Aircraft

Thomas Cook Airlines hires new BDM

Matthew Dakin will report to head of UK sales Sharon Confue

Airbus announces end to superjumbo production

Final A380 delivery will take place in 2021 after orders dry up

British Airways enlists top celebs for centenary campaign

Stars of Hollywood and sporting world to appear in advert celebrating airline’s 100th anniversary

New era of supersonic air travel could trigger hundreds of sonic booms daily

By 2035, some 5,000 supersonic flights could take to the sky every day

Heathrow expansion should be stopped, says report

London Assembly committee wants growth at Heathrow and London City to be halted

Jet2.com focuses on current operations with 100th aircraft

The airline is keen to shore up current operations as it reaches the mile stone

Kate McWilliams, easyJet's youngest pilot, on being an everywoman in Travel winner

Captain Kate McWilliams became the world’s youngest female captain aged 26, flying for easyJet. The everywoman in Travel Awards’ Woman of the Year tells Abigail Healy about her route to success.

Norwegian cuts bases and route frequencies

Six bases will close while six routes will see reduced frequencies

‘Britain should lift Sharm flight ban’ says Egyptian ambassador

Egypt ‘ready’ to welcome flights from UK after airport security upgrade

Lion Air crash: Second black box recovered from Java Sea

Recorder likely to document final moments of ill-fated Flight 610

Flybe rescued by new Virgin Atlantic and Stobart-led group

Flybe operations to be rebranded Virgin Atlantic in due course

Heathrow plans capacity increase using existing runways

Hub airport wants to add 25,000 flights before third runway is built

Norwegian to roll out free in-flight Wi-Fi across long-haul fleet

Airline’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 737 MAX fleet to get free and premium Wi-Fi connectivity

Malaysia Airlines appoints new UK boss

Daniel Bainbridge moves from IAG

Monarch engineering arm enters administration

Work at Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s maintenance business has been suspended and around 250 employees made redundant

Jet Airways seeks investor as banks come calling

India’s second biggest airline in need of white knight

Air crash deaths increase in 2018, but flying still safe

Air fatalities rose last year, but trend is still downwards

'Heat is on for a sustainable solution for air transport'

According to Iata figures, there were 36.8 million commercial flights in 2017 – not including military, business and private jet movements. That’s well over 100,000 solely commercial flights a day worldwide

Gatwick offers £50k reward for information on drone culprits

The Mirror reports a government source said that the disruption would be discussed in a Christmas Eve conference call

Virgin Atlantic continues to mull Flybe offer

It follows an initial announcement by the airline last month

Brexit could allow government to regionalise Air Passenger Duty

Commons debate raises possibility of changes to APD regime post-Brexit

Santa day-trippers left disappointed by ‘failed’ Lapland trip

Canterbury Travel has apologised after its charter aircraft was unable to land at Enontekio airport on Sunday (December 9) due to snow and ice

Which? demands airlines scrap rip-off ‘no show’ clauses

The consumer watchdog says passengers who may have legitimately missed their outbound flights were being hit by fines of up to €3,000

CAA calls for 'greater clarity and consistency' from airlines over rerouting

The authority has issued a deadline for carriers to make adjustments to systems and processes