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EasyJet profits tumble following ‘difficult year’

Carrier posts 26% drop in annual profits to £427m, citing weakness in consumer demand, uncertainty brought on by the original March Brexit date, and rising fuel prices

Virgin Atlantic adds extra San Francisco and Delhi flights

Carrier announces summer 2020 flying programme from Heathrow airport

EasyJet targeting ‘fully electric’ fleet by 2050

EasyJet, in partnership with Airbus, hopes to fly hybrid aircraft from 2035 and fully electric models by 2050

Emirates places $16 billion Airbus A350 order

New aircraft will be delivered over five years, starting 2023

Virgin Atlantic launches Canada codeshare with WestJet

Agreement will see UK airline add its code on flights to 32 destinations

Black Tomato urges airlines to focus on easing passenger anxiety

In light of its new report on the range of positive and negative emotions passengers experience when flying, luxury operator Black Tomato suggests airlines rethink their service

Bahamas gains extra British Airways flight as Dorian recovery efforts continue

Additional Nassau service to launch in the spring

Qantas completes first direct London-Sydney ‘research flight’

Carrier’s ultra long-haul Project Sunrise flight touched down in Sydney 19 hours 19 minutes after taking off from Heathrow

'Ban business class' says Wizz Air boss

Jozsef Varadi says carbon footprint of business passengers twice that of economy

Poll: Should airlines offer business class on short-haul flights?

Wizz Air boss Jozsef Varadi says business class should be ’banned’ on flights of less than five hours’ duration – do you agree? Let us know what you think

Loganair axes Glasgow-Southend route citing low-cost competition

Route will be wound down in the new year

Wizz Air 'to accelerate winter profit growth by more than 20%'

Budget carrier forecasts strong second half in spite of ’genuine macro-economic challenges’

Edinburgh airport cites axed Ryanair route for stalling passenger numbers

Passenger numbers down 1% this October ending almost five years continuous passenger growth

Plaza Premium continues $55 million expansion spree

Airport lounge and hotel operator is adding another 15 locations

Flybe adds seven new routes to summer 2020 schedule

Regional carrier, set to be rebranded Virgin Connect next year, will operate six new domestic routes from Southend as well as a new Manchester-Stuttgart service

Boeing targets January return for 737 Max

Manufacturer working through ‘five key milestones’ to return the 737 Max to commercial service

Carbon offsetting branded 'get out of jail card' for aviation sector

Carriers increasingly using offsetting to mask lack of action on environmental issues facing aviation, BBC Panorama told

Hays Travel's new era takes flight as delegates jet off

More than 700 retail managers – travelling on four specially chartered aircraft – flew off to Turkey this morning

Dnata's new charters to focus on regional airports, Bevan confirms

Flights are set to be on sale before Christmas

British Airways to review ‘fuel tankering’ practice

Practice saves airlines money but can drive up emissions

Birmingham airport to become net zero carbon by 2033

Generating renewable energy on-site key to airport’s eco-ambitions

British Airways owner IAG trims capacity growth plans

Group to slow annual capacity growth target from 6% to 3.4% over next three years

What impact does 'flight shame' really have?

More consumers are paying attention to ‘flygskam’, but how will it affect agents and, more widely, the UK aviation industry?

EasyJet buys Thomas Cook's Gatwick and Bristol slots

The airline paid £36 million for the slots