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Nashville 'to be new BA destination'

Country music capital ’to be latest new BA route’

Airlines send 'text warnings' over EU airport delays

BA and Easyjet are reported to be sending advice messages to customers

Aviate rolls out invite-only rewards programme for tour operators

Bespoke rewards programmes will be created exclusively for each member, with a number of benefits available

Aviation minister calls for action on airport queues

Travellers’ details now have to be run through databases to see if they pose a threat

Saudi Arabia plans luxury Red Sea resorts

The move is designed to attract foreign tourists as well as domestic visitors and is part of a drive to create new revenues for the Saudi economy, following the fall in oil prices

Passengers call 911 after five-hour delay on Canada flight

An inquiry has now been launched after passengers on the Air Transat flight, which was diverted due to bad weather, said they were trapped without access to food and water

BA completes 9-hour flight to India after sustaining '42-46 holes' in lightning strike

The incident occurred last month, shortly after the non-stop BA-35 service to Chennai had taken off

Industry urges government to tackle long delays in European airports

Airlines UK has urged the government “to use whatever influence it can” to persuade Schengen member states to do more to prevent long queues at European airports

Ryanair boss set for government talks on post-Brexit aviation deal

Michael O’Leary is believed to be meeting transport secretary Chris Grayling today

Check-in resumes as normal after BA's 'technical problem' at Heathrow

Passengers described ’total chaos’ in the ’systems failure’ at Terminal 5

EasyJet passengers stranded for three days in Zante

Engineers were unable to fix the problem on flight and a replacement aircraft could not be sent due to a night curfew rule at Zante airport

Ryanair unveils voice controlled booking and additional seats

The seat pitch will also be increased on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Ryanair insists it will stop UK-EU flights next autumn if no Brexit deal emerges

Boss Michael O’Leary has confirmed the carrier would begin taking UK outbound off sale by next October

Qatar Airways abandons plans for American Airlines stake after 'public disclosure'

The airline will continue to investigate alternative investment opportunities

Crystal AirCruises welcomes first aircraft

Crystal Skye will have a non-stop range of 19 hours

Vertical Systems enters media sector with new ad platform for airports

Advertising inventory management system to help airports and third parties take more ’efficient control of revenues’

UK takes top spot in western Europe, spending £26bn on online travel in 2017

Spend to reach £26.24 billion this year, up 7.2% on 2016 and accounting for 5.8% of worldwide travel sales

British Virgin Islands announces $10 entry fee for visitors

All visitors arriving at the British Virgin Islands by air or sea will be required to pay the $10 fee

Why China’s international aviation market is booming

Sector is soaring, but which carriers and manufacturers are leading this growth and what might the future look like?

Qatar: Trouble in transit

Aviation is being caught up in a fracas between Qatar and its neighbours – and there are knock-on effects further afield

Why Marmite is number one banned hand luggage item at London City

It might not be to everyone’s taste, but Marmite is so popular with travellers that it is apparently one of the most intercepted items by security officials

Stricter security era beckons for aviation

As new US security measures are announced, the world’s airports are bracing for more disruption

How easyJet is preparing for a post-Brexit future

With Britain’s Brexit negotiations now under way, easyJet is busy making arrangements for a smooth transition, as chief executive Carolyn McCall reveals

Australia tightens aiport security after terror plot foiled

Passengers have been warned to expect delays after four men were arrested over a conspiracy to bring down a plane using an improvised device