https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Spanish military pilot was killed when his plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during an aerial acrobatics display on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20200228/spanish-military-piot-dies-as-plane-crashes-into-sea Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:00:43 +0100 spanish-military-piot-dies-as-plane-crashes-into-sea A fire that broke out on the roof of a terminal at Alicante airport on Wednesday caused the evacuation of passengers and incoming flights to be diverted. The airport was to reopen on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20200116/alicante-airport-fire-terminal-evacuated-and-flights-diverted-while-blaze-brought-under-control Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:09:37 +0100 alicante-airport-fire-terminal-evacuated-and-flights-diverted-while-blaze-brought-under-control Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Tuesday it cut more than 200 jobs in Spain as it closed three bases in the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20200115/ryanair-says-cut-over-200-jobs-in-spain Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:26:08 +0100 ryanair-says-cut-over-200-jobs-in-spain As the end of August approaches, marking the end of the holidays for many people, and a very busy travel time at airports across Spain, there are various strike action planned at airports across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20190830/these-are-the-strikes-at-airports-in-spain-that-could-affect-your-end-of-summer-travel-plans Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:42:54 +0200 these-are-the-strikes-at-airports-in-spain-that-could-affect-your-end-of-summer-travel-plans Ryanair pilots in Spain said Wednesday they planned to go on strike for five days in September to protest the planned closure of four bases that threatens 512 jobs. https://www.thelocal.es/20190828/now-ryanair-pilots-in-spain-call-september-strike Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:00:12 +0200 now-ryanair-pilots-in-spain-call-september-strike A Spanish military plane crashed on Monday off the southeastern coast and the pilot was killed. https://www.thelocal.es/20190826/pilot-search-as-spain-military-plane-crashes-at-sea Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:58:26 +0200 pilot-search-as-spain-military-plane-crashes-at-sea Seven people including two children were killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft over Spain's Mallorca island on Sunday, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190826/seven-dead-in-mid-air-collision-in-mallorca Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:39:13 +0200 seven-dead-in-mid-air-collision-in-mallorca Landing at the airport runway on the narrow split of land joining Gibraltar to Spain is notoriously tricky and powerful cross winds often sees flights diverted to Malaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20190226/video-terrifying-footage-ba-flight-aborted-landing-in-gibraltar Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:27:55 +0100 video-terrifying-footage-ba-flight-aborted-landing-in-gibraltar Hundreds of Ryanair flights across Europe were cancelled on Friday as pilots launched strikes in five countries over pay and conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20180810/ryanair-strike-400-flights-grounded-across-europe Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:17:40 +0200 ryanair-strike-400-flights-grounded-across-europe Ryanair on Wednesday pressed ahead with its cancellation of some 300 flights across Europe as its cabin crew began a two-day strike in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy. https://www.thelocal.es/20180725/ryanair-strike-grounds-flights-across-europe Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:29:07 +0200 ryanair-strike-grounds-flights-across-europe Ryanair on Wednesday said it had cancelled 600 flights in Europe on July 25 and 26 due to cabin crew strikes in Spain, Portugal and Belgium. https://www.thelocal.es/20180719/ryanair-strike-hits-600-flights-100000-passengers Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:01:46 +0200 ryanair-strike-hits-600-flights-100000-passengers Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew based in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy said Monday they would go on strike this summer unless the low-cost airline accepts their demands by a June 30th deadline. https://www.thelocal.es/20180529/ryanair-threatened-by-summer-strike Tue, 29 May 2018 10:59:09 +0200 ryanair-threatened-by-summer-strike Low-cost airline Vueling have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights to and from airports across Spain this week after its pilots stage a 24-hour strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20180502/travel-chaos-for-vueling-passengers-as-hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-pilot-strike Wed, 02 May 2018 12:49:53 +0200 travel-chaos-for-vueling-passengers-as-hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-pilot-strike Pilots working for Spanish airline Vueling started a two-day strike Wednesday to demand better work conditions, leading to the cancellation of 246 flights, the low-cost company said. https://www.thelocal.es/20180425/vueling-pilots-go-on-strike-246-flights-cancelled Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:41:23 +0200 vueling-pilots-go-on-strike-246-flights-cancelled Air-traffic controllers at Barcelona’s El Prat have announced a series of 24-hour strikes over the summer in an ongoing dispute over short staffing. https://www.thelocal.es/20180423/barcelona-air-traffic-controllers-announce-summer-of-strikes Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:42:21 +0200 barcelona-air-traffic-controllers-announce-summer-of-strikes The British Chancellor on Wednesday raised the possibility that a 'no deal' Brexit scenario could ground flights between the UK and other European countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20171011/why-are-people-worried-about-flights-being-grounded-by-brexit Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:28:36 +0200 why-are-people-worried-about-flights-being-grounded-by-brexit Spanish plane leasing company Swiftair was charged Thursday in a French probe into the crash of an Air Algerie plane in Mali in 2014 in which 116 people died, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170629/spanish-company-charged-over-air-algerie-crash-in-mali Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:38:41 +0200 spanish-company-charged-over-air-algerie-crash-in-mali The battle is on in Barcelona, Spain's popular Mediterranean city where two airlines have started competing for passengers in the emerging trend of low-cost, long-haul flights. https://www.thelocal.es/20170604/barcelona-enters-battle-for-low-cost-long-haul-flights Sun, 04 Jun 2017 22:23:01 +0200 barcelona-enters-battle-for-low-cost-long-haul-flights Black box analysis shows three of the four engines of the A400M suffered failure on lift-off causing the aircraft to crash killing four crew. https://www.thelocal.es/20150603/a400m-suffered-triple-engine-failure-says-airbus Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:59:22 +0200 a400m-suffered-triple-engine-failure-says-airbus Updated: Nine French and two Greek nationals were killed on Monday when a fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a military base in Spain housing a NATO training centre for elite pilots. https://www.thelocal.es/20150127/greek-f16-jet-crashes-in-spain Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:35:00 +0100 greek-f16-jet-crashes-in-spain