APD rise brings share of longhaul traffic to ferry operators
Linsey McNeill - Mar 03, 2026
Ferry operators are expecting the rise in air passenger duty (APD) to bring them a welcome boost in traffic this…
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South African Airways reveals new UK country manager
Linsey McNeill - Mar 03, 2026
Airline industry veteran Gary Kershaw has joined South African Airways as country manager UK and Ireland. Kershaw, who will report…
Ryanair on board Thai Tiger
Ian Jarrett - Mar 03, 2026
The budget air wars over Asia are warming up with news that Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways have formally…
Asia Pacific airlines to be hit hard by fuel hikes
Ian Jarrett - Mar 03, 2026
IATA has trimmed its 2011 earnings forecast for the world's airlines by 5.5 percent to US$8.6 billion from US$9.1 billion…
TSA officer has no trouble finding drugs
David - Mar 03, 2026
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker was arrested for allegedly helping drug dealers pass through security screenings at the Buffalo-Niagara…
Boeing hopes new plane will recall old glory days
David - Mar 03, 2026
Boeing has rolled out an updated jumbo jet, “hoping to relive the glamour of the birth of the 747 over…
Airline price hikes fail in fifth try
David - Mar 03, 2026
The major airlines fifth attempt to get a broad-based price increase this year failed after low-cost rivals rejected the idea.…
Lobby groups tells government to stop transport strikes
Linsey McNeill - Mar 02, 2026
Business lobby group London First has called on the government to limit the power of trade unions by introducing tighter…
Britons offered free flight out of Libya
Linsey McNeill - Mar 02, 2026
Britons remaining in Libya will have the option of fleeing the country on a free flight to Malta this afternoon,…
Unite’s Len: Give me a call, Keith
Dinah - Mar 02, 2026
Cabin crew union Unite has invited British Airways chief executive Keith Williams for talks, claiming that it feels the…
Another Middle Eastern carrier quits Gatwick
Dinah - Mar 02, 2026
Qatar Airways is to pull its services from Gatwick Airport from the end of May. The Doha-based airline…
Major carrier fined for voucher charges
Dinah - Mar 02, 2026
American Airlines has been fined £55,300 by the US Department of Transportation for not telling bumped passengers that they…
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