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Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Inflation could prompt interest rate rise and heatwave fallout
Cost of living pressures grow with higher inflation and likelihood of interest rate rise, while the media assesses the fallout from Tuesday’s record temperature
Why St Helena should be on clients’ island destination bucket lists
Weekly Saint Helena flights to resume this autumn
Johannesburg-based carrier Airlink to up scheduled air service to the island from fortnightly to weekly
A new levy on airlines is one of the suggestions from the Committee on Climate Change
Govt's Jet Zero Strategy 'too focused on carbon', says Balpa
Union accuses government of failing to acknowledge non-carbon effects of aviation on climate change
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
Delays and cancellations hit late sales, new stats claim
ForwardKeys data shows slump in late bookings blamed on airport chaos hitting consumer confidence
The approach to the new terminal at Orlando International (Credit: Orlando International airport)
New Orlando terminal to deliver 'totally different' arrival experience
$2.75 billion investment at Orlando International will shake-up the arrival experience for millions of British tourists over the coming years
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Heathrow facing fresh three-day strike threat this week
Refuellers serving Virgin Atlantic, United, Singapore Airlines, KLM, American Airlines, Emirates, Air France and Delta to strike over 21-24 July after rejecting new pay deal
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Shapps: 'Aviation has shown immense resilience, but we must do more'
Transport secretary outlines new collaboration between regulators in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ’to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges’
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Pre-Covid era will be 'peak aviation emission period', govt vows
Grant Shapps lays out plan for aviation emissions to be less than in 2019 with Jet Zero Strategy
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
EasyJet and Rolls-Royce to test hydrogen-fuelled engine technology
The new project is seeking to demonstrate hydrogen’s potential to fuel aircraft from the mid-2030s
Qantas is having to reschedule a Sydney flight at Heathrow's request
Qantas passengers' long stopover blamed on Heathrow difficulties
Qantas passengers to Sydney face 11-hour stopover after Heathrow reschedules departure time
Luton airport runway closed for heatwave repairs
Luton airport runway reopens after runway repairs
Monday’s high temperatures caused a section of the runway to disintegrate, forcing the airport to pause arrivals and departures
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Save Doncaster Sheffield petition raised in parliament
The petition was raised by Don Valley MP Nick Fletcher on Monday (18 July)
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Heatwave to continue and UK weddings shake-up
Temperatures could hit 40C in the UK for the first time on Tuesday, while the Law Commission is recommending UK weddings be permitted on cruise ships and beaches
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Leading airlines sign pledge to explore carbon removal solutions
EasyJet, BA parent IAG and Virgin Atlantic among carriers to have signed Letters of Intent to explore new sustainability opportunities
Luton airport runway closed for heatwave repairs
Luton airport runway closed for heatwave repairs
’Surface defect’ identified as temperatures approached record levels on Monday (18 July)
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
Passengers make clear their demands for air travel reform in responses to government’s Aviation 2050 consultation
AN has ordered 20 Maxs
ANA becomes first Japanese carrier to order Boeing's 737 Max
All Nippon Airways places order for 20 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with an option for a further 10
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Transport committee chair and Abta chief join Agenda 2022
Huw Merriman and Mark Tanzer will speak at TTG’s latest virtual seminar on 28 July
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Delta to add 100 Boeing 737 Max aircraft to fleet
The new aircraft will be 20-30% more fuel efficient than the retiring Delta aircraft it will replace
EasyJet Airbus A321neo Gatwick
EasyJet bolsters customer service response with new staff
Carrier takes on additional 350 customer service staff and opens new Milan call centre as part of a range of new initiatives to smooth journeys this summer
Parts of Emirates' first A380 superjumbo will be recycled after the aircraft was retired from service
Emirates agrees to cap Heathrow flights until mid-August
It comes after the airline initially refused to reduce the number of seats on sales from the airport
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
UK to bake in record heat as airlines set for roasting
Airlines set to feel the heat over two days of likely record temperatures in the UK with BBC Panorama set to delve into the ’airport chaos’ saga
Bell said the government "needs to step in now" to protect "viable businesses and jobs across the sector"
Govt introduces new aviation charter to 'protect passengers'
The new scheme will act as a ’one-stop-shop’ of air customers’ rights for their journey
Edinburgh airport passenger numbers fell 1% in October
Edinburgh airport suspends customer helpline to 'protect staff' from abuse
It said removing the phone line would allow teams to work through a backlog of queries