Air

Play secures more aircraft for UK-US routes

Icelandic airline Play signs leases for expanded fleet

Unite union urges govt to retain furlough for aviation

Assistant general secretary Diana Holland said a failure to safeguard aviation jobs would ‘dramatically damage’ the sector’s long-term recovery

WestJet to return to Glasgow next year and make Edinburgh debut

WestJet to increase presence in Scotland from 2022

Ryanair reveals winter schedule from London bases

Budget carrier to operate 142 routes in total this winter from Stansted, Luton and Gatwick, including 14 ’new’ routes

Jet2.com signals confidence with new aircraft order

Jet2 swaps Boeing for bigger capacity Airbus aircraft

Norwegian reaps the benefits of reconstruction

Budget airline swings into profit after quitting long-haul

SAS flight to new airport opens up Sweden and Norway skiing

SAS to offer link to Scandinavian Mountains airport

September 'to account for over a third of all remaining 2021 departures'

New poll finds September will see 4.1 million head abroad on holiday

Iata calls for EU Covid Certificate to be made global standard

Association says in the absence of a global standard, the EU DCC should ’serve as a blueprint to other nations’

Stark new figures highlight collapse in UK air passenger traffic

Arrivals by air down 90%, on average, between April 2020 and July 2021

Govt travel policy threatening an industry 'on the precipice'

Industry welcomes stability of travel rules provided by latest traffic light update, but calls for solutions to ’structural issues’ delaying the sector’s recovery

Aviation sector calls for end of traffic light regime

’Too many families are having to look over their shoulders for rule changes, and pay through the nose for tests,’ said Airlines UK chief Tim Alderslade

CAA appoints two new non-executive directors

Garry Copeland will join as the non-exec director for aviation safety and Jane Hanson becomes chair of the audit committee

Heapy: 'Traffic lights review cannot come soon enough'

’With so many areas of everyday life opening up, it is frustrating that taking a holiday should still be subject to a stricter set of rules,’ says Jet2 chief

Airlines set to insist on mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for staff

Air Canada, Delta, Swiss and United Airlines are set to follow in Qantas’s footsteps in making staff vaccines compulsory

Qantas hopeful of restarting UK flights this year

Move will be dependent on Australia hitting 80% vaccination threshold by December

Loganair to resume international flights in 2022

Glasgow-based regional carrier says it is “cautiously optimistic” as it rebuilds schedule

British Airways considers new Gatwick short-haul subsidiary

Putting short-haul business into separate company could help to compete with low-cost carriers

MAG to appeal High Court ruling on traffic light system

Airports group is to challenge judges’ decision on how government operates travel system

'It will take more than a pandemic to dissuade airline entrepreneurs'

At least four new airlines are already getting ready to compete in the emerging post-pandemic world – Gary Noakes assesses their likely fortunes, and foibles

Ryanair to quit Northern Ireland in October

Ryanair to quit both Belfast airports in row over incentives

Alitalia comes off sale as it cedes to new flag carrier

Alitalia brand to disappear after 74 years

Aer Lingus delays Manchester-US start again

Aer Lingus pushes back start date for JFK and Orlando services from Manchester

Gatwick unveils runway plan to boost capacity to 75 million

Sussex airport wants to bring current second runway into “routine use”