Virgin takes stake in Asian start-up carrier
Phil Davies - Aug 13, 2026
Virgin Group has become a 20% shareholder in new low fares Far East carrier Air Asia X. The Malaysia-based airline…
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Common airports ownership ‘root cause’ of Heathrow’s problems
Phil Davies - Aug 10, 2026
Common ownership of Heathrow and Stansted is the “root cause” of the failure to expand runway capacity at London’s main…
Competition probe into BAA will take a year
Phil Davies - Aug 10, 2026
The Competition Commission does not expect to complete an investigation into airports operator BAA until this time next year. The…
Single bag rule change must not harm security
Phil Davies - Aug 10, 2026
The relaxation of rules limiting airline passengers to one piece of carry on luggage will only be lifted if the…
Doncaster- Alicante route for Ryanair
Phil Davies - Aug 10, 2026
Ryanair is adding a fourth route from Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The airline will serve Alicante three times a week from…
Ex-HRG head joins Etihad in UK
Phil Davies - Aug 10, 2026
Etihad Airways has appointed former HRG international business group head Clive Wratten as UK country manager. Before joining HRG, Wratten…
Aer Lingus and Ryanair still to fully comply over misleading flight pricing
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
Two airlines – Aer Lingus and Ryanair - have still to fully comply with measures laid down by the Office of…
Sabre and Amadeus seek joint venture approval
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
Sabre Holdings and Amadeus have filed with the European Commission for antitrust approval to create a joint venture concentrating on…
Aer Lingus establishes Belfast base
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
Aer Lingus is to re-establish a key UK trunk route between Belfast and Heathrow by setting up a base in…
Silverjet recruits ex-BA exec as PR chief
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
Former British Airways commercial communications manager Anna Martin is joining Silverjet as head of communications. She will replace Nicole Walsh,…
Sofia, so good for EasyJet
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
EasyJet is to add the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to its network from the UK with flights from Gatwick. The…
Air Berlin plans 100m euro LTU savings
Phil Davies - Aug 09, 2026
Air Berlin plans to cut costs at LTU by up to 100 million euros after finally receiving approval to take…
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