Aircraft

CAA 'remiss' not to sell on Monarch seats

A leading industry accountant has hit-out at the handling of the airline’s failure

Ryanair to object to Lufthansa/Air Berlin deal

Lufthansa seals deal for parts of failed rival but could face legal objection

Lufthansa beats easyJet to Air Berlin deal

Lufthansa set to take over parts of failed rival

Norwegian: Use APD money to pay for repatriation costs

Norwegian’s UK and Ireland head of sales has suggested the government use money paid in Air Passenger Duty to repatriate customers should an airline fail in future

Travel Counsellors sets up Monarch support helpline for non-customers

More than 40 staff formed a crisis team at the company’s head office on Sunday to support its Travel Counsellors and its customers if and when the news hit, but proceeded to also reach out to non-customers confused by the situation.

The company had 1,800 passenger affected, with 900 bookings. Only a handful were abroad though.

Kirsten Hughes, managing director UK, said: “Following the collapse of the Monarch Group our priority was to ensure our customers, both overseas and due to travel, were looked after.

CAA: Monarch customers overseas will receive new flight details 24 hours before travel

A total of 23,321 people have been repatriated so far

Monarch HR team holds job fairs for employees made redundant

Monarch’s HR staff members had been providing assistance and helping staff make claims to the redundancy payments office

Thomas Cook Airlines signs new aircraft swap deal

The deal with Air Transat should give it greater access to winter sun destinations

EasyJet targets former Monarch staff

There are opportunities for hundreds of cabin crew

Administrators confirm 1,800 Monarch redundancies

The group’s engineering operation continues to trade normally

Monarch's administrators explain 'unusual' early morning failure announcement

KPMG administrators will address Monarch’s 2,100 employees today

Monarch Airlines ceases trading with 110,000 customers overseas

The company has become the largest ever UK airline to enter administration

Could easyJet be flying electric planes within a decade?

The airline is working with a US firms to develop aircraft that will reportedly be “50% quieter and 10% cheaper for airlines to buy and operate”

Air Berlin continues talks with easyJet and Lufthansa

Air Berlin said that talks will continue with the two airlines until October 12

Latin America: Dancing to a different beat

Aviation in the Latin American region is working hard to find its rhythm, but challenges remain

Barcelona's winning double act

The Port of Barcelona sees the value in working closely with Barcelona-El Prat Airport to ensure smooth operations that benefit passengers

Ryanair customers may lose out on insurance claims

Experts have advised travellers affected to try to claim from their credit card firms

British Airways launches non-stop flights from London to the Seychelles

The airline currently offers flights to the Seychelles with a stopover in Doha

Iberia eyes the world

The Spanish carrrier wants to be an airline with more stamps in its passport, including Africa and Asia, says CEO Luis Gallego

Further strike action planned at Thomas Cook Airlines

A total of 40 flights had to be rescheduled on Saturday

Norwegian UK secures US operations permit

The low-cost carrier’s British subsidiary was granted a foreign air carrier permit on Friday

China calls the shots

The Chinese market to South Korea collapsed after a travel warning, but other destinations have benefited instead

Plane sailing - the growth potential of the fly-cruise market

The world is catching on to the pleasures of cruising, a sector with sizeable year-on-year growth – and airlines and airports could be in for a piece of the action

Record number of airlines expected at World Routes

The aviation route development event starts on Sunday