Air

Tui launches inaugural Yorkshire-Florida service; adds Girona for summer 2020

Long-haul operations from Doncaster Sheffield airport under way with Disney-inspired send-off

Aeroflot Moscow crash investigation under way

Russian jet tragedy ’caused by lightning’, pilot says

Loganair to add Newcastle and Norwich routes from Aberdeen

New routes will get under way in the autumn and challenge Flybe franchise partner Eastern Airways’ existing service

Air Transat switches to single-aisle transatlantic flights this winter

Budget Canadian carrier launches new aircraft on UK routes

Tui adds Manchester-Marsa Alam route to summer 2020 programme

Weekly summer flights to Red Sea resort in Egypt will get under way on 6 May 2020

Lufthansa 'could buy Thomas Cook Airlines' as part of wider Condor bid

German carrier makes ’non-binding offer’ for Cook’s German carrier

Scottish parliament to debate scrapping planned Air Passenger Duty reduction

Labour forces Holyrood APD debate on environmental grounds

Flybmi’s trade creditors 'owed more than £17 million'

Administrators of collapsed airline reveal creditor details in report

New pay and labour deal ends week-long SAS pilots strike

Action understood to have cost airline group £6 million a day and affected more than 350,000 passengers

Air France-KLM posts huge loss following ‘challenging’ first quarter

Carrier cites rising fuel costs and tough competition on price as Q1 loss widens €185 million to €303 million

Budget carriers report soaring April passenger numbers

Ryanair traffic increased 5% year-on-year while Wizz Air passenger numbers are up 19%

Jet2 launches Izmir programme

First flights to Turkish coastal hotspot under way

Tui to launch Newcastle-Agadir service

Tour operator will add route to Moroccan city from May 2020

Thomas Cook to charter special flight for Man Utd season finale

Cook to fly nearly 200 Norwegian fans from manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s hometown of Kristiansund to watch their local hero lead the Red Devils out at Old Trafford

Heathrow campaigners lose High Court challenge over third runway plans

The challenge was dismissed in the High Court on Wednesday morning (1 May)

EasyJet extends twice-weekly Bristol-Lyon service into summer season

New flights will start on 1 July operating on Mondays and Fridays

British Airways unveils new Club lounge at JFK

Airline opens “flagship US lounge” at New York airport

Colonial Expeditions rebrands as Journeys By Jet

Private jet touring firm plans to offer trips from UK and North America

WestJet launches Dreamliner on Calgary-Gatwick route

Canadian carrier’s Dreamliner service will depart Gatwick daily at 1.30pm

British Airways pledges to roll out biometric boarding for international flights

More than 250,000 customers have boarded BA flights to and from the US without needing to show their passport and boarding pass at the gate thanks to the new tech

Portuguese airports could face fresh fuel shortage

Tanker drivers threaten fresh walkouts over pay and conditions; previous strike saw fuel reserves at Lisbon, Porto and Faro run low

Lufthansa posts huge first quarter loss as fuel costs bite

German carrier cites increase in fuel costs and short- and medium-haul overcapacity in Europe for ‘depressed first-quarter earnings’

Glasgow airport resumes operations after security incident on inbound flight

Operations were suspended shortly before 10.30am on Tuesday (30 April) but had resumed by 11am, the airport confirmed

Virgin Atlantic launches 'northern talent' search for special LA gig

Airline to launch Manchester-Los Angeles service next month with special gig at legendary LA venue The Roxy