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Vietnam's Bamboo Airways appoints GSA ahead of UK launch
APG will provide sales, marketing and customer call centre services to Bamboo in the UK, with the carrier preparing to launch new Heathrow services from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Jet2 confirms massive expansion in Greece
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to add 600,000 more seats to Greece next summer
Stansted offers more Scandinavian routes this winter
More Nordic options from Stansted airport on offer
Emirates agrees deal to recycle its first retired superjumbo
Parts of the airline’s first A380 will be turned into furniture in “pioneering” recycling project
Abta to hold sustainability webinar after Cop26
Tanzer urges partnerships with governments to build sustainability
WTM London: Governments must support more sustainable air travel
Aviation consultant John Strickland has called on governments to support airlines in moving towards sustainable air travel
Jet2 details Christmas city break programme
Airline and operator to offer six Christmas market destinations this winter
UK adults 'more excited than ever' to travel to US
Around 40% of respondents to a new Virgin Atlantic survey said they were keen to visit a national park such as Yosemite or Joshua Tree
Wizz Air restarts Tel Aviv link
Luton-Tel Aviv air link revived in time for winter sun breaks
Vietnamese carrier confirms plans for direct London links
Bamboo Airways will operate up to six direct round trips a week between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and London
Travel seeing 'real momentum'; Queen addresses Cop26
Tui says easing of travel restrictions is unlocking pent-up demand for travel, while the Queen has urged world leaders to agree measures at the Cop26 summit to save our ’fragile’ planet
British Airways boosts credit line by £1 billion
British Airways agrees £1 billion loan facility, but says it is not needed at the moment
Tui Group to help local suppliers work towards "net zero"
Tui’s new sustainability strategy will focus on helping local suppliers reduce their environmental impact
WTM London: Sustainability 'top priority' despite pandemic, poll finds
WTM research finds sustainability a top issue with travel execs
WTM London: Qatar looks to triple visitor numbers by 2030
In 2019 the destination reportedly saw around two million visitors and hopes to achieve six to seven million by 2030
Ryanair predicts tough winter despite summer profit
Ryanair reveals half-year losses and says full-year outcome difficult to predict
Manchester counts down to US flight return
Manchester airport prepares for next week’s resumption of US services
PM issues climate deal warning and final countries leave red list
Boris Johnson urges world leaders to reach deal at Cop26 summit in Glasgow, while the UK’s red list is now empty
Air Transat appoints new UK commercial director
Sonia Kurek has joined the Canadian carrier from British Airways
Pilots union Balpa elects new general secretary
Former British Airways pilot Martin Chalk will move up from acting general secretary
Virgin Atlantic to join new climate taskforce for aviation
Taskforce will look at “accelerating” the development of technology to cut emissions
Manchester airport agrees deal for direct supply of sustainable jet fuel
Landmark agreement will see sustainable aviation fuel piped directly to the airport
London City gains new Prague, Salzburg and Chambery links
Airport outlines winter schedule, and is hopeful of further additions as carriers rebuild their networks
United Airlines sees 'dramatic increase' in sales as US reopens
US carrier enjoys boom in bookings ahead of US reopening on 8 November as it announces five new flights to and from Heathrow, starting next March