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Boeing 737 boss to step down as aircraft delivery delays continue
Scott Campbell, head of Boeing’s 737 programme, has announced he will retire at the end of the year following Boeing’s worst month for aircraft delivery for more than six years
Manila airport: Chinese jet skids off runway during rainstorm
The XiamenAir aircraft overshot the runway while landing in heavy rain on Thursday evening (August 16), officials have said
In-flight drunken behaviour could hit record highs this year, CAA warns
Reports of disruptive, violent and drunken behaviour during flights has quadrupled over the past five years, with 2018 on course to be a record year for incidents
VLM pulls three ex-UK flights
Connections to Aberdeen and Birmingham will come to an end while a planned Manchester launch has been postponed
IAG ‘committed to growing Level’ as group posts €45m Q2 profit boost
Boss Willie Walsh said IAG would further look to grow Level after launching a new short haul base at Vienna in July
Rolls-Royce engine fix set to cost manufacturer nearly £1.5bn
Rolls has set aside £554 million in its H1 accounts to mitigate the cost of fixing its faulty Trent 1000 units
Primera Air pulls short-haul operations at Birmingham
The move comes after the budget carrier last month suspended its long haul transatlantic programme from Birmingham until 2019
Norwegian to introduce new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Gatwick
The latest additions to Norwegian’s fleet will initially operate selected Nordic routes
Ryanair cancels flights after Stansted thunderstorms
The low-cost carrier said ongoing European air traffic control staff strikes could cause further disruptions
Wizz Air expands Luton base and adds Lisbon and Kharkiv
The low cost carrier has added a ninth aircraft at Luton, allowing it to introduce flights to Lisbon and Kharkiv
Thomas Cook rebuffs rumours of airline sale
A spokesman for the tour operator said it had ’no plans’ to sell its airline, but was open to consolidation where beneficial
Air Transat welcomes pets in cabins on flights to Canada
The majority of flights will welcome cats and dogs 10kg or less
EasyJet expands Southend programme and eyes 1,200 new cabin crew
EasyJet launched the first of four new routes from Southend this week, and is on the lookout for more than 1,200 new cabin crew
Milan to host World routes 2020
The event takes place from September 5 to 8
Government yet to recoup £60m Monarch repatriation costs
The DfT says it will continue to pursue travel operators for cash, despite senior industry figures reporting little - if any - efforts by government since last October
Ryanair to cut Dublin-based fleet 20% for winter 2018
The low cost carrier said the move was driven by the ‘rapid growth’ of its Polish charter airline and a downturn in forward bookings due to Irish pilot strikes
Flybe appoints new chief operating officer
Luke Farajallah will leave in October
Norwegian expands summer 2019 Ireland schedule
From Dublin, the low cost long haul carrier will add a daily Toronto service and extend its Boston service, and increase its Shannon-New York service to five times weekly
EasyJet launches new Airbus A321neo at Gatwick airport
Gatwick says it is investing heavily in accommodating quieter, more fuel and carbon efficient aircraft
British Airways aircraft makes emergency landing at Gatwick
Flights were diverted away from the Sussex airport during the early hours of Friday morning after the aircraft requested priority landing due to a technical fault
Tui passenger fined £230 over bacon roll row
Ronald James left a cabin crew member in tears after he was denied the breakfast snack
Ryanair cancels up to 600 flights due to cabin crew walkouts
Cabin crew in Spain, Portugal and Belgium will stage strike action next Wednesday and Thursday (July 25-26)
Qatar Airways reveals plans for 'unparalleled' private jet
The Gulfstream G500 will join the Qatar Executive fleet by the end of the year