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Peru's Machu Picchu is a big draw for visitors to the country (Credit Shutterstock)
Latam to launch direct UK-Peru flights this winter
Latam will launch non-stop flights from London to Lima this winter, filling a gap vacated by British Airways
Denver is a new destination for Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus to add Denver and Minneapolis-St Paul next summer
Aer Lingus to revive its Minneapolis route next summer and launch flights to Denver for the first time
More Gatwick ground handlers set to strike next weekend
More Gatwick ground handlers set to strike next weekend
Union says strike could affect Norse Atlantic Airways, Delta Air Lines, Norwegian Air and Portugal’s TAP
Emirates will operate an additional Boeing 777 service to Heathrow
Emirates to increase Heathrow capacity this winter
Emirates will add another flight from Heathrow this winter, citing strong demand for Dubai and beyond
Ethiopian A350 landing
Ethiopian Airlines to up London capacity this winter with return to Gatwick
Three-times-weekly Gatwick-Addis Ababa service to get under way from 21 November
Kuoni has a new property in Sri Lanka's hill country
Kuoni puts faith in Sri Lanka with new additions to Indian Ocean programme
Kuoni has backed Sri Lanka’s tourism rebound with 11 new properties in its latest Indian Ocean programme
Delta is flying high following the pandemic
Delta reports record quarterly profits as US bounces back
Delta Air Lines surges to record profits and revenue in second quarter
Norse Atlantic will fly ex-Norwegian Boeing 787s
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
The A380 will fly to Heathrow and Manchester
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
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Airports will need to raise fees to meet sustainability goals, trade body warns
Airports body calls for increased fees to airlines saying sustainability measures are otherwise in danger
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Scotland-China link is revived with flight resumption
Hainan Airlines has restored its Edinburgh-Beijing service
Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand fly visitors to New Zealand with one stop via Singapore
Why Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand offer the fastest way to New Zealand
The partnership between award-winning airlines Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand makes it easier than ever to discover a destination unlike any other
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Norse Atlantic names first UK managing director
Chief executive Bjorn Tore Larsen said on Thursday (22 June) that Ben Boiling’s promotion would create ’an important link’ between the UK and Norway
Air India Dreamliner 787
Air India firms up huge aircraft order as part of $70bn fleet overhaul
On Tuesday (20 June), the airline signed purchase agreements to acquire 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
Air Mauritius orders new aircraft to grow European network
Air Mauritius orders new aircraft to grow European network
Three new long range Airbus A350s to grow carrier’s fleet to 11
The new First class cabin on Qantas' Airbus A350s
Is this the best way to combat jet lag? Qantas reveals new Airbus A350s
Qantas has unveiled its new aircraft, which will fly direct from Sydney to New York and London from late 2025
Air Canada boosts non-stop summer flight options to Dublin
Air Canada boosts non-stop summer flight options to Dublin
Air Canada will offer three non-stop routes from Dublin during this summer’s peak
China Southern codeshares with British Airways on the Beijing route
London-Beijing link among three new China routes launching in June
China Southern to partner with British Airways in new Beijing codeshare, while Air China and China Eastern will compete on Gatwick’s Shanghai route
Qatar Airways jet over the ocean
Qatar Airways in talks to restart Cardiff flights this year
Gulf carrier shelved Cardiff-Doha route amid the onset of Covid-19
Norse Atlantic launches Gatwick-Washington DC route
Norse Atlantic launches Gatwick-Washington DC route
Six-times-weekly service got under way on Thursday (1 June)
New York City skyline at night C: Luca Bravo, Unsplash
Loganair expands regional access to North America with Aer Lingus partnership
Loganair customers flying from Scotland, Newquay or the Isle of Man will have more destination choice through Dublin and Manchester, the carrier said on Thursday (1 June)
Ethiopian A350 landing
Ethiopian Airlines extends Manchester-Addis Ababa service
Fifth weekly service via Geneva to get under way from 5 June
How a glut of bargain A380s prompted a new venture
How a glut of bargain A380s prompted a new venture
Access to cheap Airbus A380s has given new transatlantic carrier Global Airlines the impetus for a spring 2024 launch – TTG’s Gary Noakes digs a little deeper into the UK’s newest airline
New UK-US transatlantic carrier targets spring 2024 launch
New UK-US transatlantic carrier targets spring 2024 launch
Global Airlines has acquired its first Airbus A380 aircraft, with three more expected to join its fleet in the coming months