Air travel

The owner of British Airways is buying BMI from Lufthansa – giving it control of more than half of Heathrow’s take-off slots.

The man accused of trying to blow up a US airliner on Christmas day 2009 by detonating a bomb in his underpants pleads guilty to all charges against him.

A high-speed railway connection linking Heathrow and Gatwick airports is being considered by ministers as an option to expand London’s air capacity.

A tour operator offering flights and packages to Turkey goes into administration following financial difficulties, leaving 12,800 UK holidaymakers abroad.

French investigators say that the pilots of the Air France jet, which crashed into the Atlantic two years ago and left no survivors, ignored warnings and failed to follow basic procedures.

The plane crashed in heavy rain as it approached Kisangani Airport. Forty people have been pulled out alive.

Black box recordings reveal how Air France AF447 stalled and dropped 38,000 feet in three minutes as it plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, killing everyone on board.

The Russian Air Force confirms that a Tupolev Tu-154’s control system failed mid-air, causing it to veer and pitch wildly across Moscow’s skies before the pilot could land it safely.

The Government issues a “summer smog” alert, warning of potentially dangerous levels of air pollution in England and Wales as millions of people take to the roads for the Bank Holiday getaway.

A senior aviation official resigns after a string of cases in which air traffic controllers were found napping on the job at airports across the country.

Watch the moment an Airbus pilot drove the world’s biggest jet into the back of a commuter plane at JFK airport in New York.

Anger over fuel prices is intensifying, with motorists lobbying Downing Street on duty rises. But a protest veteran tells Channel 4 News that economic insecurity will weaken campaigners’ resolve.

A light aircraft carrying 12 passengers crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland claiming six lives. Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness reveals that he had considered taking the flight.

Terror threat levels have been raised at some London tranport hubs, Channel 4 News understands. But security sources say there is no suggestion that an attack is imminent.

Terror threat levels have been raised at some London tranport hubs, Channel 4 News understands. But security sources say there is no suggestion that an attack is imminent.