Airline pilot skywrites ‘I’m bored’ over north-west England
The pilot, who had taken up the Piper Tomahawk to test a replacement part, wrote the message at around 1,100 feetA mi...
Ryanair has axed its family seating policy – but kids’ fees still add up
The airfare for a baby on your lap could cost more than your own ticket. Here’s how airline charges and travel taxes ...
Delta says higher airfares expected to last despite drop in oil prices
Company reports $1.4bn profit despite its highest quarterly fuel expense in historyDelta Airlines saidelevated airfar...
US private equity firm Apollo enters bidding war for easyJet with £5.7bn offer
Airline’s board minded to recommend deal – after accepting rival one from Castlelake earlier this weekThe board of ea...
SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets
Newly minted rich and those anticipating huge IPOs are fueling buying and charter spree in the private jet sectorSign...
EU’s ‘unpleasant and dangerous’ border checks need overhaul, says Greek airports boss
Airports have had to use gazebos to shield passengers from sun as they wait to be processed, says Alexander ZinellThe...
EasyJet’s board has surrendered too easily to US bidder
The company’s target to hit £1bn profitability is intact. Why isn’t the board putting up a proper fight?Some foreign ...
United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows
Passengers say they paid extra for outside views but were seated beside blank cabin walls insteadA federal judge on M...
EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’
Officials admit new post-Brexit EES system is ‘not perfect’, as airports and airlines voice fears over delaysThe EU h...
EasyJet agrees to £5bn takeover by US investment firm
Agreement in principle with Castlelake follows several rejected offers and means UK’s biggest low-cost carrier will b...
What is the EES and how is it affecting visitors to EU nations this summer?
Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakersTrave...
Call to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full
Airlines and airports say passengers are struggling in queues of up to five hours for biometric checksAirlines and ai...
US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected
Investment firm Castlelake says it has made bid public so easyJet shareholders can evaluate it ahead of Friday takeov...
Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than original estimate
Department for Transport analysis suggests 0.05% boost will be offset by overall negative trade-off The economic boo...
Heathrow third runway likely to affect health of millions nearby, official report warns
Analysis says expansion could also harm access to housing, education, healthcare, open spaces and transportConstructi...
Air passengers ‘risking lives by grabbing bags and filming in emergencies’
Fines might be needed to deter travellers from grabbing hand luggage, says official from airlines body IataBusiness l...
Air fare rises ‘inevitable’ as airlines face extra $100bn jet fuel bill this year
Iata summit in Brazil hears top executives say although jet fuel shortages are unlikely industry-wide profits will ha...
BA boss warns costly aviation taxes and rail tickets are stunting UK growth
UK lagging behind rivals on tourism growth because of travel costs and lack of joined-up planning, says CEO Sean Doyl...
EasyJet is an obvious takeover target, but US approach may not be a flyer
Castlelake’s move raises questions over valuation and ownership rules as well as whether Stelios Haji-Ioannou could t...