Air

Disruption following system failures on Wednesday (7 August) set to carry over into Thursday (8 August)

Some 40 million fewer aircraft seats available this summer

Airline ’experiencing problems affecting check-in and flight departures’ on Wednesday morning (7 August)

Unite union says employer ICTS has threatened staff planning to strike with disciplinary action

Airline expands partnership with mindfulness brand Headspace to help passengers, pilots, crew and staff manage the stresses of travel and jetlag

Call follows evacuation of smoke-filled British Airways flight on Monday

Majority of cancellations at Heathrow – Gatwick, as well as airports in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast also affected

Workers to consider new pay offer

July passenger numbers down 2% but load factor up 0.5% percentage points to 93.5%

Three passengers taken to hospital and later discharged

48-hour walkout to get underway at 6am on Saturday (10 August)

Japanese carrier has introduced new cabins on Heathrow-Tokyo route

Fresh talks late last week at Acas failed to break the deadlock

Tuesday’s planned strike still on says Unite union

First new UK-Kuwait service for 55 years to get under way in October

Low-cost carrier to fly to Warsaw, Gdansk, Budapest and Bucharest from Scottish capital

Team now centralised in Manchester and Frankfurt offices

Tuesday’s (6 August) action by the Unite union at Heathrow called off

Carrier to launch flights to Innsbruck, Verona and Grenoble this winter, while adding extra February half-term services

£24 million investment in South Terminal will speed up journeys through airport, says Gatwick

Times of strife highlight key advantages of using a travel agent, says chairman Ken McLeod

Workers accept new pay deal

Outcome of Court of Appeal hearing expected on Wednesday morning (31 July)

Air cruises, virtual reality tech and hypersonic flight placed at the core of BA’s vision for the next 100 years of flying