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China Southern suspends Boeing 737 Max order

The airline has put a hold on its order for 64 Max 8 aircraft following their grounding in March

British Airways loses bid to halt pilots strike

Further three days’ talks at Acas to precede any formal strike announcement by pilots union Balpa

First look at British Airways' new A350 Club Suite

Carrier’s first A350 touched down at Heathrow at the weekend

Fastjet losses narrow following 'painful' stabilisation process

Outgoing boss of African low-cost carrier says airline is ’on a stronger foundation for the future’

Jet2 launches new vegan and gluten-free meal options

Two vegan and two gluten-free options are now available to pre-order

Ryanair announces Bristol-Turin ski route

Weekly seasonal service to get under way in December

Lufthansa’s quarterly earnings dented by European price war

Group also cites soaring fuel costs for stuttering second-quarter performance

Ryanair profits tumble 20% as Brexit concerns bite

Lower fares coupled with higher fuel and staff costs also contributed to tough first quarter for the budget carrier

Etihad to boost capacity on London-Abu Dhabi route

New year-round daily service to launch in October

British Airways resumes Cairo flights

BA has not given details on its previous security concerns

Virgin Atlantic to pull out of St Lucia

The airline will, however, increase flights to Antigua following a network review

EasyJet check-in staff Stansted strike suspended

Four rounds of industrial action still remain in place for August

St Lucia 'could not meet Virgin's proposals', tourist board reveals following route cut

The tourist board highlighted a number of initiatives it hopes will aid UK visitors

New transport secretary expected to back Heathrow expansion

Grant Schapps expected to give third Heathrow runway his support

WestJet shareholders back £2bn takeover bid

Canadian carrier, which operates to Gatwick, Glasgow and Dublin, moves step closer to new ownership

Scottish airports hit by air traffic control strikes

Dozens of flights cancelled, including 74 Loganair services

Heathrow workers suspend first round of planned strike action

4,000 workers had been due to walk out over 26-27 July but will now be balloted on a new pay deal

Boeing posts massive second-quarter loss after 737 Max grounding

Aircraft manufacturer’s balance sheet swings from $2.2bn net profit last June to $2.9bn net loss loss 12 months later

TTG Media to partner with World Aviation Festival

Speakers include Virgin Atlantic’s Shai Weiss, JetBlue’s Joanna Geraghty and new Istanbul airport chief Kadri Samsunlu

More Heathrow workers vote for strike action amid pay dispute

Nearly 100 firefighters and fire and rescue staff will join more than 4,000 workers in staging strike action next month

Heathrow urges government to invest APD in sustainable fuels

Airport says near £4 billion annual windfall could be use to ramp up production of cleaner fuels

British Airways fails in bid to overturn pilots strike ballot

93% of Balpa members voted for strike action amid a pay dispute with BA, on a turnout of 90%

Italian highways firm completes Alitalia rescue consortium

Atlantia chosen as partner to link up with Delta Air Lines, Italian state rail firm Ferrovie dello Stato and the country’s economic ministry in bid to rescue embattled flag carrier

US airlines push back Boeing 737 Max return date

Southwest, American and United all now planning for a November resumption of service, at the earliest