Solar Impulse starts night mission
Ian Jarrett - Jul 08, 2026
An experimental aircraft that draws its power from the Sun is making its first night flight. The aim is to…
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Greece paralysed by general strike
Ian Jarrett - Jul 08, 2026
Dozens of flights through Greece will be disrupted Thursday by a general strike against pension reform. The strike will also…
Another Greek drama…
Dinah - Jul 08, 2026
Travellers to Greece can expect chaos today as a general strike will mean no planes can enter Greek airspace, no…
Solar-powered plane heralds new dawn in aviation
Dinah - Jul 08, 2026
A one-seater plane powered by the sun has completed a successful test flight that shows that in theory it could…
Emirates ditches stake in Sri Lankan
Ian Jarrett - Jul 08, 2026
Emirates Airline has sold its stake in SriLankan Airlines for US$53 million, about a third of the price that Dubai-based…
An aviation ovation for Liverpool’s Doddy
Dinah - Jul 08, 2026
Cheeky scouse veteran comedian Ken Dodd has had a plane named after him. Eastern Airways unveiled the craft this week…
Travelport in partnership in Russia
Ian Jarrett - Jul 08, 2026
Travelport has announced a strategic partnership with Sirena-Travel, Russia’s largest domestic global distribution system (GDS). The two companies will create…
Hitwise unveils latest Hot Shops list
Bev - Jul 08, 2026
EasyJet was the only travel-related company to make it into the top 10 in the latest Hitwise Hot Shops list.…
New winter routes for easyJet
Bev - Jul 08, 2026
EasyJet is launching eight new routes for winter 2010. It is adding flights to Lyon from Bristol and Liverpool, and…
Risky business: Are you prepared?
Ian Jarrett - Jul 07, 2026
The School of Leisure Sport and Tourism, University of Technology- Sydney and ANTOR (Association of National Tourist Office Representatives) are…
AirAsia offline this weekend
Ian Jarrett - Jul 07, 2026
AirAsia’s booking services will be unavailable from 1pm, Friday, July 9 (Malaysia time/GMT+8) until 6pm on Sunday, July 11 (Malaysia…
Higher protection charge helps reduce Trust debt
Bev - Jul 07, 2026
A decision to increase ATOL protection charges from £1 to £2.50 has helped the Air Travel Trust fund reduce its…
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