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Malaysia Airlines’ new chief executive to be quizzed at WTM

Mueller, whose nickname is The Terminator thanks to his reputation for cutting jobs, will be interviewed on stage by John Strickland

Caribbean Airlines’ UK flights under threat

Election in Trinidad may decide fate of route from Gatwick

Abta urges government to end APD

The association has argued that with the tax set to be lowered and abolished in Scotland, the rest of the UK must follow suit to ensure fairness

Jet2 signs deal with Boeing for 27 aircraft

Leeds-based carrier will see delivery of Boeing 737s from next year

Stewart Travel launches partnership with Turkish Airlines

Deal means agency will offer exclusive product to Turkey and beyond

EasyJet profits to rise after record August

Airline now expects to make profit of up to £700 million in 2015

‘Lufthansa won’t back down on GDS fee unless it starts losing business’

Lufthansa officially launched its direct-booking channel on Tuesday, with sources already warning the German carrier could a "lose a lot of business.”

Aeroflot agrees deal to take over Transaero

Russian airlines will be integrated to form one major carrier

Scottish leader confirms plans to cut APD

First minister Sturgeon says that air tax will be halved in 2018

SPAA condemns Lufthansa's €16 booking charge

Following a meeting last week, the association questions not only the need for the charge but also the technology backing it

Malaysia Airlines takes another step in restructure

Subtle change to company name allows new lower cost base to be established

Aeroflot announces both operating profits and net loss increases

Group’s mixed results come despite 14% increase in passenger numbers

United sells Hollywood Dream(liner)

The airline will use the aircraft on its Heathrow Los Angeles route from April next year

Qatar scraps controversial pregnancy rules

Qatar Airways has bowed to pressure and scrapped contracts that permit it to sack flight attendants when they become pregnant

Morocco airline plays down cabin crew 'dispute'

The argument left a flight strewn with the remains of passengers’ meals

TTG Analysis: Counting the cost

Will new legal rulings on airlines’ liability for passengers affected by tardy flights lead to a deluge of PPI-style compensation claims? Gary Noakes reports

More than a million Brits to head overseas for bank holiday

Around 1.9 million Brits are expected to go abroad during the August bank holiday, data from Abta has revealed

BA to offer San Jose service from May

Airline claims the new flight will be Europe’s only direct flight to Silicon Valley

Peru to ‘take off’ with BA’s direct Lima route

Operators are predicting a push for Peru following British Airways’ decision to launch a direct flight to the country next year

Delta announces London - Salt Lake City direct flight

Salt Lake City is the final of Delta’s seven US hubs to be linked to Heathrow

Advantage's business arm shuns Lufthansa ahead of GDS fee

Advantage Focus Partnership has entered into a “period of non-cooperation” with the Lufthansa Group

Fire breaks out at Dublin airport

Flights have now resumed after the blaze broke out in a hangar at 7.30am

Iron Maiden star ups his plane game

Cliff Richard drove a double-decker bus on his Summer Holiday, but that’s nothing compared to what Iron Maiden’s lead singer Bruce Dickinson has got planned

The party that ended with flights to Australia

Flight Centre, Destination New South Wales and Qantas all joined forces on a novel marketing campaign that aimed to surprise and reward loyal customers. Katherine Lawrey finds out how the story unfolded