Seven passengers onboard a Qantas flight were injured amid severe turbulence on Sunday. The incident occurred in Indian airspace on an A380 midway through a flight from London to Sydney with a scheduled stop in Singapore. Reports said the plane hit severe turbulence about three hours prior to landing safely at Singapore’s Changi airport at [...]

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways and Iberia, has published a rise in traffic during December. Premium-class travel was up by 13.6 per cent up on the same month a year earlier and non-premium traffic rose by 12 per cent. Passenger load factor was also up to 77.6 per cent, a rise of [...]

In an attempt to crack down on fraud involving the use of Blue Badges, the government is introducing electronic disabled permits and doing away with the handwritten version. The new badge will feature a photograph of the owner and a hologram. The government claims that Blue Badge fraud is worth £46 million annually. The cost [...]

Low-cost carrier Air Asia is working to help with relief in the worst hit areas of the Philippines following tropical storm Sendong. President and chief executive of the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), Victor Jose I. Luciano, said to reporters that the budget airline was using its two Airbus A320 aircraft to send medical supplies, [...]

European jet maker Airbus is on pace to win the 2011 commercial aircraft sales race over rival Boeing. Airbus, the largest subsidiary of defence and aerospace manufacturer EADS, has enjoyed its success over the last year largely as a result of its latest and revamped version of the ultra-popular A320 model. Airbus unveiled in March [...]

Severe flooding in Australia’s Northern Territory derailed a freight train on Tuesday. Reports said that two people were injured in the incident, which occurred on bridge near the town of Katherine, located south of Darwin. Much of the debris was spilled on the bridge whilst containers were pushed against its supporting columns. Two other people [...]

Passenger numbers at Aberdeen Airport have risen faster this year than at any of Britain’s other airports, according to figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority. Between the start of the year and 30 November 2011 figures grew by 9.5 per cent compared to a year earlier. The next biggest rise was at Edinburgh Airport [...]

International Airlines Group has announced that it has reached a deal to acquire BMI from its German owners. IAG, the parent firm of British Airways and Iberia, said in an official statement released on Thursday that it had signed a £172.5 million deal and hoped the acquisition would be completed within the first three months [...]

The merger of Chile’s LAN, and Brazilian carrier TAM, has been given the go ahead by the Brazilian anti-trust regulators. The tie-up was first mooted in 2010 and the new airline is to be called LATAM. It will operate to 23 countries, and 115 different destinations. Together TAM and LAN carried 45 million passengers last [...]

The Government has announced that it will be phasing out the paper driving license over the next several years. Government officials say the move, set to take place in 2015, comes as part of its plans to remove red tape. Motorists will then only be issued a photocard whilst details regarding driving convictions will become [...]