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, Daallo's chief executive has said. World • 08 Feb 16
Recent blast on Somalia airplane 'caused by bomb' A bomb caused the explosion that ripped a hole in the fuselage of a passenger plane shortly after it took off from Somalia's main airport on Tuesday, killing one person, the government has said. News • 06 Feb 16
Recent blast on Somalia airplane 'caused by bomb' A bomb caused the explosion that ripped a hole in the fuselage of a passenger plane shortly after it took off from Somalia's main airport on Tuesday, killing one person, the government has said. News • 06 Feb 16
Al-Shabaab suspected of carrying out bombing Investigators suspect the al-Shabaab militant group was behind a likely bomb blast that forced an Airbus A321 into an emergency landing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to US government sources. World • 03 Feb 16
Al-Shabaab suspected of carrying out bombing Investigators suspect the al-Shabaab militant group was behind a likely bomb blast that forced an Airbus A321 into an emergency landing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to US government sources. World • 03 Feb 16
Suspect device on Air France flight a false alarm A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a "false alarm", the airline's chief executive said. News • 20 Dec 15
Suspect device on Air France flight a false alarm A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a "false alarm", the airline's chief executive said. News • 20 Dec 15
Egypt: No evidence of terror action in plane crash Egypt said it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on 31 October. News • 14 Dec 15
Egypt: No evidence of terror action in plane crash Egypt said it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on 31 October. News • 14 Dec 15
Turkey presents pilot's body to Russian diplomats Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats, five days after shooting down his warplane in an incident that damaged relations between two of the main powers involved in Syria's war. World • 30 Nov 15
Turkey presents pilot's body to Russian diplomats Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats, five days after shooting down his warplane in an incident that damaged relations between two of the main powers involved in Syria's war. World • 30 Nov 15
Russia announces economic sanctions against Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree adopting a series of retaliatory economic measures against Turkey over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border. News • 28 Nov 15
Russia announces economic sanctions against Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree adopting a series of retaliatory economic measures against Turkey over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border. News • 28 Nov 15
Nine feared dead in US plane crash Nine people, including seven employees of the same Florida firm, were killed when a private jet crashed into an apartment building in the American midwest, officials said today. News • 11 Nov 15
Nine feared dead in US plane crash Nine people, including seven employees of the same Florida firm, were killed when a private jet crashed into an apartment building in the American midwest, officials said today. News • 11 Nov 15
Memorial service held for plane crash victims A memorial service has been held in St Petersburg for the 224 victims of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai desert last weekend. News • 08 Nov 15
Memorial service held for plane crash victims A memorial service has been held in St Petersburg for the 224 victims of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai desert last weekend. News • 08 Nov 15
Pilot reported engine on fire before fatal crash Details have emerged of the final communications by a pilot who died in an air crash in Waterford last month. News • 24 Aug 15
Pilot reported engine on fire before fatal crash Details have emerged of the final communications by a pilot who died in an air crash in Waterford last month. News • 24 Aug 15
Debris spotted after plane crashes in Indonesia An Indonesian search and rescue plane has spotted debris believed to be from a crashed aircraft with 54 people on board in Papua province, according to a local police chief. News • 17 Aug 15
Debris spotted after plane crashes in Indonesia An Indonesian search and rescue plane has spotted debris believed to be from a crashed aircraft with 54 people on board in Papua province, according to a local police chief. News • 17 Aug 15
Recovered plane debris is from Boeing 777 Malaysia’s transport minister has said airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year. News • 02 Aug 15
Recovered plane debris is from Boeing 777 Malaysia’s transport minister has said airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year. News • 02 Aug 15
Bin Laden relatives killed in plane crash Members of Osama bin Laden's family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in the UK yesterday, the Saudi embassy in London said in a message of condolences. News • 01 Aug 15
Bin Laden relatives killed in plane crash Members of Osama bin Laden's family were among the victims in the crash of a private jet in the UK yesterday, the Saudi embassy in London said in a message of condolences. News • 01 Aug 15
Three dead as small plane crashes in Tokyo Three people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a Tokyo suburb shortly after take-off. News • 27 Jul 15
Three dead as small plane crashes in Tokyo Three people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a Tokyo suburb shortly after take-off. News • 27 Jul 15
Plane in emergency landing on US highway A small skydiving plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey highway, narrowly avoiding colliding with traffic. News • 15 Jul 15
Plane in emergency landing on US highway A small skydiving plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a New Jersey highway, narrowly avoiding colliding with traffic. News • 15 Jul 15
Ryanair to move Copenhagen plane after court case Ryanair will move its one Copenhagen-based aircraft out of the country after a court ruling that airport staff in the Danish capital had the right to refuse to service its flights. Business • 03 Jul 15
Ryanair to move Copenhagen plane after court case Ryanair will move its one Copenhagen-based aircraft out of the country after a court ruling that airport staff in the Danish capital had the right to refuse to service its flights. Business • 03 Jul 15
113 die in Indonesian military plane crash All 113 on board an Indonesian air force transport plane that crashed today into a major city on Sumatra are believed to have been killed, the country's air force chief said. News • 30 Jun 15
113 die in Indonesian military plane crash All 113 on board an Indonesian air force transport plane that crashed today into a major city on Sumatra are believed to have been killed, the country's air force chief said. News • 30 Jun 15
Coffee mishap caused Serb president's plane dive A co-pilot who spilled coffee on the instrument panel of the Serbian president's plane and then hit an emergency button while trying to mop it up, caused the jet to plunge, an investigation showed. News • 21 Apr 15
Coffee mishap caused Serb president's plane dive A co-pilot who spilled coffee on the instrument panel of the Serbian president's plane and then hit an emergency button while trying to mop it up, caused the jet to plunge, an investigation showed. News • 21 Apr 15
Commemoration ceremony for Germanwings victims A German state memorial service for the 150 people killed in last month's Germanwings jet crash has taken place at Cologne's historic cathedral. News • 17 Apr 15
Commemoration ceremony for Germanwings victims A German state memorial service for the 150 people killed in last month's Germanwings jet crash has taken place at Cologne's historic cathedral. News • 17 Apr 15
