Budget airline increases capacity after earlier than expected delivery of Boeing aircraft
Low cost airline bosses are braced for increase in air passenger duty
Budget airline will test letting front-row passengers pay more for extra elbow room and faster boarding
Potential of region’s carriers to drive economic growth is being ignored, József Váradi tells the FT
Review of planning policy document will ‘advance plans for delivery’, says transport secretary
South Koreans remain reluctant to travel to US after immigration raid on Hyundai-LG factory last month
Delays and cancellations hit travellers in third week of federal government funding freeze
Carrier’s resilience contrasts with growing national concern over staffing shortages for air traffic controllers
Luis Gallego and Eddie Wilson say planes should still fly over France when air traffic controllers strike
Heathrow flights are first step in ambitious plan to reach 100 destinations within five years
A renewed push for economic growth has added to technological challenges and problems with carbon offset schemes
The condensation trails can trap heat in the atmosphere, creating a ‘double whammy’ global warming effect
Series of setbacks hit carriers operating on wafer-thin margins
Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin suffer delays and cancellations after Collins Aerospace is targeted
Leisure travellers appear increasingly prepared to pay for perks such as more legroom and priority boarding
Brussels to review Corsia system and consider extending levy to long-haul flights
Aena chair says airline is using it as a scapegoat to dodge customers’ wrath over cancellations
Carrier has already cancelled 2mn in row over higher charges by Spanish airport operator
Airline brands airport operator Aena a ‘monopoly’ and tells chair to ‘calm down’ in row over fees
Potential transaction would unload lower margin products, while keeping cabin seats business
Company says customers are holding off bookings
Up to a quarter of large wide-body freighters in active operation are nearing or have reached retirement window
Sumitomo-led deal will create one of largest aircraft lessors in the world
Australia flag carrier trades at multiple of operating profit that’s lower than its three US peers
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