Long-haul air

Edinburgh regains direct Atlanta service after more than 15 years

US carrier to operate three Edinburgh routes – Atlanta, Boston and New York JFK – daily this summer

Norse Atlantic launches flights from Gatwick to Florida

Budget carrier inaugurates routes to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale

South African Airways ‘still planning UK return’, chief vows

South African Airways hopes to relaunch Heathrow flights as it rebuilds under private majority ownership, its chief executive says

WestJet strikes deal with pilots to avoid industrial action

Canada’s WestJet has reached tentative agreement with its pilots over a pay deal to avoid a strike

WestJet begins preparing for pilots' strike action

Canadian carrier grounds UK flights ahead of industrial action

Direct Beijing flights to restart from Edinburgh this summer

Hainan Airlines to operate twice-weekly linking the Scottish and Chinese capitals

Qatar Airways reinstates non-stop to New Zealand

Qatar Airways will bring back its non-stop service to New Zealand in September

Miss World contest investor plans to start UK airline

The co-owner of the Miss World beauty contest plans to start an airline in the UK

Emirates and Etihad expand interline agreement to boost UAE options

This summer, customers of each airline will be able to purchase a single ticket to fly into either Dubai or Abu Dhabi

Norse Atlantic adds low-cost Caribbean flights from Gatwick

Services from to Barbados, Kingston and Montego Bay will launch from late October

African travel organisation appoints new CEO

African Travel & Tourism Association appoints new chief executive

Virgin Atlantic to relaunch daily London-Shanghai services

The restart marks the post-Covid return of all of the airline’s routes, with Shanghai the final to be reinstated

Sustainable aviation ‘an aspiration, not a reality’, sector warned

Cait Hewitt, policy director for the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF), said there are "huge uncertainties" over aviation’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal

TTG Aussie Fest 2023: Qantas

Qantas deliver educational presentations designed to equip agents with the knowledge they need to sell their flights

Sri Lanka digitises immigration and entry process

Sri Lanka has dispensed with immigration cards in favour of electronic version

Norse Atlantic puts US winter 2023/24 flight schedule on sale

Norse Atlantic reveals Gatwick-US flight schedule for the coming winter

Aer Lingus adds more Manchester-JFK seats this summer

Aser Lingus upgrades Manchester-New York flight to wide-body aircraft

Ryanair calls for action after 600,000 passengers impacted by ATC strikes

Ryanair calls on European Commission to act after 38th day of air traffic control strikes

Qatar Airways confirms date for return to Birmingham this summer

Gulf carrier will resume flying to BHX in July

Delta marks return to Gatwick with JFK launch

Delta Air Lines returns to Gatwick after an absence of 15 years

Japan confirms date for removal of final Covid requirement

Japan will end all Covid traveller restrictions next month, making it one of the last nations to allow free movement again

Vistara to ramp up Heathrow presence with Mumbai route

Five-times-weekly service to get under way in June

Third time around for Cuba devotee with new operator

New operator Simply Cuba to launch with promise of top level commission for agents

UK-Los Angeles connectivity to hit record levels this summer

Weekly non-stop services to increase to 98 in July, making available nearly 30,000 seats – almost 20% more than in 2019