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Vertical Systems enters media sector with new ad platform for airports

Advertising inventory management system to help airports and third parties take more ’efficient control of revenues’

Aviation is being caught up in a fracas between Qatar and its neighbours – and there are knock-on effects further afield

Why China’s international aviation market is booming

Sector is soaring, but which carriers and manufacturers are leading this growth and what might the future look like?

How easyJet is preparing for a post-Brexit future

With Britain’s Brexit negotiations now under way, easyJet is busy making arrangements for a smooth transition, as chief executive Carolyn McCall reveals

Stricter security era beckons for aviation

As new US security measures are announced, the world’s airports are bracing for more disruption

Primera Air launches flights to New York and Boston from Stansted and Birmingham

Primera Air will be the first airline for nine years to fly scheduled services to the USA from Stansted

British Airways drops two routes to Norway

Airline says that services are “no longer commercially viable”

EasyJet to set up new European airline in Austria

Airline creates new subsidiary to protect its EU flights after Brexit

Heathrow runway vote pushed back to 2018

Vote in House of Commons will be delayed due to timing of general election

Gibraltar: Between the Rock and a hard place

Gibraltar’s airport may be tiny but it has already had a major impact on aviation policy in the European Union – and that was before Brexit came along

Regional carriers: We will prop you

It might seem that low-cost carriers are having it all their own way, but let’s not forget aviation’s third tier – the regional carriers that bravely go where others can’t or won’t

Facing up to the future in the Middle East

After three decades of rapid expansion, carriers across the Gulf are facing much more challenging times as global aviation takes a new direction

Star Alliance: A galaxy of opportunities

As Star Alliance celebrates its 20th anniversary, the world’s biggest airline coalition is as committed as ever to look out for its members

Travel Foundation partners with World Routes

The charity will seek to educate delegates as well as benefit from their generosity

Why regional airports should expect promising future

Regional airports offering regional routes can expect a strong future, despite facing a number of hurdles to their financial success

‘Scandal’ of ATC strikes

Air Traffic Control (ATC) strikes are a bigger issue for European aviation than security concerns or taxation

Wow air sets sights on transatlantic market

Wow air is targeting a 10% share of the transatlantic market as it seeks to grow capacity by between 30% and 40% in the coming winter season

Open skies deal crucial, debate hears

A speedy agreement to maintain European open skies is in the interests of both parties in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations

Flybe to reduce fleet

Flybe is preparing to offload at least 10 aircraft, having hit “peak fleet” with 85 currently on its books

Ryanair: Only the biggest of the OTAs will survive

Half of all online travel agencies will be out of business within a decade as they fail to keep up with consumer demand, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer has predicted

Air traffic control strikes remain Europe's biggest aviation issue

Industrial action causes more problems than security threats or taxation

Scandinavian’s ageless view of service

Scandinavian Airlines believes maintaining a focus on quality rather than price pays dividends for its 70-year-old brand

Smooth operator: Cook. Thomas Cook... Group Airlines

Thomas Cook Group Airlines is altering its course as it adjusts to the disruption from long-haul LCCs and new-look legacy carriers

A Cyprus for all seasons beckons

A review of Cyprus’s economic strategy could help redefine airlift to the island