Air

Virgin Atlantic pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with new aircraft

The aircraft will enter service in April this year, flying from Heathrow to destinations such as Miami, New York and Tampa

Aviation industry welcomes delay to EU’s new border system

New entry-exit system has been postponed until after summer 2023 season

Bungled backup blamed for US flight system chaos last week

Contractors ’unintentionally deleted files’ while trying to sync the US Notice to Air Missions system, grounding all US flights for several hours, US Federal Aviation Administration reveals

Wizz Air announces four new Turkey routes for summer 2023

Budget carrier to launch Istanbul, Dalaman and Antalya from Gatwick in the spring, and offer Istanbul from Luton too

French national strikes to hit air, sea and rail travel this week

EasyJet and Eurostar are among the operators warning of disruption, along with ferry ports

Manchester airport reopens runways after heavy snowfall

It comes after the airport was forced to shut both of its two runways on Thursday morning (19 January)

Manchester airport shuts both runways following heavy snowfall

In a statement published on Twitter, the airport said it would reopen the runways ‘at the earliest opportunity’

Air fares rose by a record 44% last year, ONS figures reveal

The annual rate for December 2022 is an increase of 19.8 percentage points from the previous month

Lufthansa submits bid for stake in Italian flag carrier ITA

German carrier seeking minority stake in Alitalia successor, with a view to a complete takeover

Emirates ready to ramp up China and Hong Kong services

Gulf carrier to resume passenger flights to Shanghai and Beijing, and increase Guangzhou and Hong Kong services

Saga's chief people officer to join easyJet

Prior to Saga, Jane built her career in HR and retail at Tesco

EasyJet to up capacity at Manchester this summer with extra based aircraft

From May, the carrier will station an extra Airbus A320neo aircraft at the airport in the North West

Virgin Atlantic fined $1.05m for flying over Iraq

An investigation by USDOT revealed between 16 September 2020 and 16 September 2021, the carrier operated a ’significant number’ of flights over restricted airspace

Manchester airport systems ‘back up and running’ after IT glitch

The airport has apologised for any disruption and thanked passengers for their patience

EasyJet holidays unveils new packages for summer 2023

New services from Luton to Izmir, Bristol to Chania, Manchester to Paris Orly, Edinburgh to Antalya and Santorini, Glasgow to Lisbon, Southend to Amsterdam, Belfast to Antalya and Gatwick to Calvi will be available

Ryanair boosts summer 2023 offering from London

New destinations include Asturias, Belfast, Cornwall, Edinburgh, Klagenfurt and Leipzig

Emirates to restore second daily Stansted service this summer

Gulf carrier to double up at Stansted again, starting in May

Passengers warned of delays after Manchester airport hit by IT system outage

Passengers have been advised to check with their airline for up-to-date travel advice

Global airlines ‘to regain 2019 momentum by June’, report says

Aircraft leasing firm Avolon predicts global airline industry will return to 2019 levels this summer

EasyJet adds 11 new routes to UK network for summer 2023

Flights from Gatwick to Ancona are set to return in a boost to connections to and from Italy’s Adriatic coast

Near-miss at JFK involved Heathrow-bound flight

American Airlines’ 777 forces Delta jet to abort take-off at JFK

EasyJet to up capacity at Southend by 30% this summer

Airport’s owner Esken Limited reveals details of new ‘multi-year partnership’ with easyJet

Antwerp restored to London City airport route network

Airport hails new Luxair route as being emblematic of its plans to connect the capital with more ‘underserved’ European cities

Briton among Nepal plane crash dead, FCDO confirms

British man among 72 passengers and crew onboard ill-fated Yeti Airlines service, which crashed en route to Pokhara on Sunday (15 January)