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Lufthansa Group warns of further job cuts; renews testing plea

German carrier has already identified 22,000 surplus full-time roles

Jet2 suspends summer 2020 Canaries programme

All flights and holidays due to depart up to and including 17 October cancelled

Analysis: Reviving airline routes amid Covid

Restoring pre-Covid air routes is likely to be a serious challenge for destinations as struggling airlines try to regain altitude

Ground handler to halve Luton airport workforce

Menzies Aviation has notified the Unite union of its plans to cut 176 roles

UK 'losing £32 million a day' without US air corridor

Pressure group highlights need for New York air corridor

Business travel set to suffer for at least two years

Research predicts no recovery for corporate travel sector until 2023

Tui aviation and business chief to join easyJet

Kenton Jarvis appointed easyJet chief financial officer

Ireland's new green list features just seven countries

Greece and Italy among latest casualties, sparking ire of country’s airline sector

Ryanair to cut October capacity by further 20%

Budget carrier to operate at approximately 40% of October 2019 capacity

Jet2 cancels summer 2020 Algarve holiday programme

All holidays due to depart up to and including 31 October axed

Virgin Atlantic on safety, airport testing and agent support

Airline’s chief customer and operating officer discusses the main issues facing aviation during the Covid crisis

RwandAir to restart London-Kigali flights

Flights to Rwandan capital to resume on 3 October

Union says BA boss ‘misled’ MPs over fire and rehire policy

Unite insists some of the airline’s workers are still under threat

Boeing and US regulator blamed over Max crashes

Aircraft manufacturer’s ‘culture of concealment’ played key part in two fatal accidents

Qatar Airways boosts Manchester-Doha service

Additional three flights a week to Gulf hub from 15 October

Norwegian sets ambitious 10-year carbon reduction target

Carrier pledges to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels

Teesside International reveals first summer 2021 routes

Majorca and Bourgas (Bulgaria) flights confirmed as JetsGo Holidays and Balkan Holidays make summer 2021 pledges

CMA postpones transatlantic routes competition decision

Competition regulator will apply “interim measures” on UK-US routes until 2024 due to impact of Covid-19

Virgin Atlantic reveals winter sun schedule

Caribbean and South Africa focus for winter 2020/21

Virgin crew: 'You can trust us to keep your clients safe'

TTG went onboard Virgin Atlantic to learn about new Covid health and hygiene protocols used by the airline

BA withdraws 'fire and rehire' threat but plans unpaid leave for Gatwick staff

Chief executive Alex Cruz grilled by transport committee on Wednesday morning (16 September)

Jet2 parent Dart Group finalises Jet2 plc rebrand

New name registered with Companies House and effective immediately (Wednesday)

Hundreds of Emirates staff 'warned of UK job cuts'

Gulf carrier reportedly looking to reduce the size of its UK workforce

Labour to urge govt to offer ‘targeted’ furlough support

Leader Keir Starmer to call for ban on ‘firing and rehiring’ practices, and seek additional support for sectors hardest hit by Covid – including aviation