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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