Aircraft

Gatwick strike: almost 1,000 workers to walk out later this month

Workers will strike for an initial four days from 28 July to 1 August, before a second walkout in August

Ryanair pulls out of 'useless and ineffective' Aviation Council

Chief executive Michael O’Leary described the organisation as a ’waste of time’

Free train tickets among proposals to reduce aviation emissions

Requiring airlines to offer free rail tickets to the airport for passengers taking international flights and giving customers ’realistic’ travel times for domestic flights are two ways the aviation industry could reduce its carbon footprint, according to a new charter

Pilot's plea to passengers to get off 'heavy' Lanzarote flight

The carrier was forced to remove 19 passengers from the flight, which was due depart for Liverpool last week

Aviation's net profit margin 'unsustainable in the long term', Walsh warns

In 2023, Iata expect airlines globally to post a $9.8 billion net profit

Wizz boosts capacity from Luton with addition of new A321neo aircraft

The new addition takes Wizz Air’s total number of aircraft at Luton to 12

Gatwick submits formal application to dramatically hike capacity

If approved, the airport will win permission to bring its existing northern standby runway into routine use

EasyJet adds another eight new routes to UK winter schedule

EasyJet holidays packages are available on six of the new routes, including thousands to the Egyptian resort of Hurghada

Norwegian Air acquires regional carrier Wideroe for £82m

Wideroe will continue to exist as a separate company with its own brand, organisation and headquarters in Bodo

Jet2 executive chair Philip Meeson to step down after 40 years

Meeson bought the business in 1983 when it was a small cargo airline and distribution company serving the Channel Islands

Norwegian ready for busy summer as June carryings rebound

Airline reports June carryings of two million, the highest number it has carried so far this year – equalling July 2022

MAG records £1bn revenue as traffic nears pre-pandemic levels

In its first full-year of restriction-free travel from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, the group served 54m passengers, equal to 91% of 2019/20 traffic

Scottish govt urges BA and easyJet to up London-Scotland services

It comes as the Scottish Affairs Committee writes to airports and airlines raising its concerns with delays to, and cancellations of, flights between Scotland and London

Meet one of Britain's oldest-ever cabin crew members

It was on an easyJet flight to Madrid 20 years ago that Pam Clark picked up a recruitment advertisement and was inspired to make her childhood dream come true – at the age of 53

Union warns of 'continuous' summer strike action at Birmingham airport

Around 100 security officers and terminal technicians employed by the airport will begin strike action from 18 July, the Unite union has confirmed

Airlines to pay for carbon emissions under tighter government regulations

Airlines operating in the UK will need to buy allowances for every tonne of carbon they emit from 2026

Norse Atlantic marks inaugural London services to LA and San Francisco

The two Californian cities have now become the fifth and sixth destinations to the US from the airline’s London base

Emirates brings A380 superjumbo back to Birmingham after three-year hiatus

The 615-seat double-decker, absent since March 2020, will bring extra capacity for business and leisure customers on BHX’s twice-daily Dubai services

Loganair to 'future-proof' fleet with newer, larger aircraft

The regional carrier will deploy the larger aircraft in Glasgow

Copenhagen airport boss to succeed Holland-Kaye as Heathrow chief

Thomas Woldbye will replace John Holland-Kaye when he steps down later this year after nearly 10 years in post

New transatlantic carrier secures three more A380s ahead of 2024 launch

Global airlines has purchased the additional aircraft for an undisclosed figure and the airline is now developing plans for their refit and return to service

Which? renews plea to govt to give the CAA teeth to take on the airlines

The call from Which? comes as the UK marks 20 years of no fines or other financial penalties being issued to airlines after action taken by the CAA

EasyJet launches thousands of packages and 15 new routes from Birmingham

To mark the launch of the new routes, agents have been given the chance to win a £300 shopping voucher

Watch: New recruitment campaign aims to attract next generation of aviation pros

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has released a new video aimed at attracting more people to a career in aviation