The three pilots on board had years of experience under their belt but the rugged terrain and poor weather around the airport has made it a notoriously difficult place to land.

"Bank angle, bank angle!" were Flight Engineer Carey's final words captured on the CVR before it ceased recording. Dan-Air flight 1008 met its tragic end when it struck the side of La Esperanza at an ...

Dan-Air Flight 1008 was a regular service from Manchester to Tenerife in 1980 but what happened on April 25th of that year ...

In the cockpit of Flight 1008 was pilot Arthur John Whelan, co-pilot Michael John Firth and engineer Raymond John Carey, and flight recordings revealed they started to discuss the strangeness of the ...

Final words from Dan-Air Flight 1008’s pilots reveal the tragic miscommunication that led to the Tenerife crash, claiming 146 ...

The flight was crewed by three experienced pilots, Captain Arthur Whelan, 50, First Officer Michael Firth, 33, and Flight Engineer Raymond Carey, 33, plus five cabin crew, bringing the total ...

Tenerife North, formerly Los Rodeos Airport, is one of the island's two international airports and is located at an elevation of 2,000 ft making it a particularly challenging airport to fly in and ...

New report aims to quantify the opportunities - suggesting around 16,000 jobs at the peak of construction and development ...

A report identifies an ‘unprecedented’ investment and jobs opportunity for the Highlands - and the barriers that must be ...

The scale of transformational opportunity facing the Highlands and Islands economy has been quantified for the first time in ...