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Taiwan |
Direct China-Taiwan flights begin| The first regular direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan since the two sides split in civil war in 1949 has landed at Taipei's airport | |
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| Jun. 12 |
Beijing |
China, Taiwan sign charter flights deal
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| Apr.14 |
Australia |
Virgin Blue shares hit record low
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| Apr.9 |
USA |
American Airlines grounds flights
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| Apr.7 |
European Union |
Europe clears mobiles on aircraft
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| Mar.29 |
London |
T5 cancellations set to continue
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| Mar.28 |
London |
Disruption at T5 enters third day
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| Mar.27 |
London |
Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens A protest by campaigners opposed to the expansion of the airport and luggage delivery delays have overshadowed the opening of Terminal 5
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| Feb.29 |
USA |
Boeing loses out in $40bn US deal
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Jan.2 |
Hong Kong |
Singapore Airline bid hits trouble
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| Nov.22 |
Hamburg |
Airbus fears 'weak-dollar death'
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Taiwan |
Direct China-Taiwan flights begin| The first regular direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan since the two sides split in civil war in 1949 has landed at Taipei's airport | | |
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| Jun. 12 |
Beijing |
China, Taiwan sign charter flights deal The countris formally agreed to expand charter flights and tourism and to set up permanent offices in each other's territory
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| Apr.14 |
Australia |
Virgin Blue shares hit record low Shares of Australia's second-largest airline, plunged to a record low after the company dropped its profit forecast due to rising fuel costs
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| Apr.9 |
USA |
American Airlines grounds flights The airline has cancelled more than 1,000 flights after grounding its MD-80 aircraft to conduct extra safety inspections on wiring
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| Apr.7 |
European Union |
Europe clears mobiles on aircraft Mobile phone calls will be allowed on planes flying in European airspace under new European Commission rules
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| Mar.29 |
London |
T5 cancellations set to continue Flight cancellations at the new Terminal of Heathrow Airport will continue well into next week
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| Mar.28 |
London |
Disruption at T5 enters third day Passengers at Heathrow's new terminal face disruption for the 3rd day running, with flight cancellations due to continue through the weekend
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| Mar.27 |
London |
Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens| A protest by campaigners opposed to the expansion of the airport and luggage delivery delays have overshadowed the opening of Terminal 5 | |
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| Mar.13 |
London |
Queen set for Terminal 5 opening
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| Mar.10 |
United Kingdom |
Severe weather causes travel chaos
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| Mar.5 |
Bavaria |
Strike hits scores of flights
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| Feb.29 |
USA |
Boeing loses out in $40bn US deal The owner of Airbus, EADS, and Northrop Grumman have won a contract to build refuelling aircraft for the US Air Force
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Beijing |
Beijing opens jumbo air terminal
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| Feb.23 |
London |
Airline in first biofuel flight
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Jan.9 |
USA |
Boeing 787 hit by security fears
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| Jan.2 |
Hong Kong |
Singapore Airline bid hits trouble The bid to buy a 24% stake in China Eastern Airlines for US$923.8 million appeared in trouble after a major shareholder criticized the deal
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| Dec.4 |
Berlin |
Airlift airport to close
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| Nov.22 |
Hamburg |
Airbus fears 'weak-dollar death' The weak dollar is threatening the survival of European planemaker, chief executive Tom Enders told workers
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| Nov.12 |
European Union |
Airline websites are 'misleading'
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| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
A380 makes first passenger flight
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m British Airways has been fined after it admitted collusion in fixing the prices of fuel surcharges
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| Jul.24 |
Brazil |
Delays mount at airports as crisis drags on
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Fans receive final Potter book
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| Jul.8 |
Seattle |
Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane US plane manufacturer has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, the firm's first all-new jet since 1995
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| Jun.28 |
European Union |
EU bans all Indonesian airlines
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| May.20 |
USA |
Branson's US airline to take off |
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| Apr.4 |
European Union |
Airlines warned over compensation |
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| Mar.30 |
Brazil |
Strike paralyses airports |
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| Mar.21 |
European Union |
EU to vote on 'open skies' deal Transport ministers are due to vote on an aviation deal with the US aimed at boosting earnings in the industry
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| Feb.28 |
France |
Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs| CEO Louis Gallois announced the restructuring plan: 10,000 jobs cut over four years; 4,300 in France, 3,700 in Germany | |
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| Aug.14 |
London |
UK hand baggage restrictions eased |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
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About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.
UK threat level raised to critical.
Security at all UK airports has been tightened.
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| Jul.2 |
Paris |
EADS and Airbus bosses both quit |
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| Jun.22 |
United Kingdom |
BA investigated on fuel surcharge |
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| Mar.22 |
European Union |
EU issues 'unsafe' airlines ban |
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Russia cuts gas supplies
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| Dec.13 |
Nigeria |
2 airlines grounded
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| Nov.19 |
Peru |
Ex-airline owner arrested on drug charges
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| Sep.9 |
Baghdad |
Airport closed to civilian traffic
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| Aug.29 |
France |
Banned airlines lists published
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| Aug.11 |
London |
Thousands stranded by air strike
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| Apr.27 |
France |
Airbus A380 completes test flight| The world's largest passenger plane was circling the Bay of Biscay before returning to base | |
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| Apr.21 |
USA |
US 'to toughen airspace checks'
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| Mar.3 |
USA |
Fossett sets solo flight record
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| Feb.15 |
USA |
Boeing unveils new 777 aircraft
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| Jan.28 |
Taiwan |
Direct China-Taiwan flights start
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| Jan.18 |
Paris |
Largest passenger jet unveiled The Airbus A380 has been introduced near the city of Toulouse, in the presence of 4 European leaders
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| Nov.16 |
Southern California |
Superfast Nasa jet pushes Mach 10 An unmanned experimental jet reached a speed that just short of 10 times the speed of sound
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| Jun.21 |
Southern California |
Private craft makes space history SpaceShipOne to become the first private manned spacecraft to fly to the edge of space and back
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| Jun.2 |
United Kingdom |
Computer failure grounds flights All flights from UK have been suspended following an air traffic control system failure
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| Mar.27 |
California |
Nasa jet smashes speed record An experimental plane has broken the world speed record by flying at 7 times the speed of sound
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Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty
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| Jan.31 |
England |
BA, Air France cancel U.S. flights
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| Jan.6 |
England |
Sky marshals plan brings backlash |
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| Jan.4 |
Switzerland |
Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm |
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| Dec.29 |
USA |
US tells airlines to use marshals |
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| Dec.24 |
France |
Terror fears cancel Air France flights to LA |
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| Oct.24 |
London |
Last Concorde flights touch down
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| Apr.25 |
USA |
American Airlines saved from the brink
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| Apr.9 |
London |
Concorde services to end October
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| Dec.9 |
New York |
United flies into bankruptcy
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| Jun.19 |
European Union |
Strike cripples European air travel |
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| Jun.10 |
India |
India lifts Pakistan flight ban |
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Nov.7 |
France |
Concorde back in business Air France Concorde, with 92 passengers took off from Paris for the flight to New York
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| Oct.26 |
USA |
Lockheed wins fighter contract |
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| Sep.27 |
Chicago |
Bush urges return to the skies |
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| Sep.20 |
USA |
US offers airlines $15bn aid |
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| Sep.18 |
Seattle |
Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs
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| Sep.15 |
USA |
Airlines cut jobs to avoid bankruptcy |
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| Sep.5 |
England |
Concorde cleared to fly |
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| Aug.24 |
France |
French Concorde makes test flight
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| Jan.10 |
USA |
American Airlines buys TWA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048
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