A pilot was arrested minutes before takeoff at Bristol airport this week over suspicion that he had consumed alcohol during a stopover. The captain of Aer Lingus Regional flight ATR72, operated by Aer Arann, was set to fly 24 passengers from Bristol to Ireland last week before authorities boarded the plane and administered the pilot [...]
Some 235,000 Mini cars around the world have been recalled due to faulty water pumps. According to BMW, the recall, which includes nearly 30,000 Minis in the United Kingdom, could pose a safety risk in some cars and affects John Cooper Works and Cooper S models assembled between March of 2006 and January of last [...]
The former British Airways worker convicted of plotting to blow up a plane has complained about not being able to use Skype in prison. Thirty-two-year-old Rajib Karim has said that he should be able to use the low-cost online calling service from jail so that he can phone his friends and family in his native [...]
Budget airline Air Asia is helping to ferry relief supplies to badly hit parts of the Philippines in the wake of tropical storm Sendong. Victor Jose I. Luciano, President and chief executive of Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), said in a statement on Wednesday that Air Asia would be commissioning its two Philippines-base Airbus A320 [...]
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is set to beat out Boeing and other competitors for new orders placed in 2011. The company, which is the biggest subsidiary for aerospace and defence conglomerate EADS, has seen one of its most successful years to date, primarily as a result of its latest and improved version of the A320, [...]
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has said it has begun a new inquiry into the rapidly rising cost of car insurance. The regulator said in its announcement on Wednesday that the effort follows its findings that premium rates in Britain’s £10 billion auto insurance industry have jumped 21 per cent in only two years. [...]
Road charity Brake and online car hire specialist Carrentals.co.uk have announced the launch of the Sixth Sense Road campaign. The two organisations say this year’s version of the ‘Road Sense’ safety program is set to focus on one major key element of driving safety: checking breaks and tyres on a regular basis. Carrentals.co.uk managing director, [...]
Budget airline Flybe has secured $500 million (£323 million) to the purchase of 20 new aircraft. The deal with Brazil’s BNDES bank (Brazilian export development bank) will provide 85 per cent of the capital for the purchase of new jets from South American plane maker Embraer. Flybe will take delivery of the new aircraft beginning [...]
SIA has announced an order for eight new Boeing B777-300ER wide body aircraft. The Republic of Singapore’s national airline said that delivery for the $2.4 billion (£1.5 billion) order would take place during the 2013-14 financial year. The new jets will add to its current fleet of 19 Boeing 777s and will join the company’s [...]
Four air carriers are calling on the UK government to abandon plans to raise Air Passenger Duty rates. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Easyjet and Irish low-cost carrier Ryainair say the tax should be thrown out because it makes the UK less attractive as an international destination and penalises holidaymakers from Britain. The APD tax is [...]
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