Airports

Govt pledges to roll out new 3D airport scanners by 2022

Move could end liquid restrictions on cabin baggage at major airports

BA pilot strike 'likely to affect many customers'

Industrial action will be held next month

Liverpool airport baggage handlers suspend planned strike action

GMB union members operating Swissport easyJet and Swissport mainline contracts to consider new pay and conditions offer

British Airways owner IAG slams ’spiralling’ cost of Heathrow third runway plan

Boss Willie Walsh has accused Heathrow of covering up the true cost of its expansion ambitions

Heathrow renews call for govt to invest APD in green fuel tech

£4 billion generated annually by APD could be used to accelerate production of biofuels and support aviation sector’s bid to become a net-zero carbon industry by 2050, says airport

Luton airport to gain London ‘express’ rail service

New twice-an-hour service from London and greater regional connectivity coming next year

Last chance to buy discounted tickets for World Aviation Festival

Two-day event takes place in London in early September

Virgin Galactic reveals 'fully operational' spaceport

Guests can "share breakfast with spaceship pilots and grab coffee with rocket engineers" at the facility in New Mexico

Loganair grows Norwegian reach

The Scottish airline has signed a deal with regional counterparts Wideroe

Ryanair pilots confirm August strike action

Irish-based pilots will walk out on 22 and 23 August

Heathrow: Transport secretary to assess expansion plans

“I’ll be having a really close look at whether figures stack up,” Grant Shapps has said

TAP Portugal pulls London City routes citing Brexit

Lisbon and Porto flights to be suspended at the end of October

EasyJet to launch new Birmingham-Glasgow route

Flights to get under way on in the spring

Hong Kong airport resumes flight operations following protests

Airport obtains injunction banning anti-government protesters following five-day occupation

Heathrow workers postpone August strike action

Strikes over 23-24 August pulled after Heathrow tables new pay offer

Hong Kong airport cancels flight operations for second day amid protests

Passengers advised to leave the airport as soon as possible

Hong Kong shuts airport as protestors occupy main terminal

Remaining flights on Monday (12 August) cancelled as protests continue into fourth day

Heathrow traffic hit by fall in Asia Pacific passengers

July passenger figures down 0.7%, fuelled by a 3.2% decline in arrivals and departures from the Asia Pacific region

British Airways warns of knock-on effects from IT glitch

Disruption following system failures on Wednesday (7 August) set to carry over into Thursday (8 August)

Gatwick security staff strike suspended

Workers to consider new pay offer

British Airways IT glitch causes dozens of cancellations

Majority of cancellations at Heathrow – Gatwick, as well as airports in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast also affected

Gatwick security staff plan further four days’ strike action

Unite union says employer ICTS has threatened staff planning to strike with disciplinary action

Gatwick airport facing two-day security staff strike

48-hour walkout to get underway at 6am on Saturday (10 August)

Heathrow strike postponed; workers to vote on new pay offer

Tuesday’s (6 August) action by the Unite union at Heathrow called off