The low-cost airline Southwest, has been given approval by the US to carry on flying up to 39 Boeing 737s that have been fitted with unauthorised parts as long as they have them replaced in time for Christmas on the 24th December. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) gave their ruling after finding 82 of Southwest’s [...]

A £10.5 million flagship building has been given the Carbuncle Cup, an award bestowed on the worst new building for that year. A panel of judges has been deciding on who could possibly be this year’s worst and chose the building at Liverpool’s Pier Head after agreeing that it was a typical example of bad [...]

The massive Airbus A380 which can hold up to 525 passengers is due to make an approach-and-go this weekend. It is a maneuver where a plane comes into land but then takes off again before touching down. This will be the first time one of the planes has made an appearance in Northern Ireland although [...]

On average there are almost 68,000 pupils missing from class everyday this year, a rise of more than 7,000 compared to last year’s tally. The latest figures released are suggesting the increase is due to parents that are looking for the cheaper holiday option during term time because of the current economic climate. The official [...]

In a world when most low-cost airlines are doing well compared to their more established rivals, one budget carrier has filed for bankruptcy last week. A statement read on a Vienna bourse website: “The Slovak court-appointed restructuring trustee of SkyEurope Airlines a.s. filed today for the opening of bankruptcy proceedings of SkyEurope Airlines a.s., the [...]

The new first class suite on Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and London has just been introduced and the product will feature on the most up-to-date Airbus A340-600. The new suite is private and it is made up from a extra large and comfortable reclining leather seat that is made by Poltrona, the world [...]

For people who live in Beijing, hiring a special car in the next few months are going to be hard work, unless they have already reserved one. Miss Liu is at the moment getting ready for her upcoming marriage in October and wanted to hire herself a special car for the day so she could [...]

The popular stop off point for cruise ships heading to Alaska is to unveil a new weapon in the fight against air pollution. They can now offer ships docking in Vancouver the chance to switch off their dirty, smelly engines and instead make use of the cleaner electricity supply on offer from the British Columbia [...]