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A flight simulator thought to be 50 years old is found in a hut due to be demolished for Edinburgh's tram works.
A festival to celebrate Londonderry's links with aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart gets underway in the city this weekend.
American Airlines committed safety breaches including flying planes known to need repairing, US aviation officials allege.
Australian aviation authorities announce a special review of airline Qantas, after three safety scares in eight days.
Dublin Airport is to operate at 80% capacity on Friday and over the weekend, aviation authorities say.
The investigation into one of Madrid's worst air disasters will be a long and detailed process - possibly taking months.
GE Aviation announces plans to close its manufacturing site in Cheltenham with the loss of 110 jobs.
Budget airline FlyGlobeSpan, which flew a faulty jet 3,000 miles from Liverpool to New York, is fined £5,000.
BA proposes a tie-up with American Airlines but there will be no quick decision on whether it will be allowed to go ahead.
Airline firm FlyGlobeSpan pleads guilty to two charges of breaching Civil Aviation rules after it allowed a plan to fly in spite of instrument failure.
Two Nigerian ex-aviation ministers are arrested over missing money for new radars.
The South West's two local airlines say they are better placed than most to survive the steep rise in the cost of aviation fuel.
An investigation is launched into the whereabouts of millions of dollars meant to improve safety in Nigeria's airspace.
New aircraft orders are expected to be slow as concerns about the rising cost of aviation fuel will dominate the biennial Farnborough airshow this week.
Air traffic at dozens of US airports is delayed by a computer glitch, aviation officials say.
The civil aviation director in Honduras disappears after authorities say he issued pilot certificates without any tests.
The European Parliament backs a law to include aviation in the CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for cutting greenhouse gases.
Rolls-Royce and British Airways research alternative fuels for the aviation industry.
Competition watchdogs have warned BAA it may have to sell three of its UK airports amid competition concerns.
A regional airport is "vulnerable" to intrusion and has no permanent police, a BBC investigation reveals.
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An inquiry into plans for a second runway at Stansted Airport will begin next April, it has been revealed.
Airport rail links could be "unfit for purpose" by the time of the 2012 Olympics, a council says.
Investigators are scouring the site of the Madrid plane crash, as three days of mourning for the 153 victims are declared.
Officials at Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire say they are hoping to secure bigger airlines for the site.
A senior Jersey politician says duty-free shops could still be opened for passengers arriving at Jersey Airport despite opposition.
A plane lands safely after emergency services are alerted to reports of the aircraft having engine problems.
A homeless chef who lived at Gatwick Airport for more than three years is jailed for 15 months.
Images of the aftermath of the crash of a Spanair passenger plane which veered off the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport, killing at least 153 people.
Managers at Stansted Airport claim a one-day strike has failed to disrupt passengers.
Bosses at a North airport predict one of the busiest weekends of the year despite the UK economic slowdown.
Spain mourns 153 people killed in a plane crash at Madrid airport, as investigators look into the causes of the tragedy.
Automatic number plate recognition cameras are installed at Manchester Airport.
Air traffic at dozens of US airports is delayed by a computer glitch, aviation officials say.
Conditions at an immigration removal centre at Gatwick Airport are "unacceptable" for some women, a report finds.
A survivor and others close to the scene of Wednesday's air crash at Madrid's Barajas airport give their account of events.
A timeline of international air crashes from 1998 to the present.
Suspicions are rife in Spain about what caused a plane crash at Madrid's airport, in which 153 people died, says Steve Kingstone.
A plane bound for Barbados is forced to return to Gatwick Airport after the captain reported a technical problem.
An elderly Swedish lady is whisked along a baggage belt in a mistaken attempt to check in for an international flight.
The United Nations ends relief flights to Burma in the wake of cyclone Nargis which killed more than 130,000 people.
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Many domestic airline flights are cancelled in India after airport workers go on strike in protest against the government's economic policies.
Britain's biggest airport operator may be forced to sell some of its airports.
High jet fuel prices saw annual pre-tax profits at Virgin Blue, Australia's second-largest airline, fall by 55%.
An airline says its cutting services from Jersey to London Heathrow over winter is not a sign that it is to pull out of the island.
After a Ryanair flight is forced to land due to a loss of cabin pressure, the BBC's Tom Symonds looks at how it was handled.
Ryanair is to cancel thousands of its own customers' bookings made through internet travel agents whose activities it says are illegal.
Several of the UK's largest airports could be up for grabs after regulators said BAA may have to sell three of its main airports.
Abta's Frances Tuke outlines some of the tips and pitfalls for UK holidaymakers spending money on breaks abroad.
BA proposes a tie-up with American Airlines but there will be no quick decision on whether it will be allowed to go ahead.
British Airways seals a deal with American Airlines that will allow the two carriers to co-operate on fares, routes and schedules.
Competition watchdogs have warned BAA it may have to sell three of its UK airports amid competition concerns.
American Airlines committed safety breaches including flying planes known to need repairing, US aviation officials allege.
Record numbers of business travellers have boosted profits at Virgin Atlantic despite sky-high fuel prices.
Sir Richard Branson writes to the US presidential hopefuls, opposing a proposed merger between BA and American Airlines.
BAA, owner of seven UK airports, expects the competition watchdog to order the break up of the company.
A Ryanair flight was forced to land after a passenger had an allergic reaction to mushroom soup, the airline confirms.
A timeline of international air crashes from 1998 to the present.
Officials at Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire say they are hoping to secure bigger airlines for the site.
The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland.
The investigation into one of Madrid's worst air disasters will be a long and detailed process - possibly taking months.
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