Spanish fly fills Birmingham gap
Phil Davies - Mar 18, 2026
Scheduled flights to Barcelona and Madrid are being started from Birmingham Airport by Spanair this summer. The carrier’s…
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BA in last minute talks to avert strike
Ian Jarrett - Mar 18, 2026
LONDON - British Airways was in last-ditch talks with union bosses overnight aimed at ending the cabin crew strike due…
Airlines, scientists band together on biomass
Ian Jarrett - Mar 18, 2026
SYDNEY - Air New Zealand, Virgin Blue and Qantas, together with Boeing and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)…
Air NZ goes to war on the Tasman
Ian Jarrett - Mar 18, 2026
AUCKLAND - Air New Zealand has announced an overhaul of its trans-Tasman and Pacific Island services, starting later this year.…
Abacus looks to travel agents for revenue boost
Ian Jarrett - Mar 18, 2026
SINGAPORE - Abacus recently completed the Abacus Merchandising Survey 2010 after interviewing Asian airline executives. The surveyed results show that…
Fiji cleans up after Tomas
Ian Jarrett - Mar 18, 2026
NADI – With Tropical Cyclone Tomas now more than 250 kilometres south of the big island of Viti Levu and…
Vietnam Airlines calls for protection
Ian Jarrett - Mar 17, 2026
HANOI - Vietnam Airlines is reported to have asked the government in Hanoi to prevent Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia from…
Singapore Airlines steps up trans-Pacific push
Philip Thornily - Mar 17, 2026
SYDNEY - According to a report in the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i>, SQ will use Jetstar's aggressive move into Singapore to…
BA cabin crew respond to strike critics
Phil Davies - Mar 17, 2026
British Airways cabin crew have responded to criticism from CEO Willie Walsh, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and transport secretary…
BA cabin crew “in danger of isolation†over strike threat
Phil Davies - Mar 17, 2026
British Airways cabin crew are in danger of isolating themselves if they go ahead with threatened strike action…
Flybe steps in with extra flights
Phil Davies - Mar 17, 2026
Extra regional flight capacity is being laid on by Flybe in preparation for potential strike action at…
Virgin Atlantic scores World Cup coup
Phil Davies - Mar 17, 2026
Virgin Atlantic scored a publicity coup over strike threatened rival British Airways by being named Official Airline…
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