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We volunteered at a Gaza hospital. What we saw was unspeakable.
American surgeons who witnessed the civilian carnage of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Global tech outage takes down banks, media, airports
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Fake parts for Russia’s stolen airliners
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Italian airline deal wasn’t cleared to help my boss: EU’s Vestager
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How Taiwan conquered US politics — and showed Europe how it’s done
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Lufthansa wins EU approval for its Italian airline deal
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Living near a busy airport can make you sick, new study finds
Discount and legacy airlines go to war over emissions
The EU looks to set rules that cover short-haul flights but for now exempt long-haul — angering discount airlines that largely fly the former.
Lufthansa to charge up to €72 per ticket to cover climate costs
The surcharge goes into effect for tickets booked from June 26 and departing from European countries.
Lufthansa’s ITA deal set to get EU approval
Clearance will diffuse tensions between Brussels and Rome over a deal that keeps Italian carrier flying.
Lufthansa ups its offer to try to win over EU on ITA deal
Italy has pushed hard for the deal to be cleared.
Don’t bother voting in European election
For EU democracy to be at risk, it would first have to exist.
What to expect from a more right-wing European Parliament
POLITICO dissects what a rightward shift means for everything from agriculture to defense.
Airlines clash in their election message to EU politicians
Lufthansa and Ryanair fight over fate of ETS on long-haul flights.
Brussels Airport late-night noise leaves residents hot and bothered
Aircraft noise disturbs more than 160,000 people, warns the Belgian Superior Health Council, which called for a ban on nighttime takeoffs and landings.
Airlines clash with the EU over greenwashing claims
The Commission has given 20 airlines a 30-day ultimatum to correct their claims. Here’s why.
Ryanair ‘happy’ to help governments repatriate migrants, CEO O’Leary says
Carrier’s CEO sees no reputational risk in aiding legal deportations of illegal arrivals.
Ryanair’s O’Leary backs Lufthansa’s Italian deal as long as he gets concessions
Ryanair rivals Lufthansa as Europe’s biggest airline but its CEO says he can back its Italian deal to avoid ITA going bankrupt.
GPS jamming is a ‘side effect’ of Russian military activity, Finnish transport agency says
Finnair has stopped flights to one Estonian city thanks to the signal interference.
Estonia blames Russia for GPS interference that forces Finnair to suspend flights
The Finnish carrier had to suspend flights to Tartu due to GPS jamming.
5 problems facing hydrogen-powered airplanes
Hydrogen could help make flying greener, but switching away from fossil fuels poses some hefty challenges.
EU countries dilute fuel tax hike as green anger mounts
The rollback came after capitals expressed “concerns” about the climate-friendly reforms, a document seen by POLITICO reveals.
G7 gives Iran sharp warning not to send ballistic missiles to Russia
‘We are prepared to respond in a swift and coordinated manner’ if Tehran sends missiles to Moscow, G7 ministers say.
Floods, war and US inflation crash the IMF party
The risk that lies closest to financiers’ hearts moved a step closer to reality as one of the Fed’s policymakers floated the idea that interest rates may have to rise still further to bring inflation under control.
France, Germany ask their citizens to quit Iran amid growing risk of military escalation in Mideast
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”
Ryanair to resume flights to Israel in June
Irish airline had previously argued with Ben Gurion airport over which terminal it could use.
UK hints at green taxes for frequent fliers
U-turn comes just five months after ministers snubbed the idea amid concern industry is lagging.
Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal
The resignation of Krišjānis Kariņš boosts EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis’ chances of staying on as Latvia’s EU commissioner.
Airlines report GPS signal jamming: Russia gets the blame
GPS interference is hitting aircraft navigation systems in the Baltics as well as in other conflict regions.
Boeing crisis: ‘Stupid’ French minister talks ‘rubbish’ like Donald Trump, says Ryanair chief
In an exclusive interview, Michael O’Leary lambasted Bruno Le Maire over “silly and ill-advised” remarks about preferring to fly in an Airbus.
Boeing crisis: Why is everybody freaking out?
Multiple recent safety issues buffet the massive American airplane manufacturer.