Air

Drones could be used to attack aviation industry

Warning that terrorist groups could use drones to launch attacks

Airlines losing focus on cutting costs

Former easyJet boss says carriers could be caught out by "future shocks"

Heathrow to launch coffee cup recycling initiative

Pledge to outlaw single use cups at Heathrow by the end of this year

Airlines want more protection from compensation claims

Aviation groups say that most delays are not the fault of airlines

TTG's marathon fundraisers bring it home

Four TTG runners complete marathon despite record temperatures

Spotlight on future of flying in the UK

The industry has only a few months to influence the government’s new aviation strategy. TTG takes a look at The Future of UK Aviation report

New 'upright' aircraft seat 'could boost passenger numbers 20%'

Avio Interiors’ new seat concept could allow airlines to fit 20% more passengers on aircraft and make budget flying more affordable

Rebalancing the Med's airports

Can the Mediterranean’s airports match their record-breaking 2017, particularly since the demise of some major airlines from key inbound markets

Southwest Airlines: Woman dies after engine blast

The explosion smashed a window and partially sucked a woman out of the aircraft, eyewitnesses said

Air China rapped by ASA over misleading fare promotion

Advertising Standards Authority rules Air China Black Friday offer misled consumers

Levelling the playing field

This week the government’s Airline Insolvency Review issued its call for evidence

Call for new fund or insurance scheme to protect flight-only bookings

Flight-only bookings should be protected by a new fund or insurance scheme after the collapse of Monarch Airlines last year, industry figures have urged

Primera's transatlantic debut marred by late aircraft delivery

Budget airline forced to draft in substitute aircraft for inaugural flight

A buyout of Norwegian would boost IAG at Gatwick airport

A buyout of budget airline Norwegian would bring IAG close in size at Gatwick to the airport’s biggest airline easyJet, figures show

An Aussie adventure on Qantas’s inaugural London-Perth flight

April Hutchinson is one of the first to sample Qantas’s 17-hour non-stop London- Perth service. She ponders the effects of jet lag on herself and how airlines will address the issue in an era of “super long-haul” flying

European ruins: What to expect from Europe’s air industry

Were a couple of collapses in the arena a portent of things to come, or the result of special circumstances?

Loganair signs new interline agreements

The Scottish airline has partnered with Air France, KLM and Thomas Cook Airlines to extend its reach, and a deal with Emirates is pending too

EU judgement could mean more air passenger compensation claims

Wildcat strikes by airline crews not ’extraordinary circumstances’, judges decide

Viva striving for higher peaks

In an interview at Routes Americas 2018 in Quito, founder of Ryanair Declan Ryan revealed his latest aspirations for VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru

Gatwick shareholder considers sale of 42% stake worth £10 billion

GIP acquired its 42% stake in the Sussex airport in 2009 when BAA was broken up

Government launches Airline Insolvency Review following Monarch collapse

The Department for Transport said the review was necessary given the heightened risk of airline failure

New agents' incentive scheme launched by BA consolidator

Lime courts agents with new rewards scheme

Cooper joins Flylolo as its expands at Southampton

Former Tui commercial team member joins seat-only operator

Egypt is ready for the return

Following well-documented turmoil in the country, Egyptian tourism is heating up again