Air

Air Canada orders 26 new more fuel-efficient aircraft

Canadian flag carrier plans to use new Airbus A321neo extra-long range aircraft to serve ’select transatlantic markets’

Jet2: ‘Consumer confidence at highest level since onset of Covid’

Airline and operator’s polling suggests seven in 10 respondents now feel confident about booking new holidays, and travelling

Flybe goes on sale as brand returns after two-year absence

Flybe Ltd is on sale with 23 routes from April

Southend airport owners pledge funds but new carriers unlikely this summer

Southend airport owners signal no more carriers returning this summer

EasyJet to end onboard mask mandate next week

Face coverings will not be needed on routes between countries where masks are no longer a legal requirement

India monitoring Boeing 737 aircraft after China crash

Country’s aviation regular to place aircraft under ’enhanced surveillance’ following China Eastern Airlines crash on Monday (21 March)

P&O Ferries pay row rages; oil prices surge again

Fallout from sacking of 800 ferry workers continues as oil prices increase again

CAA board member resigns owing to ‘potential conflict of interest’

Search for new non-executive director at CAA under way following resignation of former British Airways managing director – operations, Garry Copeland

Ryanair to move towards 2050 zero carbon target

Ryanair publishes zero carbon strategy, aiming for 2050 target

Half the world has reopened to travel, Iata says

Iata research shows half of most popular air travel markets now accessible to vaccinated travellers without testing

All feared dead in China 737 crash

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed en route from Kunming to Guangzhou on Monday (21 March)

BA parent secures exclusivity on future Air Europa deal

IAG has agreed to loan Air Europa owner Globalia €100 million over seven years to ensure it remains in pole position to acquire the Spanish carrier

Pressure builds on P&O Ferries and fuel duty cut

Government urged to act over P&O Ferries’ mass sacking while the chancellor is looking at ways to ease the cost-of-living crisis

Wizz Air extends jobs invitation to P&O Ferries staff

Another budget airline says it will try to help sacked P&O Ferries staff

British Airways franchise gets all-clear to resume flights

British Airways franchise partner Comair is to resume services after nearly a week’s grounding

Not Just Travel to pay staff for homing Ukrainian refugees

Homeworking company is also granting its 40 employees paid leave to help with voluntary work, either locally or nationally

EasyJet adds another summer route from Southend

EasyJet adds Portugal flight from Essex airport

Air Transat relaunches trade rewards programme

The carrier’s Star Rewards scheme gives agents the chance to earn treats for every passenger they book from the UK by 14 April

EasyJet fast-tracking P&O Ferries staff into crew jobs

P&O Ferries faced widespread public and political anger yesterday after making all of its 800 UK-based seafarers redundant

Covid travel restrictions end, plus P&O Ferries outrage

All Covid travel rules ended at 4am this morning after nearly two years

Canada to drop pre-departure Covid testing

The change will apply to fully vaccinated travellers entering the country from 1 April

Bank of England raises interest rates again

Interest rate rise adds to householders’ financial woes

Reborn Flybe to go on sale and confirm routes next week

Flybe reveals Belfast City as second base as it prepares to put tickets on sale

High street decline slows, but Covid cases on the rise again

New figures reveal first fall in vacant high street premises since 2018, but there are concerning reports of new spikes in Covid cases across parts of the UK