Air

'Solskjaer effect' prompts new Manchester-Norway route

SAS Scandinavian Airlines to launch direct flights to Manchester from Stavanger in November

Luton airport to gain London ‘express’ rail service

New twice-an-hour service from London and greater regional connectivity coming next year

Drag queens, singalongs and LGBT+ history on Virgin Atlantic's inaugural Pride Flight

On Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural Pride Flight, Andrew Doherty partied with drag queens and LGBT+ activists before exploring New York’s gay history and World Pride celebrations

Virgin Galactic reveals 'fully operational' spaceport

Guests can "share breakfast with spaceship pilots and grab coffee with rocket engineers" at the facility in New Mexico

Air India resumes Birmingham flights to Delhi and Amritsar

Services from UK airport had been suspended due to airspace closure

Cathay Pacific boss quits following protests

Airline has become involved in controversy over Hong Kong demonstrations

Last chance to buy discounted tickets for World Aviation Festival

Two-day event takes place in London in early September

Heathrow: Transport secretary to assess expansion plans

“I’ll be having a really close look at whether figures stack up,” Grant Shapps has said

Ryanair pilots confirm August strike action

Irish-based pilots will walk out on 22 and 23 August

British Airways begins trialling onboard VR headsets

The carrier said the experience would offer passengers "their own 3D cinema in the skies"

Loganair grows Norwegian reach

The Scottish airline has signed a deal with regional counterparts Wideroe

Virgin Atlantic and Delta to expand transatlantic network

JV partners adding capacity from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester for summer 2020

Norwegian to axe Irish transatlantic routes citing 737 Max grounding

Six routes flying from Dublin, Cork and Shannon to the US and Canada ‘no longer commercially viable’

Heathrow workers postpone August strike action

Strikes over 23-24 August pulled after Heathrow tables new pay offer

Hong Kong airport resumes flight operations following protests

Airport obtains injunction banning anti-government protesters following five-day occupation

EasyJet to launch new Birmingham-Glasgow route

Flights to get under way on in the spring

TAP Portugal pulls London City routes citing Brexit

Lisbon and Porto flights to be suspended at the end of October

Tui Group predicts €300m 737 Max grounding cost

Underlying Ebita for holiday experiences (hotels and resorts, cruises and destination experiences) in Q3 for Tui’s Northern Region was -€58.6 million

Tui will continue to 'tap new markets'; cites Malaysia Airlines Holidays partnership

The group has partnered with Malaysia Airlines to establish its Malaysia Airlines Holidays

Hong Kong airport cancels flight operations for second day amid protests

Passengers advised to leave the airport as soon as possible

Heathrow traffic hit by fall in Asia Pacific passengers

July passenger figures down 0.7%, fuelled by a 3.2% decline in arrivals and departures from the Asia Pacific region

Hong Kong shuts airport as protestors occupy main terminal

Remaining flights on Monday (12 August) cancelled as protests continue into fourth day

Air Canada increases Transat offer

Carrier makes new C$720 million bid for operator and airline

Ryanair pilots vote in favour of summer strike action

Strikes called for 22-23 August and 2-4 September