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• Virgin buys low-cost airline Tigerair Australia for $1

  17 Oct 2014: Virgin will gain rights to fly low-cost brand overseas, which could see it compete internationally with Qantas-owned Jetstar

• Heathrow’s owner confirms sell-off of its other three airports

  16 Oct 2014: Buyers of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton are Australian bank Macquarie and Spanish firm Ferrovial in deal worth £1bn

• Qantas passengers 'in no immediate danger' after cabin flooded during flight

  15 Oct 2014: QF94 was forced back to Los Angeles after water pipe burst, releasing 700 litres of water shortly after departure for Melbourne

• Dallas-bound flight makes emergency landing after side walls come loose

  14 Oct 2014: No one injured on the American Airlines plane, and aviation experts say cabin wall panels are not part of plane’s structure

• Ebola: UK cancels resumption of direct flights to Sierra Leone

  13 Oct 2014: Department of Transport cites deteriorating public health for revoking Gambia Bird’s licence to fly to Ebola-hit country

• Richard Branson’s domestic airline dream dies, but BA rivalry lives on

  12 Oct 2014: Virgin Atlantic lost a skirmish at home, but the war with British Airways over the Atlantic continues, writes Gwyn Topham

• Flight attendants argue for reinstatement of ban on cellphones

  10 Oct 2014: Union argues that flying phones and distracted passengers pose risks but judges signal they won’t stow mobiles

• Blackpool closure highlights regional airports’ struggles

  8 Oct 2014: Manston, Bristol Filton and Plymouth airports have fallen victim to the downturn, shifting airline networks and domestic taxation

• ‘A sad loss for Blackpool’ as unprofitable airport to close

  8 Oct 2014: Disappointment and nostalgia for holidaymakers and workers as Balfour Beatty confirms regional airport to shut on 15 October

• Boeing investing in UAE effort as detractors warn of ‘peak travel’

  8 Oct 2014: At the SXSW Eco conference, Boeing butted heads with activists concerned about aviation’s contribution to global warming

• Blackpool airport closure: Blackpool's Air Show of 1909, from the archive

  8 Oct 2014: Blackpool may not be known as an international hub for air travel now but in the early days of aviation it was at the forefront of Britain’s new adventure in flight

• Ebola outbreak could cost West African economy $32.6bn, World Bank warns

  8 Oct 2014: Bank says failure to adequately contain the virus would have potentially catastrophic consequences for the economy

• Blow to Nick Clegg as Lib Dems defy leadership over airport expansion

  7 Oct 2014: Nick Clegg overruled by party in hope to enter general election without the pledge, which he says may have to be broken

• Lib Dem conference 2014 - Clegg says Lib Dem Gatwick vote doesn't make sense: Politics live blog

  7 Oct 2014: Andrew Sparrow’s rolling coverage of all the day’s developments at the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow, including the vote on whether the Lib Dems should drop their opposition to a new runway in the south east

• British Airways accused of hampering Ebola aid effort in west Africa

  7 Oct 2014: Agencies say suspension of flights to and from Sierra Leone and Liberia is causing travel problems and sending wrong message

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