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Flight

# flight - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

From Business ETC Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus to let passengers check in bags evening before flight

The airline has launched its evening check-in service, giving passengers the option to check-in their baggage at the airport the evening before their scheduled flight.

# flight - Thursday 28 February, 2013

Flight to Boston turns back due to technical problems

The issue was discovered shortly after takeoff, and the plane had to return to Dublin to be serviced.

# flight - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

From Business ETC Aer Arann

Aer Arann announces new routes, 16% rise in passenger numbers

The airline said it has completed a successful restructuring programme which signals a “new beginning” for the company.

# flight - Thursday 7 February, 2013

Supersonic skydiver fell faster than THOUGHT

Final data from Felix Baumgartner jump shows that he dropped faster than the speed of a human thought…

# flight - Thursday 31 January, 2013

From The Daily Edge Cinema This post contains videos

Your Weekend Movies: Flight, Hyde Park on Hudson, Bullet to the Head

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

From Business ETC Steaks On A Plane

PICS: Aer Lingus launches new three course menu for transatlantic passengers

A three-course meal with a choice of red or white wine will set you back €17.50.

# flight - Sunday 27 January, 2013

From Business ETC Pretty Fly

‘Hybrid wing’ plane uses half the fuel of a standard aeroplane

It could improve commercial aircraft efficiency within a decade.

# flight - Thursday 24 January, 2013

From The Daily Edge Cinema

VIDEO: Your Weekend Movies – brooding men and Arnie’s muscles

Cinema trip this weekend? TheJournal.ie brings you snippets from new releases to help you decide where to put your money…

# flight - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

From The Daily Edge Inigo Montoya This post contains videos

Princess Bride ‘prepare to die’ tshirt causes problems on flight

My name is Inigo Montoya, you ruined my flight, prepare to die.

# flight - Friday 4 January, 2013

Man dies on Ryanair flight from Portugal to Dublin

The man in his 60s passed away during a flight from the Portugese city of Faro to Dublin Airport earlier today.

# flight - Friday 30 November, 2012

Revenue seizes €52,760 in cash at Dublin airport

The money was found during four different seizures on Irish men about to board two different flights to Amsterdam yesterday.

# flight - Monday 12 November, 2012

Emirates flight turns back after mid-air explosion

No one was injured in the incident but passengers en route to Dubai reported seeing a bright orange flash and hearing a loud bang.

# flight - Tuesday 6 November, 2012

From The Daily Edge Product Placement This post contains videos

Budweiser wants logo removed from film about alcoholic pilot

Denzel Washington consumes a variety of brands in the new film Flight.

# flight - Friday 26 October, 2012

Revenue seize over €23,000 in cash at Dublin Airport

Revenue’s sniffer dog, Carby, gave an indication and the cash was discovered concealed in a woman’s carry-on bag.

# flight - Friday 19 October, 2012

Emergency landing at Dublin Airport

A Tenerife-bound Thomas Cook flight with 323 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport this morning.

# flight - Friday 28 September, 2012

From The Daily Edge In-descent Proposal This post contains videos

This guy wanted to propose to his girlfriend – so he pretended to crash a plane

“She thought we were dying and ended up with a ring!” says the prankster.

19 die as plane hits bird and crashes in Nepal

The plane was carrying trekkers to the Mount Everest region when the crash occurred just minutes after takeoff.

# flight - Saturday 22 September, 2012

From Business ETC Airlines

Aer Lingus and Air Canada sign single ticket agreement

The airlines said the agreement will make travel between the two countries easier with customers using a single electronic ticket to travel.

# flight - Thursday 20 September, 2012

From Business ETC Ryanair

Report confirms Ryanair complied with EU operations procedures

Irish and Spanish aviation and transport authorities met yesterday to discuss the airline’s safety standards.

# flight - Saturday 8 September, 2012

Aer Lingus cabin crew hospitalised after turbulence on flight from Milan

One member of the cabin crew sustained what is believed to be a broken ankle after the plane hit turbulence on its way to Dublin Airport last night.

# flight - Thursday 30 August, 2012

From The Daily Edge One Per Cent This post contains videos

# flight - Friday 24 August, 2012

Virgin Atlantic flight diverts to Gatwick after declaring on-board problem

The airline has said that there is no mayday situation onboard. The plane dumped or burned off fuel over the Irish Sea before turning back.

# flight - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

Pakistan to Paris passenger sleeps through stop – and flies back to Pakistan

An inquiry has been launched into how cabin crew failed to notice the woman on board during the plane’s stopover.

# flight - Friday 17 August, 2012

Air France passengers asked to chip in for fuel

Passengers rounded up around €17,000 but the airline found another way to pay for the fuel on the emergency stopover in Damascus.

Tanzanian airport’s only radar system out of order all month

Sources say the aviation authority was told about the radar’s defective power supply in 2010 but it took no action.

# flight - Monday 6 August, 2012

How to: survive a long-haul flight

Are your legs dreading those cramped hours, dampening your holiday excitement? TheJournal.ie has some tips.

# flight - Sunday 1 July, 2012

From The Daily Edge Space This post contains images

In photos: NASA’s aeronautical research centre as it was in the 1920s

Langley Research Center was founded in 1917 and later became famous as the site where the first moon landing was planned.

# flight - Thursday 21 June, 2012

Varadkar outlines concerns about Aer Lingus stake sale

The Transport Minister spoke out about Ryanair’s bid to take over Aer Lingus this morning, saying the subject will be discussed at cabinet next week.

# flight - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

From The Daily Edge Cover Up

American airline tells woman to cover up

The woman refused to cover up and said her breasts did not interfere with the flight.

# flight - Wednesday 30 May, 2012

From The Score Centre Stage

Cave hoping to cap ‘best couple months of my life’ with New Zealand win

The Ulster and Ireland centre is seeking to add to his two caps and challenge Brian O’Driscoll for the number 13 jersey.

# flight - Sunday 27 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

Archive Feat of Engineering Pic of the Day

It’s 75 years since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in San Francisco.

# flight - Wednesday 23 May, 2012

Plane forced to land over soft drink ‘bomb’ scare

A can with the word ‘bomb’ written on it was found on board the plane after it had taken off from Melbourne for Mauritius.

# flight - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From Business ETC Emirates

Emirates announces $629million annual profit

This is Emirates’ 24th consecutive year of profit, during which it reached a milestone of carrying its 34 millionth passenger.

# flight - Monday 2 April, 2012

From The Score Muppet Show

Why always him? Henson apologises for ‘stupid’ in-flight drinking

“Drinking on that plane was inexcusable and I know that I must take responsibility for it.”

# flight - Sunday 1 April, 2012

From The Score Trouble

Gavin Henson suspended by Cardiff Blues after incident on a flight

Mystery surrounds the circumstances behind the 30-year-old’s latest brush with authority.

# flight - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

Emergency Landing This post contains videos

WATCH: Passengers restrain pilot after ‘bomb’ outburst mid-flight

The JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Texas yesterday after the captain began shouting about bombs and was forced out of the cockpit.

# flight - Saturday 21 January, 2012

Pilot taken off Aer Arann flight crew after failing breath test

The flight from Bristol to Cork was delayed for several hours on Thursday while a replacement pilot was found.

# flight - Tuesday 1 November, 2011

From Business ETC Flights

New flights to run between Dublin and Washington, DC

United Airlines will operate the flight, the first time this company has flown out of Ireland.

# flight - Friday 21 October, 2011

The Daily Fix: Friday

In tonight’s Fix: TheJournal.ie meets the presidential candidates; the latest from Libya; and why you should be VERY careful while shopping for wine.

# flight - Thursday 11 August, 2011

From Business ETC Zooooooom This post contains videos

US military to trial world’s fastest-ever plane

The Falcon HTV-2, which will be launched at 3pm Irish time, can travel at 13,000mph – that’s Dublin to NYC in 14m 42sec.

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