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Airplane Skids Off Runway In Koh Samui, Thailand

An ATR-72 flying between the seaside resort of Krabi and the holiday island of Koh Samui skidded off the runway... read more

Plane Missing In Indonesia

An aircraft with 16 people on board has gone missing and presumed to have crashed over the remote Papua province... read more

American finds fuselage scratches on some 737-800s

During recent routine inspection, American Airlines found that a dozen planes with tiny scratches on the aluminium skin that could... read more

Car Hire Company Under Fire From Advertising Watchdog

Lombard Vehicle Management, trading as brandnewcars4less, is claimed to have misled customers offering prices that were not actually available, according... read more

Russia Stops Students Traveling to UK because of Flu Fears

Russia health officials have now ordered authorities to stop any group of students that is planning on traveling to Britain... read more

Channel Tunnel Operators Blame Loss On Fire

Channel Tunnel operators, Eurotunnel, have blamed last years fire for a loss in profits of 8m euros (£6.9m) in the... read more

Travelodge in Davenport Offers New Look

After getting a new name, as well as a new owner, the Travelodge in Davenport is looking more sporting than... read more

Airline’s Profit from Typing Errors

Air passenger watchdog AUC, is warning travelers who are booking online to be extra careful when making credit card bookings... read more

UK Rethinks Air Passenger Duty to the Caribbean

Although the UK is one of the few places that has not chosen to drop the new rise in Air... read more

Lufthansa’s Takeover of Austrian Remains Unknown

Lufthansa’s takeover of Austrian Airlines remains up in the air. This news came in after the chief executive of Lufthansa,... read more