Aircraft

Ryanair and Wizz Air shake up cabin baggage policies

Everything you need to know about the low-cost carrier’s new cabin baggage policies, introduced on November 1

EasyJet sets out vision for short-haul electric aircraft

A nine-seater prototype could take to the skies as early as next year with the airline’s busy London-Amsterdam route seen as contender for Europe’s first electric ‘flyway’

Competition watchdog to probe Aer Lingus-CityJet route deal

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the long term wet lease arrangement between Aer Lingus and CityJet

How Air Transat is boosting brand awareness

It may not yet be a household name outside of Canada, but Air Transat is working to raise its profile in the UK and Ireland. New commercial director Adrian Keating tells Jennifer Morris about the airline’s future plans

Norwegian warns rising fuel costs will affect entire aviation industry

The airline has reported earnings before tax of £149 million for the third quarter 2018, lagging forecasts

Air France to increase capacity on Cork-Paris service with new aircraft

Deployment of a new Embraer E-190 aircraft will expand the service by 336 seats a week

Ryanair race row passenger identified and referred to police

Essex Police says it has identified a man caught on camera racially abusing a 77-year-old woman aboard a Ryanair aircraft

Charter carrier Cello Aviation ceases trading

The Birmingham airport-based company collapsed on Friday

Monarch engineering arm closing in on deal for 'significant funding'

Backing from Greybull Capital is expected to be confirmed this week

Singapore Airlines to reclaim title for world's longest non-stop flight

The airline’s 19-hour non-stop Singapore-New York route has been reinstated thanks to new ultra-long range aircraft after it was axed in 2013 due to fuel costs

Wizz Air to 'guarantee' free carry-on case with new baggage policy

The low-cost carrier will adopt the "transparent" policy from November 1

All the news from the Abta Travel Convention - day two

Check out all the highlights and headlines from the second day of the Abta Travel Convention in Seville

EasyJet chief: 'There will be more airline failures'

Johan Lundgren also hit back at claims other airlines had contributed to Ryanair’s strike woes

Abta chief exec blasts government for lack of guidance on regulation

"The implementation [of regulation this year] hasn’t been perfect, and certainly the last of these has been a rush to get ready for in the absence of government guidance"

Monarch engineering arm rebuts reports of winding-up proceedings

A year after Monarch Airlines collapsed, its engineering division says it is not facing HMRC sanctions and has spun off into a successful operation independent of Monarch

Etihad Airways increases festive Heathrow-Abu Dhabi service

Fourth daily service added during winter peak period

Why Virgin Atlantic is turning to sustainable fuels

TTG visited LanzaTech in Georgia, US, to find out how a potentially revolutionary sustainable fuel, used for the first time on a commercial flight this week, is made

Thomas Cook to ‘Fly Pink’ this October to support breast cancer care

Pilots their traditional gold epaulettes for pink ones this month, while cabin crew will wear pink scarves or ties

Delta boosts summer 2019 Heathrow service

Delta has scheduled 210-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft on the new Portland and Detroit flights

Virgin Atlantic becomes latest Worldwide by easyJet partner

EasyJet customers can now “seamlessly connect” through Gatwick with Virgin Atlantic flights

Passengers board Virgin Atlantic's first sustainably fuelled commercial flight

TTG is joining the airline’s first flight powered by a ’commercially viable’ greener jet fuel, departing Orlando for Gatwick on Tuesday

EasyJet reveals it has 'benefited from Ryanair cancellations' in trading update

The airline is expecting full-year 2018 headline profit before tax of between £570-£580 million despite “disruption across Europe”

Ryanair launches 'biggest ever' Manchester summer schedule

The schedule of 63 routes in total will include more flights to Belfast

Air Transat appoints new UK and Ireland commercial director from Malaysia Airlines

The airline has also unveiled a new economy fare structure