Airports

British Airways to pull Gatwick-Oakland service

BA has confirmed its Gatwick-Oakland service, which only launched in March 2017, has been withdrawn

Virgin Atlantic to axe Heathrow-Dubai route next year

The airline said the route, which will be withdrawn from March 31, 2019, was no longer economically viable

Heathrow expansion to face legal challenges despite Parliament vote

The Department for Transport said approval “could see building work start in 2021”, but several groups are preparing legal actions

Air China to launch UK’s first direct Gatwick-Chengdu service

Services to China’s fourth largest city will fly Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays

Better managed infrastructure postpones capital expenditure needs

Delegates at at UNWTO conference heard that managing travellers better will free up space

POLL: Is expansion at Heathrow good news for travel?

MPs on Monday night (June 25) voted 415-119 in favour of building a third runway at Heathrow - but is it what the country and the industry needs?

Heathrow faces long battle despite vote of approval

Plans to expand Heathrow were brought forward, in earnest, 12 years ago - and Monday’s vote is far from it being a done deal

Heathrow expansion approved by Parliament

MPs have voted to build a new £14bn third runway at the west London hub

Loganair spreads its wings with new jets

Scottish carrier to reveal European routes next year

Norwegian announces new twice-weekly Tampa service from Gatwick

The low-coast carrier announced its full winter schedule from Gatwick on Monday (June 25)

Emirates’ new routes show ‘commitment to UK’

Emirates’ new UK boss has hailed the launch of the airline’s first new UK route for more than a decade – with another due to start in October

Poll: Do you believe flights will be grounded post-Brexit?

With just nine months to go until Brexit, the Department for Transport has now started recruiting for a head of aviation to lead the EU exit negotiations. But is it too late?

Airline bosses demand action on European ATC strikes

Michael O’Leary and Willie Walsh have teamed up to call on the European Commission to address Europe’s air traffic control crisis

DfT's job ads are like political satire - sadly they are anything but

The DfT has highlighted a breathtaking lack of appreciation from the government regarding the complexities facing the aviation sector ahead of Brexit

Revealed: DfT advertises key aviation roles just nine months before Brexit

The Department for Transport is only now recruiting a head of aviation EU exit negotiations and head of airspace strategy, TTG has learned

Spanish ATC staff mull walkout over working hours

Airports including Barcelona’s El Prat, Palma, Ibiza and Menorca may be affected after workers reportedly vowed to strike

Heathrow third runway plan 'will face judicial review'

Rival expansion lobby Heathrow Hub says the Department for Transport under-estimated the capacity its extended runway proposal could provide

Ryanair renews call for pre-flight alcohol limit at airports

A Ryanair flight to Ibiza had to be diverted to Paris on Saturday due to a "drink-fuelled disturbance"

Wizz Air to launch four new winter routes from Luton

The budget carrier has added Ovda, serving Israeli seaside resort Eilat, Grenoble in France, Verona in Italy and Tromso in Norway

Manchester airport appoints new trade marketing manager

Former Tui consultant Olivia Bussey joins the UK’s third busiest airport as it gears up for its “busiest ever summer”

UK airports making 'significant' progress on disability access

The CAA has followed up its 2016 guidance on how airports can improve facilities for disabled and limited mobility passengers

British Airways pilot jailed after reporting for work four times alcohol limit

Julian Monaghan drank a glass of wine, a vodka Pepsi and three miniature bottles of vodka before reporting for duty as first officer aboard a Gatwick-Mauritius flight

What are the actual benefits of APD?

Twenty-four years since Air Passenger Duty was first introduced, there are few who can still believe this so-called green tax is about offsetting the environmental impact of air travel

TV transgender couple announced as keynote speakers for TTG LGBT Conference

British Army officer Hannah Winterbourne - the Army’s highest ranking transgender soldier - wed film director Jake Graf in London in March