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The government agrees to include aviation and shipping in an ambitious push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Russia's national aviation authority is to suspend the flights of nine regional carriers because of unpaid debts.
Alitalia, the Italian airline which is struggling to survive, is given a temporary reprieve by the civil aviation authority.
A company in the Netherlands is cultivating algae to use as biofuel.
The UK's official climate advisers say an 80% emissions cut by 2050 should include international aviation and shipping.
Plans to build a £1m hangar and business aviation centre at Norwich Airport are unveiled.
Reaction to the Conservatives' promise to scrap plans for a third runway at Heathrow and build a high-speed rail line instead.
Will more airlines go bust in the weeks and months ahead, or is the worst over for the sector?
Northern Ireland tourists caught abroad by the collapse of tour operator XL arrive home on flights arranged by the aviation authorities.
The government is facing a backbench rebellion over plans to exclude aviation and shipping from UK greenhouse gas targets.
A party conference is told the Climate Bill's exclusion of aviation emissions is like "a diet plan with an opt-out for pies".
An aviation expert blames rising fuel prices and competition for Thomsonfly quitting Coventry Airport.
Budget airline Ryanair asks the Office of Fair Trading to probe rising aviation fuel prices at airports in Glasgow and Belfast.
An aviation factory in Gloucestershire is to close with the loss of 95 jobs.
The aviation industry faces a tough winter as passenger numbers fall, Scotland's main airport operator warns.
Italy's civil aviation authority threatens to withdraw Alitalia's operating licence unless it presents a cost-cutting rescue plan.
Ed Miliband commits the UK to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% - up from a 60% target - by 2050.
Jet Republic, a new private plane company, says it has the business model to rise above the current woes in the global aviation sector.
Air India says it is considering offering up to five years of leave without pay to as many as 15,000 of its workers.
The government wants the aviation industry to be exempt from EU targets on renewable energy
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Police reveal their plans for a "beat-the-hooligan" operation at Bristol Airport ahead of England's friendly match in Berlin.
Surrey County Council agrees to work with seven other councils over any future Gatwick development.
Increasing numbers of birds in the Thames Estuary could spell an end to plans for an airport on an artificial island, the RSPB claims.
The head of Belfast International Airport calls for an inquiry into an application for a runway extension at a rival airport.
An air traffic controller is awarded for the part he played in an emergency landing at the Isle of Man airport.
A multi-million pound project to resurface Scotland's busiest airport runway finishes ahead of schedule.
Police "spotters" are at Manchester airport to stop football hooligans travelling to Berlin for the England friendly match against Germany.
The government's decision to allow the expansion of Stansted Airport is being challenged in the courts.
Virgin Atlantic says it is considering a joint bid for Gatwick airport, which has been put up for sale by its owner BAA.
Key events in Eta's four-decade campaign for a sovereign Basque state, which has cost more than 800 lives.
Passenger capacity on flights out of Southampton and Bournemouth airports is slashed by 236,000 seats in the last year.
More than 80 painted turtles - which are banned from being imported into the EU - have been seized at Manchester Airport.
An airport business park company is looking for a partner to help it push forward a major development.
Plans for a new covered walkway at Bristol Airport are approved by North Somerset Council.
Humberside Police check passports at Hull docks and Humberside Airport to prevent football hooligans from travelling to Germany.
A council backs the expansion of Heathrow saying it will bring prosperity to the community.
A passenger plane en route to Birmingham Airport makes an emergency landing after a crack is found in a side window.
A planning application to extend the runway at George Best Belfast City Airport by 590 metres is submitted.
A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.
Derry City Council may sell its airport in the next three years, the chief executive says.
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Severe disruptions to Air France flights are expected after pilots begin a four-day strike against legal changes to the retirement age.
The European Commission told bankrupt Alitalia airline to repay a 300m euro rescue loan to the Italian government.
Spanish airline, LTE, suspends services from Norwich Airport as negotiations continue with a buyer for the troubled company
Will more airlines go bust in the weeks and months ahead, or is the worst over for the sector?
An airline reimburses a disabled man after trying to charge him for taking a pair of false legs on holiday.
Emirates Airline reports a 88% drop in its net profit for half a year to 30 September on higher oil prices.
Half-year profits at British Airways fall 91.6% to £52m, with the airline blaming "incredibly difficult trading conditions".
The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch.
Dutch airline KLM is to start flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Amsterdam next spring.
The last passenger flights arrive at Coventry Airport as the airline Thomsonfly concentrates on charter flights on other routes.
Seoul-based airline Korean Air posts a second quarterly loss, hit by the weakness in the South Korean currency and high fuel costs.
United Airlines wins an injunction against a pilots' trade union stopping it taking industrial action against the airline.
An Isle of Man-based airline is adding extra flights to Gloucester airport following "record booking levels".
A 24-hour strike by pilots and cabin crew of Italy's bankrupt national airline, Alitalia, causes widespread disruption at Rome's main airport.
Passenger capacity on flights out of Southampton and Bournemouth airports is slashed by 236,000 seats in the last year.
The pioneering windpipe transplant carried out by Spanish doctors was almost scuppered by the low-cost airline Easyjet, the BBC has learned.
An airline passenger who got drunk to cope with a flying phobia and abused cabin crew is given a suspended sentence.
Profits at budget airline Ryanair fell 47% in the first half of the financial year, the Irish firm says, as fuel costs soared.
UK airline BMI is to stop long-haul flights from Manchester Airport, putting up to 140 jobs at risk.
Ten Brazilian government and airline officials are blamed for the country's worst air crash, in an official report.
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An aviation expert blames rising fuel prices and competition for Thomsonfly quitting Coventry Airport.
An aviation factory in Gloucestershire is to close with the loss of 95 jobs.
Russia's national aviation authority is to suspend the flights of nine regional carriers because of unpaid debts.
A company in the Netherlands is cultivating algae to use as biofuel.
The aviation industry faces a tough winter as passenger numbers fall, Scotland's main airport operator warns.
The government wants the aviation industry to be exempt from EU targets on renewable energy
Plans to build a £1m hangar and business aviation centre at Norwich Airport are unveiled.
A party conference is told the Climate Bill's exclusion of aviation emissions is like "a diet plan with an opt-out for pies".
The UK's official climate advisers say an 80% emissions cut by 2050 should include international aviation and shipping.
Italy's civil aviation authority threatens to withdraw Alitalia's operating licence unless it presents a cost-cutting rescue plan.
Ed Miliband commits the UK to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% - up from a 60% target - by 2050.
The government is facing a backbench rebellion over plans to exclude aviation and shipping from UK greenhouse gas targets.
Northern Ireland tourists caught abroad by the collapse of tour operator XL arrive home on flights arranged by the aviation authorities.
Air India says it is considering offering up to five years of leave without pay to as many as 15,000 of its workers.
Jet Republic, a new private plane company, says it has the business model to rise above the current woes in the global aviation sector.
Alitalia, the Italian airline which is struggling to survive, is given a temporary reprieve by the civil aviation authority.
Reaction to the Conservatives' promise to scrap plans for a third runway at Heathrow and build a high-speed rail line instead.
Will more airlines go bust in the weeks and months ahead, or is the worst over for the sector?
The government agrees to include aviation and shipping in an ambitious push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Budget airline Ryanair asks the Office of Fair Trading to probe rising aviation fuel prices at airports in Glasgow and Belfast.
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Humberside Police check passports at Hull docks and Humberside Airport to prevent football hooligans from travelling to Germany.
Increasing numbers of birds in the Thames Estuary could spell an end to plans for an airport on an artificial island, the RSPB claims.
Police reveal their plans for a "beat-the-hooligan" operation at Bristol Airport ahead of England's friendly match in Berlin.
Passenger capacity on flights out of Southampton and Bournemouth airports is slashed by 236,000 seats in the last year.
Virgin Atlantic says it is considering a joint bid for Gatwick airport, which has been put up for sale by its owner BAA.
An air traffic controller is awarded for the part he played in an emergency landing at the Isle of Man airport.
A council backs the expansion of Heathrow saying it will bring prosperity to the community.
A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.
The head of Belfast International Airport calls for an inquiry into an application for a runway extension at a rival airport.
A passenger plane en route to Birmingham Airport makes an emergency landing after a crack is found in a side window.
Key events in Eta's four-decade campaign for a sovereign Basque state, which has cost more than 800 lives.
Plans for a new covered walkway at Bristol Airport are approved by North Somerset Council.
Police "spotters" are at Manchester airport to stop football hooligans travelling to Berlin for the England friendly match against Germany.
More than 80 painted turtles - which are banned from being imported into the EU - have been seized at Manchester Airport.
An airport business park company is looking for a partner to help it push forward a major development.
A planning application to extend the runway at George Best Belfast City Airport by 590 metres is submitted.
The government's decision to allow the expansion of Stansted Airport is being challenged in the courts.
A multi-million pound project to resurface Scotland's busiest airport runway finishes ahead of schedule.
Surrey County Council agrees to work with seven other councils over any future Gatwick development.
Derry City Council may sell its airport in the next three years, the chief executive says.
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The last passenger flights arrive at Coventry Airport as the airline Thomsonfly concentrates on charter flights on other routes.
Seoul-based airline Korean Air posts a second quarterly loss, hit by the weakness in the South Korean currency and high fuel costs.
An airline reimburses a disabled man after trying to charge him for taking a pair of false legs on holiday.
Spanish airline, LTE, suspends services from Norwich Airport as negotiations continue with a buyer for the troubled company
The Italian government agrees to sell the bankrupt airline Alitalia to a business consortium, paving the way for a relaunch.
Passenger capacity on flights out of Southampton and Bournemouth airports is slashed by 236,000 seats in the last year.
An airline passenger who got drunk to cope with a flying phobia and abused cabin crew is given a suspended sentence.
Dutch airline KLM is to start flights from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Amsterdam next spring.
The European Commission told bankrupt Alitalia airline to repay a 300m euro rescue loan to the Italian government.
Half-year profits at British Airways fall 91.6% to £52m, with the airline blaming "incredibly difficult trading conditions".
Emirates Airline reports a 88% drop in its net profit for half a year to 30 September on higher oil prices.
United Airlines wins an injunction against a pilots' trade union stopping it taking industrial action against the airline.
UK airline BMI is to stop long-haul flights from Manchester Airport, putting up to 140 jobs at risk.
A 24-hour strike by pilots and cabin crew of Italy's bankrupt national airline, Alitalia, causes widespread disruption at Rome's main airport.
The pioneering windpipe transplant carried out by Spanish doctors was almost scuppered by the low-cost airline Easyjet, the BBC has learned.
Severe disruptions to Air France flights are expected after pilots begin a four-day strike against legal changes to the retirement age.
Ten Brazilian government and airline officials are blamed for the country's worst air crash, in an official report.
Will more airlines go bust in the weeks and months ahead, or is the worst over for the sector?
An Isle of Man-based airline is adding extra flights to Gloucester airport following "record booking levels".
Profits at budget airline Ryanair fell 47% in the first half of the financial year, the Irish firm says, as fuel costs soared.
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