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2008 - August Articles

Friday 29th August 2008


Ryanair Aircraft Makes Second Emergency Landing In A Week

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Heathrow Airport Trial New Luggage System

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Manchester Airport Buses To Benefit From Windows XP-Based Computers

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Elderly Woman Takes Trip Down Airport Baggage Chute

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Investigators Confirm Cause Of Qantas Explosion

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Ryanair Attempts To Get Microsoft Onboard In Drive To Stop Screenscrapers

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Hundreds Of Passengers Stranded As Zoom Airlines Collapses

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Thursday 28th August 2008


Zoom Airlines Flights Grounded

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Mushroom Soup Causes Ryanair Emergency Landing

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Close Call As Mirage Fighters Violate Easyjet Airliners Airspace

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Travel Agencies Turning Their Back On Ryanair After Screenscraping Crackdown

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Manchester Airport To Install Number Plate Recognition Cameras

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Wednesday 27th August 2008


Ryanair Announce Loss Of Cork Airport Routes

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Ryanair Comment On Emergency Landing

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Spanair Aircraft Had Previous Technical Problems

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Turkish Airlines Announce New Birmingham Flight Routes

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Drunk Air Stewardess Given Fine And Loses Job

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Tuesday 26th August 2008


Couple To Sue First Choice Over Horrifying Robbery

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Rudder Falls Off Seaplane Into Housing Area

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Meningitis Scare Aboard Easyjet Flight At Liverpool John Lennon Airport

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Stansted Baggage Handler Strike Fails To Cause Disruption

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Only Surviving Crew Member Of Spanair Flight Survived After Switching Seats

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Virgin Atlantic Flight To Barbados Makes Emergency Landing

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Ryanair Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing After Depressurisation Emergency

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Investigation Into Cause Of Spanair Crash Continues As Death Toll Continues To Rise

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Wednesday 20th August 2008


Spanair Aircraft Crashes During Take Off

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Competition Commission May Order BAA To Sell Three Airports

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ITV Announce Celeb Air Cabin Crew

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Flights Affected By Indian Airport Strikes

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Tuesday 19th August 2008


BAA Announce Refinancing Programme

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Virgin Blue Announces Loss

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Strike Action Warning For Bank Holiday Monday

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Launch Of Airport Face Recognition Technology

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Ryanair Boss Dismisses Stansted Airport Purchase Rumours

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Latest Figures See Worrying Increase In Air Rage Incidents

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Qantas Suffer Another Mechanical Faliure

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Thursday 14th August 2008


Heathrow Airport Sees First Mobile Use On A Commercial Flight

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Wednesday 13th August 2008


Competition Commission Could Order Glasgow Or Edinburgh Airport Sale

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Southampton Airport Introduce New Green Baggage Vehicles

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Tuesday 12th August 2008


Aberdeen Airport Construction Programme Begins

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Rugby Star Lands Old Club With Huge Car Parking Bill

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London Mayor Proposes Sixth London Airport

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Pub Landlord Given Suspended Sentence For Three Smuggling Attempts

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Monday 11th August 2008


Pegasus Airlines Announce Winter Flight Schedule

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Rescue Helicopter To Get New Home At Leeds Bradford Airport

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Gunman Joker Given Community Service

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Heathrow Airport Control Tower Evacuated

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Virgin Atlantic Unhappy At Potential BA Merger

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Heathrow Special Constable Charged Over Sex Attacks

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Luxury Holidays Still Booming Despite Credit Crunch

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McDonalds To Take On Stansted Airport Staff

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Singapore Airlines Trim The Fat From Services

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Friday 8th August 2008


Bmi Aircraft In Emergency Landing At Faro Airport

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Huge Balloon Festival Called Off Over Bristol Airport Fears

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Thai Airways Confirm Use Of Airbus A380 To Heathrow Airport

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Wind Turbine Scaled Down Due To Radar Fears

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Ryanair Issues Warning To Those Who Have Booked From Screenscraping Sites

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Ryanair To Possibly Purchase Stansted Airport

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Ryanair Announce End Of Low Air Fares Travel

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Thursday 7th August 2008


British Airways Executives In Price Fixing Court Appearance

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American Airlines Bosses Keep Watchful Eye Over Cabin Crew

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Flyglobespan Announce New Ibiza Flight Route

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Bristol Airport In Green Initiative

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Ryanair To Cease Two Flight Routes

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Ryanair Hit Out At Transport Minister Ruth Kelly

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Wednesday 6th August 2008


Wife Dumps Conman At Gatwick Airport

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British Airways To Cut Back On Scottish Flights This Winter

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Glasgow Prestwick Sees Passenger Increase

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Exeter Airport Future On Display

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Ryanair In Talks Over Large Aircraft Purchase

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Some Passengers Continuing To Ignore Baggage Restrictions

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Ryanair Enhance Luton Flights

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BAA Near Refinancing Deal

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East Midlands Local Residents Tackle Airport Night Noise

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Tuesday 5th August 2008


Polish Lorry Driver Jailed For Cocaine Haul

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Air Southwest Expand Air Routes

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Tragic Death Of Father And Son Making Their Way To Manchester Airport

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Bmi Air Stewardess Charged With Being Drunk On Duty

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Two Aircraft Collide At Manchester Airport

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Luton Airport Stacking Plan To Be Reconsidered

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Singapore Airlines Celebrate Milestone A380 Flight

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Monday 4th August 2008


Passengers Left Stranded After Pilot Forgets To Renew Licence

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Cargo Aircraft In East Midlands Bird Strike Emergency

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American Airlines Aircraft Tears Tyres In Emergency Landing

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FlyGlobeSpan Fined For Operating Faulty Aircraft

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Qantas Encounter More Problems

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Theydon Bois Residents Voice Concerns Over Stansted Expansion

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BAA Launch Legal Action Against Ryanair

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Parents Take Flight And Leave Child At Airport

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Friday 1st August 2008


New Measures To Prevent Lost Children At Bristol International Airport

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FlyBe Aircraft Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Isle Of Man Airport

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Servisair To Axe Gatwick Airport Jobs

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Cardiff Airport Passport Error Causes Staff Embarrasment

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Manchester Airport Limit Firework Displays In Local Area

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British Airways Announce Profit Drop And Sound Passenger Price Warning

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New Rail Link For Birmingham International Airport

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London City Airport Await Flight Increase Approval

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