Aircraft

Jet2 marks inaugural flight to Izmir from Bristol

First flight departed from Bristol airport on Tuesday (3 May), followed by first flight to Bodrum on Thursday (5 May)

Air Transat relaunches Gatwick-Montreal service

The carrier will relaunch its Gatwick-Montreal service and add a new route to Quebec later this month

Qantas to launch non-stop Sydney-London route

It comes after the Australian carrier ordered 12 Airbus A350s capable of flying direct to long-haul destinations

EgyptAir crash caused by ‘pilot smoking in cockpit’

All 66 people onboard were killed when the aircraft, flying from Paris to Cairo, went down in the Mediterranean Sea

Heathrow's updated recovery plan to benefit local communities

The airport wants to share the benefits of aviation’s recovery through jobs, skills development and education

Jet2 and Jet2holidays to launch Sardinia and Sicily routes

Inaugural flights depart from Stansted and Manchester on Sunday (1 May)

Government to reveal sustainable transatlantic flight plan

Jet Zero Council to detail ambitious flight plan as part of 2050 carbon neutral goal

Passport office backlog and calls to extend bank holiday

Delays in new passport processing times threaten travel, MPs told, while government is exploring whether to make the upcoming 3 June bank holiday a permanent fixture

Savile Row Travel agrees joint venture with private jet broker

Luxury operator will offer inhouse charters through new partnership

Qatar Airways enters metaverse with online VR experience

Users can virtually tour and navigate the airline’s premium check-in area at Hamad airport

Qatar Airways launches carbon offset initiative for agents

The initiative will enable corporate and trade clients to offset their carbon emissions via a dedicated web portal at any time before or after a flight

Cathay Pacific introduces new sustainable fuel programme

The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative is thought to be the first of its kind to be introduced in Asia

Etihad to add five A350 aircraft to fleet

The airline recently unveiled its new aircraft in an inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris

Govt launches new Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group

A collection of aviation experts will work together to ‘make zero emission flight a reality’

Virgin Atlantic and BA drop mask mandate on US flights

Both carriers updated their mask policies on Tuesday (19 April)

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays up capacity for summer 2022

Airline and operator has added additional seats to popular destinations such as the Canary Islands and Turkey for the summer

Finnair launches winter 2022 schedule

The airline will connect Helsinki and Heathrow four times a day, Manchester twice daily and Dublin nine times a week

Manchester airport to reopen Terminal 3

The terminal, which was partially reopened on 27 March, will fully reopen on Friday (22 April)

United adds daily Heathrow-Boston service

The carrier plans to offer 22 flights per day from the London airport to the US by the summer

Virgin Atlantic unveils new advertising campaign

It’s the airlines first in more than two years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

Jet2 launches flights to Athens from Manchester and Birmingham

Inaugural flights departed from the airports on Thursday (14 April) marking the first time the airline and operator has flown to the city

Travalyst launches flight emissions calculator tool

The not-for-profit sustainable travel organisation, founded by Prince Harry in September 2019, announced the new framework on Wednesday (13 April)

Flybe marks return with Birmingham departure

The reborn airline officially launched on Wednesday (13 April) with a flight to Belfast

Corendon Airlines launches inaugural summer services

The airline has expanded its number of flights to Turkey for summer 2022 in response to increased demand