Irishman flown in to rescue BA: IAG supremo Luis Gallego replaces controversial chief exec Alex Cruz after four turbulent years By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 The new boss of British Airways’ parent company has parachuted in an old hand to … Read more
A plane carrying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning left for a German hospital on Saturday. Images taken from the tarmac of an airport in the Siberian city of Omsk show Navalny being lifted into a private air ambulance – which was chartered to to fly him to … Read more
A lion cub called Simba subjected to horrific cruelty in Russia is to be flown to Africa to start a new life. The tortured animal’s legs were deliberately broken to stop it running away while being exploited on beaches as a photo prop for tourists. Holidaymakers paid to have their pictures taken with the cute … Read more
Police investigating a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a ‘White Lives Matter’ banner above the Etihad stadium say no crime was committed. Jake Hepple, claimed responsibility for last night’s pre-match stunt and wrote on Facebook: ‘I’d like to take this time to apologise… to absolutely f***ing nobody!’ The Suicide Squad, a … Read more
Burnley FC has apologised and vowed to hand out lifetime bans after a plane carrying a banner reading ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ was flown over the Eithad stadium ahead of the team’s match with Manchester City this evening. A private plane bearing the message flew over the stadium just moments after both Burnley and Manchester players … Read more
Chinese airlines have flown more passenger flights in a month than US carriers for the first time ever Data shows Chinese airlines operated 200,000 flights from May 1 until May 27 This compares with fewer than 170,000 flights by carriers based in the U.S U.S operators remain 74% down as a result of the coronavirus crisis … Read more
The 400,000 gowns ordered by the government from Turkey last month are sitting in a warehouse near Heathrow Airport after inspectors discovered they were ‘useless’ and fell short of UK standards, it has emerged. The shipment was announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick on April 18 to much fanfare, with the minster claiming that 84 … Read more
A new weapon in the war on coronavirus touched down at a deserted Heathrow last night: an airliner crammed with PPE. Inside, filling every seat and the cargo hold, were more than 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks – worth over £1 million – fresh from China and destined straight for the Covid-19 frontline … Read more
A British animal lover who found two emaciated dogs in Cyprus rescued them and got them back to Britain on a Boeing 747 that was bringing in coronavirus medical supplies. Andrea Siddons, 51, who runs the Cyprus Dog Rescue centre from her home on the island, found two ‘unrecognisable’ dogs who were both so skinny … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Prince Philip is flown by helicopter from Sandringham to join Queen at Windsor Castle for Easter – amid reports Prince William will step in to her role during coronavirus crisis Her Majesty, 93, travelled to Berkshire in back of official car with faithful hound Attended last engagement yesterday and will remain in Windsor … Read more