Aircraft

Travel Foundation – a force for good

This year’s World Routes official charity partner is helping to grow the value of tourism in destinations while minimising its negative impact

Targeting the peaks in the Caribbean

TIA 2000 wants to better connect the Caribbean with a diverse fleet of small aircraft, but for now LIAT is stalling CEO Bruce Kaufmann’s ambitions

Will Russia be match ready?

Preparing to host the 2018 Fifa World Cup is making the country up its aviation and infrastructure game

Northern exposure: Finnair's unique placement

Finland’s flag carrier and largest airline is uniquely placed to increase traffic to Asia, while closer to home benefitting from Lapland’s popularity as a holiday destination

British Airways' global sales head vows to 'step up' for the trade

"For too long BA has been a bit inwardly-focused, a bit detached"

Ryanair 'close' to making final Alitalia bid

Michael O’Leary said Ryanair would invest in new aircraft for the Italian carrier if its bid was accepted

Qatar Airways launches Cardiff service

The carrier will operator a daily direct flight from Doha next May

Operators restart flights after Hurricane Irma

Thomas Cook and Thomson have begun evacuating customers from Cuba as airports reopen

EasyJet launches long-haul feeder flights platform

Passengers can now book connector flights with Norwegian and WestJet

United to launch Edinburgh-Washington route

Scottish and US capitals to be linked by new flight

Thai brings new aircraft to Heathrow

Bangkok to be served by Thai’s A350

Barbuda suffers '95% damage' in Hurricane Irma

A state of emergency has been called across all of Florida and a number of islands

World Routes Marketing Awards to recognise individual 'heroes'

This new category will be called the Individual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Route Development

Boeing gets all-clear in subsidies dispute

WTO backs Boeing in 777X dispute

Virgin Atlantic completes fleet-wide Wi-Fi fitting

UK airline claims Europe first in technology offering

Ryanair brands airberlin-Lufthansa plans a 'stitch-up'

Michael O’Leary called the potential deal between the German airlines “a complete stitch-up”

Ryanair takes 'alcohol ban' plea to CAA

The airline’s boss Michael O’Leary said a two-drink limit was a "reasonable and modest proposal"

British Airways announces new Gatwick routes to Toronto and Las Vegas

The additional two destinations take the number of new routes introduced at Gatwick in 2017 to six

Etihad Airways announces codeshare partnership with Aerolineas Argentinas

Members of both airlines’ loyalty programmes will also be able to earn and redeem miles on the codeshare flights

Qantas unveils plans to upgrade A380 premium cabins

Australian airline will add extra business class and premium economy seats

Airports closed and cruise ships rerouted in Hurricane Harvey

A record 75cm of rain has already fallen on Houston in the wake of the hurricane

MPs' plans to block Heathrow expansion are 'frustrating and short-sighted', says GTMC

The guild argued that Heathrow airport is at capacity, both as an international gateway and a regional hub for the UK

Emirates reports 'record-breaking' passenger traffic from the UK

A combined total of over 140,000 passengers flew with Emirates out of Gatwick and Heathrow

Qantas to launch Sydney-London non-stop flights by 2022?

Boss Alan Joyce called the route “a last frontier in global aviation”