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Wizz Air apologizes after a video appears to show a Ukrainian soldier with an amputated leg being kicked off a flight
Hungarian airline WizzAir apologized for the incident, saying the passenger was removed for safety …
Sophia Ankel
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Wizz Air becomes the latest European airline to slash its summer flight schedule to cope with the industry's chronic labor shortage
The low-budget carrier Wizz Air said it was cutting 5% of its summer flight schedule to "reduce the…
Beatrice Nolan
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Airline boss blames travel chaos on a shortage of air traffic controllers and airport staff, not a lack of pilots or crew
Wizz Air, Europe's third-biggest budget airline, suspended operations at one UK airport this week, …
Stephen Jones
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Thousands of planes have run into issues with jammed GPS signals while flying over Eastern Europe, and some people are blaming Russia
Planes reported about 46,000 instances of problems with their satellite navigation over the Baltics…
Grace Dean
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Aviation regulators investigate an airline whose CEO appeared to urge pilots to fly despite feeling fatigued
Wizz Air boss Jozsef Varadi sparked fury from pilots' unions for appearing to say air crew should w…
Stephen Jones
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An airline CEO who suggested pilots should fly while fatigued to help ease the labor shortage has been accused by a union of endangering passenger safety
József Váradi, CEO of European airline Wizz Air, drew criticism after he appeared to urge aircrew t…
Stephen Jones
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Passenger's smartphone catches fire as plane prepares to take off
The Wizz Air flight, which was on the taxiway leading to the runway, was forced to turn around and …
Sam Tabahriti
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A European low-cost airline is offering Ukrainians 100,000 free plane tickets from neighboring countries
Ukrainians can book free seats on Wizz Air through March from cities in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, …
Taylor Rains
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These are the top 10 safest low-cost carriers in the world, according to experts
Mexico-based Volaris also made the list despite the country being downgraded for its safety standar…
Taylor Rains
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Small aircraft are flying longer routes, including across the Atlantic. See inside the $130 million Airbus A321neo pioneering the trend.
A Wizz Air Airbus A321neo.Thomas Pallini/Insider
Thomas Pallini
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How 3 Ukrainian airlines are still flying despite the ban on civilian flights due to war
Ukrainian airlines have faced significant hurdles since the entire nation became an active warzone …
Taylor Rains
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Ukraine's largest airline is still flying despite the war with Russia. Here's how.
In Ukraine, a little-known budget airline called SkyUp has found a way to survive even amid war wit…
Taylor Rains
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A 28-year-old said he dreamed of being a pilot since he was a kid, and finally getting to fly his parents was 'the most special day' of his life
Kristers Laicans said his parents sacrificed so much to give him the opportunity to train to be a p…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Major airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv after Hamas attack
American Airlines, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, and Cathay Pacific are among those who hav…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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More than 40 airlines canceled flights to Israel amid the Hamas attacks, but some are already resuming service see the list
After Hamas' Saturday attack on Israel, dozens of airlines canceled flights to Tel Aviv until furth…
Taylor Rains
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UK health authorities are scrambling to trace 200 air passengers after 8 teens' positive COVID-19 tests went unreported for days
The passengers flew from Crete, Greece, to London on budget airline Wizz Air on August 25. The airl…
Bill Bostock
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Airlines are scrambling to find spare parts after a major engine manufacturer issued a recall
Pratt & Whitney announced last month that 1,200 engines would have to be removed from Airbus jets f…
Pete Syme
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Airlines are bracing for more summer travel chaos after one of the world's biggest aircraft engine makers recalled over 1,000 engines
Pratt & Whitney discovered some of its powder metal is contaminated, so 1,200 engines used on Airbu…
Pete Syme
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A passenger smoked a cigarette in a plane bathroom and sparked a trash can fire during a flight, airline said
An Israeli passenger smoked a cigarette in the plane's bathroom on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to…
Joshua Zitser
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An airline rescued 1 of its 4 Airbus planes stranded in Ukraine in a daring stealth mission at low altitude
A Wizz Air jet stuck in Ukraine since Russia invaded landed in Poland after appearing to turn off i…