Rolls-Royce to cut 2,000 jobs: Airbus A380, Boeing 787 delays to blame

Rolls-Royce, the maker of aircraft engines is planning to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs sometime in 2009. The engine builder is also in talks to axe another 140 jobs at their Assembly and Test facility in Derby. Read more

Protesters climb Parliament Roof: Campaigners against Heathrow expansion

Protesters have climbed on top of the Houses of Parliament roof, the Campaigners “Climate action group, Plane Stupid” are protesting against the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport. Just the other day Read more

Security breached at Heathrow Airport: Greenpeace campaigners climb on Boeing 777

After all the terrorist attacks in the world you would think that Heathrow, the world’s busiest airport would have tight security. Well think again as security has been breached at Read more

Heathrow Boeing 777 crash caused by Loss of power: Pilot had 30 seconds

The crash of the Boeing 777 at London’s Heathrow airport yesterday has got many people asking the question as to what caused the crash. A number of reports also claim that the pilot only has 30 seconds to save the lives of his passengers and Read more

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Garbage Truck Transformed Into A Luxury Mobile Home

There have been many things over the years that have been converted into luxury homes. Boeing jets, street-legal limos - we thought we’d seen them all. Alas no, we forgot about the garbage truck! ‘No one would convert a garbage truck’ I hear you cry. You’re wrong! Someone has actually converted a garbage truck into a gorgeous luxury home. Read more

The Last Sky Commuter Prototype Test Craft On eBay

Fancy being the owner of the very last Sky Commuter Prototype test craft? Well, it seems it can be a possibility as a seller is currently offering a Sky Commuter prototype on eBay. Read more

New Boeing 787 Jet electronics could be hackers dream

Later today at 7.30pm on Sky.Com News there will be a featured story about the New Boeing 787 Dreamliner Jet about how vulnerable it is to hackers. It has been reported that the New Boeing 787 Jet electronics could be hackers dream and that this Read more

Boeing 727 Jet Transformed Into Road Legal Luxury Limo

The Boeing 747 has been converted into many things in the past, including a luxury house, a luxury yacht and a bedroom flight simulator but never before a street legal limo - until now that its! Read more

Richard Branson announces Virgin Atlantic to test biofuel on a 747 in 2008

Sir Richard Branson has announced that in 2007 he will use a Boeing 747 from his Virgin Atlantic fleet, to try out biofuel. The British billionaire hopes that his whole fleet will be using biofuels by the next Read more

Planes Collide At Heathrow Airport

Two aeroplanes have collided with one another on a runway at Heathrow Airport. The British Airways Boeing 747 and SriLankan Airlines A340 plane crashed while taxiing at the airport. Reports so far have claimed that no one was injured in the crash but both planes have been damaged. The Sri Lankan Airlines plane has suffered damage to its wing with the BA Boeing 747′S engine falling off. Read more

Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed by at least six months

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft has now been delayed by at least six months, Boeing have said that they are struggling to assemble this plane by the proposed launch date. The 787 Dreamliner has the latest advancements and will be more Read more

Families of 911 Victims Win Airline Payout

It has been reported that five families who lost relatives in the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks have settled their negligence lawsuit against American Airlines, Boeing Co. and a passenger screening company. Read more

Air Rage Passenger Jailed For 12 Months Over Smoking

A jet passenger who fought with the cabin crew at 33,000ft has been jailed for 12 months because of a row over smoking.

Stephen Robinson who is 53 years old is said to Read more

Nepal Airlines sacrifices two goats to appease Akash Bhairab the Hindu sky god

Officials from Nepal Airlines the state run airline had to sacrifice two goats in order to appease the Hindu sky god Akash Bhairab, as the airline had technical Read more

China Airlines Jet That Caught Fire: investigators discover hole in fuel tank

After a China Airlines plane caught fire in Okinawa, Japan, an investigation in the fire has discovered that the fuel tank of the China Airlines plan had a hole in it.

Expert investigators from Read more

China Airlines: video of aircraft on fire after landing at Okanawa Japan

Below you can see the video of a China Airlines Boeing 737 which has exploded into flames at an airport in Okinawa, Japan.

The aircraft arrived from Taiwan today and the good news is that all 165 people aboard escaped alive Read more

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Stock Market Index

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 blue chip companies on the US Stock Market.

On Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average is known as the “DOW” and Read more

X-48B BWB Blended Wing Body: First Flight

NASA, the american space agency, seem to be in the news for a variety of reasons. Pleasingly, they are in a positive spotlight in this post, with their X-48B flying successfully for the first time. The reason for celebration is because the program could lead to Read more