NATs row: Ryanair launches legal fight against Britain’s air traffic control provider April 23, 2024 Ryanair has launched a lawsuit against Britain’s NATs over the network-wide failure last August which saw thousands of flights grounded
How AI is shaking up business travel – and how it involves you April 18, 2024 From booking flights to creating itineraries, AI (artificial intelligence) is already changing the face of the work trip, says Jenny Southan
Strong appetite for travel helps Easyjet reduce losses over the winter period April 18, 2024 Easyjet has continued to benefit from travellers' strong appetite for travel in the wake of the pandemic, seeing an uptick in passengers and reducing the traditional "seasonal" winter losses in its half-year trading update.
Anatomy of a snack trolley: ‘Why is there always flapjack?’ April 11, 2024 Who decides what you eat when you fly or catch a train? Amelia Tait goes in search to the answer to the big question: 'Why always flapjack?'
Easyjet opens new Birmingham Airport base, supporting over 1,000 jobs March 18, 2024 Easyjet has opened its ninth new UK base at Birmingham airport, creating 140 direct jobs and supporting around 1,200 in total.
Wizz Air stock surges 10 per cent as passenger numbers take off February 2, 2024 Wizz Air’s passenger numbers surged in January, growing 14.2 per cent from last year, as the airline’s level of pollutants grew almost twice as fast as its passengers. In a stock exchange notice today, the airline said throughout the month, it carried 4,740,815 passengers. The firm’s stock price is up 10 per cent this morning. [...]
Stansted Airport chief: Expansion key for Cambridge-London tech corridor amid ‘huge demand’ October 30, 2023 London Stansted's expansion will be key for the "globally important" Cambridge-London tech corridor, its boss has said.
IAG: British Airways owner set to report £1.3bn profit but Israel-Gaza conflict sparks concern October 22, 2023 The IAG is set to report £1.6bn profit on Friday, but conflict in Israel and air traffic disruption could hinder its share price rally.
Virgin Atlantic pilots are tired and overworked, union warns as strike threat looms August 7, 2023 Virgin Atlantic pilots are tired and overworked, according to a survey by the UK’s pilots union, with over three quarters of the airline’s pilots saying they had flown with a tired colleague who was “clearly not fit to fly”. Over 88 per cent of the 900 pilots surveyed by British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) had [...]
Virgin Atlantic pilot strike action up in the air amid fatigue row August 6, 2023 Virgin Atlantic is heading into turbulence pilots are revving up for a potential strike later this year, demanding an end to the pandemic changes that aimed to rescue the airline from bankruptcy. British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa), the union representing the pilots, has raised “serious concerns” about pilot fatigue and wellbeing as 96 per cent [...]