The UK has really been looking into ways to generate energy with renewable resources, and a lot of councils are now looking to use solar panels. They are now talking about fitting solar panels onto multi-storey car parks and the roofs of public buildings. Hull City Council, in Kingston upon Hull,
A Qantas Airways flight bound for Sydney was made to turn around for an emergency landing not long after departing the San Francisco International Airport after one of the engines exploded. The plane was a Boeing 747 carrying 18 crew members and 212 passengers. Qantas spokesman Simon Rushton confirmed that the
Two United Airlines passengers were detained by Dutch authorities after a flight from Chicago to Amsterdam due to suspicious items being found in their checked baggage. The US Department of Homeland Security said that the items weren't considered to be dangerous in and of themselves, but Dutch police were notified
Grupo Mexicana – which operates Mexicana Airlines, MexicanaLink and MexicanaClick – suspended all of their operations as of Saturday. This is due to financial problems, which have been handed down to a new owner, who is trying to restructure the company for long-term financial viability. There has been no indication
American Airlines is facing a record fine of $24.2 million for failing to comply with safety requirements that grounded their Boeing MD-80s in April 2008. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fine is more than than double the $10.2 million they proposed on Southwest airlines over 2 years ago. Ray LaHood,
Authorities are conducting an investigation into the crash of a Henan Airlines jet on Tuesday that killed 42 people. The other 54 on board the flight survived but were injured – 7 of which are in critical condition. It's been reported that Vice Minister Sun Baoshu of the Human Resources
All of the 14 people traveling on a small Agni Air jet heading for Lukla, a popular trekking spot in eastern Nepal for Mt Everest, were killed on Tuesday when the plane crashed in bad weather near the capital. On board were a British man, a Japanese traveler and 4
A new group of investors known as Tenedora K has bought Mexicana Airlines, as well as the airline's parent company, Nuevo Grupo Aeronautico (or Group Mexicana). The consortium includes Industrial Omega, the Mexican real estate company, and Grupo Arizan, a Mexican insurance firm. The group said in a statement on Friday
Workers at a hotel in California received an anonymous phone call just before the weekend threatening to hijack American Airlines Flight 24 bound for New York. The hotel staff reported that the caller talked in a thick accent while others were yelling anti-America curses in the background. Hampton Inn shuttle driver
While on her honeymoon in Corfu, 27-year-old Londoner Carrie Dudbridge fell from a hotel balcony as high as 30ft from the ground. This incident happened on Sunday, and her new husband, Michael, has been trying to raise £16,000,
Thousands of travelers have been left in chaos this week with the failure of Kiss Flights, a budget travel firm, who is now the 13th travel operator to collapse this year. The folding has left passengers stranded in
Unite union airport workers have been offered a 2% pay rise, as well as a one-off payment of at least £500. This comes after hours of negotiations between the union and airport operator BAA, which operates the Heathrow,
It's amazing that only 1 passenger was killed when an Aires, a Colombian airline, plane crashed in bad weather and split into 3 pieces. According to officials, the flight was trying to land in San Andres during the