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Norwegian shares plummet as annual losses grow to nearly £200m

Budget carrier aims to raise around £270 million with rights (share) issue to shore up balance sheet, boss Bjorn Kjos has said

Ryanair completes LaudaMotion acquisition

Budget carrier commits to increasing LaudaMotion fleet to 25 aircraft for summer 2019 and 30 for summer 20 while growing passenger numbers to 10 million over the next three years

Virgin Holidays' Haslett to make Virgin Atlantic switch

Haslett, Virgin Holidays’ vice-president of product and distribution, will join the carrier in June as vice-president, sales

Flybe board backs chairman amid shareholder dissent

The airline says it has ’full confidence’ in Simon Laffin

Ryanair announces Cardiff-Malaga route

The three-times weekly route will launch in June, while the low-cost carrier has added an additional 20 return flights to some of its most popular destinations from Stansted this spring

Guernsey to gain Southend and Liverpool links

Flybe franchise partner Blue Islands to operate new routes

Jet2.com refreshes in-flight menu with vegan meal options

They’ve added prosecco too

Valentines offered flight refund by Wow Air

Passengers named Valentine will receive free air travel for partner to New York

Brexit: Calls for EU to relax no-deal aviation rules

A number of EU countries have reportedly called on the union to soften its proposed no-deal Brexit offering

New route connects Southend with Guernsey

The route will be operated by Flybe franchise partner Blue Islands

Flybe buyout could be completed in less than a month

Connect Airways, a consortium comprising Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital, is aiming to wrap up the deal by February 22

Heathrow expansion should be stopped, says report

London Assembly committee wants growth at Heathrow and London City to be halted

Airbus boss slams Brexit uncertainty as a ‘disgrace’

Aircraft manufacturer says it could move wing production out of the UK

IAG to sell Norwegian shares

The airline group has again confirmed its plans to sell the shares

Man fined £2k for flying model aircraft near Heathrow on Christmas Eve

The court also ordered the model aircraft be destroyed

Cork airport appoints business development head to drive growth

Gallagher was previously airline business development manager for Dublin airport

EasyJet counts £15 million loss of drone disruption

Airline had to cancel over 400 flights due to Gatwick runway closure

Oman Air adopts NDC technology

The airline has integrated the Offer and Order Management Solution (OfrMs) from travel technology provider TPConnects to enhance its New Distribution Capability (NDC), with air and non-air ancillaries