Airports

Heathrow strike postponed; workers to vote on new pay offer

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

Wizz Air to launch operations at Edinburgh airport

Low-cost carrier to fly to Warsaw, Gdansk, Budapest and Bucharest from Scottish capital

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways announces Gatwick service

First new UK-Kuwait service for 55 years to get under way in October

Heathrow strike temporarily postponed for further talks

Tuesday’s planned strike still on says Unite union

Gatwick launches dedicated domestic arrivals pathway

£24 million investment in South Terminal will speed up journeys through airport, says Gatwick

EasyJet check-in staff call off Stansted strikes

Workers accept new pay deal

China Southern suspends Boeing 737 Max order

The airline has put a hold on its order for 64 Max 8 aircraft following their grounding in March

EasyJet check-in staff Stansted strike suspended

Four rounds of industrial action still remain in place for August

Virgin Atlantic to pull out of St Lucia

The airline will, however, increase flights to Antigua following a network review

New transport secretary expected to back Heathrow expansion

Grant Schapps expected to give third Heathrow runway his support

TTG Media to partner with World Aviation Festival

Speakers include Virgin Atlantic’s Shai Weiss, JetBlue’s Joanna Geraghty and new Istanbul airport chief Kadri Samsunlu

Heathrow workers suspend first round of planned strike action

4,000 workers had been due to walk out over 26-27 July but will now be balloted on a new pay deal

Scottish airports hit by air traffic control strikes

Dozens of flights cancelled, including 74 Loganair services

Heathrow urges government to invest APD in sustainable fuels

Airport says near £4 billion annual windfall could be use to ramp up production of cleaner fuels

More Heathrow workers vote for strike action amid pay dispute

Nearly 100 firefighters and fire and rescue staff will join more than 4,000 workers in staging strike action next month

EasyJet check-in staff suspend Stansted strike action

Planned walkout on Thursday (25 July) off following new pay offer

Former Thomas Cook retail chief takes up airport role

Joanna Wild appointed chief commercial officer at Leeds Bradford airport

Four new airports sign up to responsible flying campaign

One Too Many campaign doubles down on message ahead of busiest flying day of the year so far

Brussels Airlines revives former flybmi Bristol-Brussels route

Carrier to operate 12 flights a week to Belgian capital

Jet2 slaps 'disruptive' passenger with £85,000 bill and lifetime ban

25-year-old Chloe Haines is alleged to have tried to open the aircraft doors during the flight to Dalaman on 22 June, forcing it to return to Stansted under RAF escort

Union plans crunch talks with Heathrow over summer strikes

More than 4,000 workers could walk out as early as next week amid pay dispute if Thursday’s talks (18 July) fail to find a solution

Ex Flybe chief to head up £150m UK airspace revolution

"Low-to-no carbon is an entirely plausible direction of travel, and one that we all can and should embrace," says Sir Timothy Anderson

Durham Tees Valley announces seasonal Majorca route

Weekly flights to Palma to operate from 19 July 2020 for 10 weeks

Man City tour delayed in 'administrative error', Thomas Cook Sport confirms

The team are hoping to fly out today after a string of rescheduled flights over the weekend