With passenger numbers growing and time to slash emissions dwindling fast, the industry must tackle urgent stumbling blocks on fuel, frequent flyers and moreAviation tanked in 2020. The number of people taking flights fell by three quarters compared wi…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space flight investigated by US regulators
Flight to edge of space veered off course during descentVirgin criticizes ‘misleading characterizations’ of incidentBritish entrepreneur Richard Branson’s flight on his own spaceship is under investigation from the United States Federal Aviation Admini…
Gatwick plans to proceed with conversion of emergency runway
Airport revives proposal for routine use as it seeks to enlarge capacity to a potential 75.5m passengers a yearGatwick airport is to press ahead with plans to convert its emergency runway for routine use, in a sign that the aviation industry expects de…
EasyJet appoints former RBS boss Stephen Hester as chair
Executive to succeed John Barton as chair of budget airline on 1 DecemberStephen Hester, the former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland, will become the chairman of easyJet at the end of the year.Hester, who most recently served as chief executive of the in…
‘They said we were eccentrics’: the UK team developing clean aviation fuel
In the search for sustainable flying, Cranfield University might have found the answer in hydrogenThis row of brick sheds, locked away down overgrown country lanes in Bedfordshire, feels a long way from the glossy boardroom presentations about sustaina…
New budget airline will fly from London to New York by 2022
Norse Atlantic Airways to launch low-cost flights between Europe and the US by next springThe new low-cost long-haul Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic Airways has announced plans to fly between Europe and the US from early 2022, as it aims to fill the g…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic plans stock market listing
Move is airline’s attempt to shore up balance sheet after £659m loss due to Covid pandemicThe British airline Virgin Atlantic is considering raising funds on the London Stock Exchange in an attempt to shore up its balance sheet.The listing, which is ex…
JetBlue ready to launch low-cost New York to London flights
US-based airline aims to tread where other have failed – and in the teeth of the Covid pandemicA low-cost airline service with a brand new business class cabin, flying London to New York? As Frank Sinatra might have said: if you can make it there, in t…
Commercial pilots: were you made redundant during the pandemic?
We’re interested to hear from commercial pilots and cabin crew who were made redundant during the pandemicWe’re interested to hear from commercial pilots and cabin crew who were made redundant during the pandemic. Have you been able to find new employm…
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
We examine the new regulations regarding quarantine, testing and proving inoculation after 2 AugustCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the …