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A honeycomb-inspired lighting feature serves as a centrepiece for the terminal (Credit: Manchester Airport)
Manchester airport boss insists summer disruption easing
Airport reminds passengers to arrive in good time with 3.5 million passenger sexpected to travel through the northern gateway this summer
The aircraft will be delivered during 2024 and 2025 (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways parent orders additional 37 Airbus aircraft
IAG said the aircraft would be delivered between 2025 and 2028
The aircraft will be delivered during 2024 and 2025 (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways facing fresh summer strike threat as pilots ponder action
Balpa members considering walkout as pay row gathers momentum, it is reported
2.8 million people travelled through Heathrow in February
Heathrow blames ground handling shortages for capacity constraint
The airport said its own resources are ’on track’ after it claimed it started planning for the summer peak nine months
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2holidays to host a further nine fam trips in 2022
The operator has already hosted seven fams for agents this year
(Credit: Eric Prouzet / Unsplash)
Almost half of UK aviation staff considering leaving due to 'poor pay'
A survey revealed more than half of airport and airline workers (58.3%) said their reason for wanting to leave is their pay
The aircraft will be delivered during 2024 and 2025 (Credit: British Airways)
British Airways workers call off summer strike at Heathrow
Majority of those primed to strike back revised pay deal, unions confirm
Heathrow's boss has called for the UK government to support sustainable aviation fuel production
Le Boat adds flight protection policy in response to aviation delays
If a customer’s flight is cancelled right up to departure, the company will guarantee a refund for the Le Boat part of the trip
Stephen Hillier will become CAA chair this summer
CAA chair calls for equivalence with other regulators
’We simply seek equivalent levels of authority to what is already available to other regulators in the UK,’ said CAA chair Stephen Hillier, who claimed it could help solve the ongoing disruption at UK airports
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays on track for 'record-breaking' weekend
The airline and operator has almost 150,000 customers travelling to and from destinations across the Mediterranean and Canary Islands this weekend
Michael O'Leary, director and CEO of Ryanair
O'Leary calls for 'practical approach' to post-Brexit immigration policy
He reportedly said the ability for airlines to hire from the continent would help stem aviation delays
The cases relate to passengers who opted not to travel against government travel advice
Ryanair reaches agreement with European pilots over post-Covid pay
The deals with the SEPLA and SNPL unions deliver accelerated pay restoration and future improvements to pay in each year up to March 2027
Tui's UK boss Andrew Flintham has apologised for delays handling customers cancelled bookings
Tui's Flintham: ‘We’ve done everything we can to get people away this summer’
‘We’ve recruited more staff, we have more aircraft available, and we’ve further improved the way we communicate with customers,’ he said
Travel’s stark climate challenges laid bare in new report
Gatwick adds 400 security staff to cope with increased demand
The airport is also reminding passengers of airport security protocols to smooth the journey through its busy terminals this summer
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EasyJet firms up order for 56 new Airbus aircraft
A320neo order gains shareholder approval
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Inflation could prompt interest rate rise and heatwave fallout
Cost of living pressures grow with higher inflation and likelihood of interest rate rise, while the media assesses the fallout from Tuesday’s record temperature
Why St Helena should be on clients’ island destination bucket lists
Weekly Saint Helena flights to resume this autumn
Johannesburg-based carrier Airlink to up scheduled air service to the island from fortnightly to weekly
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Pre-Covid era will be 'peak aviation emission period', govt vows
Grant Shapps lays out plan for aviation emissions to be less than in 2019 with Jet Zero Strategy
This new service is easyJet's second Scottish route announced this month
EasyJet and Rolls-Royce to test hydrogen-fuelled engine technology
The new project is seeking to demonstrate hydrogen’s potential to fuel aircraft from the mid-2030s
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Leading airlines sign pledge to explore carbon removal solutions
EasyJet, BA parent IAG and Virgin Atlantic among carriers to have signed Letters of Intent to explore new sustainability opportunities
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
Passengers make clear their demands for air travel reform in responses to government’s Aviation 2050 consultation
AN has ordered 20 Maxs
ANA becomes first Japanese carrier to order Boeing's 737 Max
All Nippon Airways places order for 20 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with an option for a further 10
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Delta to add 100 Boeing 737 Max aircraft to fleet
The new aircraft will be 20-30% more fuel efficient than the retiring Delta aircraft it will replace
Parts of Emirates' first A380 superjumbo will be recycled after the aircraft was retired from service
Emirates agrees to cap Heathrow flights until mid-August
It comes after the airline initially refused to reduce the number of seats on sales from the airport