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Airline and operator says forward bookings ‘remain encouraging’ with package holiday customers and load factors both up on summer 2022

News of strikes over 4-6 May, 9-10 May and 25-27 May follows 10 days of strike action over Easter, which involved 1,400 security workers

Heathrow, Delta, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways approach Competition and Markets Authority over airport fees row

Qantas deliver educational presentations designed to equip agents with the knowledge they need to sell their flights

A panel of travel suppliers join TTG on screen to discuss the latest luxury tourism trends and what they mean for your selling strategy

Jet2 to pursue cost of diversion and damage due to drunk and aggressive passenger’s actions

EU biometric checks set to be delayed further, reports say

Sri Lanka has dispensed with immigration cards in favour of electronic version

Replacement for Air Malta has been agreed, the airline’s chairman confirms

Carrier’s in-house operator ‘benefiting from strong UK demand’

A French court acquitted the airline and aircraft manufacturer of charges of involuntary manslaughter over a crash which killed 228 people

Budget carrier also hopeful of exceeding £260 million profit forecast for its 2022/23 full-year

Scottish carrier’s public service obligation air routes set to operate to Heathrow in future

Tennis star Emma Raducanu, Sex Education actor and new Dr Who Ncuti Gatwa and journalist Robert Peston all feature

The expansion sees more services added from Leeds Bradford and Newcastle airports in response to strong demand

It comes as part of ministers and aviation chiefs’ action plan for the next two years in the race to reach net zero by 2050

Airlines tell government to support SAF and other measures as Sustainable Skies World Summit opens

Norse Atlantic reveals Gatwick-US flight schedule for the coming winter

Border Force staff among civil servants urged to back further industrial action

Angela Luger and Simon Breakwell have joined the firm as independent non-executive directors

Delivery of a ’significant number’ of new aircraft set to be pushed back, US plane maker warns

British Airways to use lower cost subsidiary to revive Red Sea service

Manchester and Stansted airports close to achieving pre-Covid passenger numbers

Aser Lingus upgrades Manchester-New York flight to wide-body aircraft