Airline industry
Fresh wave of strikes to hit transport and other services across UK
Industrial action expected on buses and trains with airports and Post Office threatened with more disruption
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
01, Jul, 2022 @1:18 PM
US travel chaos unlikely to improve as Fourth of July looms, experts say
Over the Memorial Day and Juneteenth holiday weekends more than 3,000 flights were canceled and over 19,000 were delayed
Edward Helmore
01, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM
UK firms tell Rishi Sunak: time running out to save UK plc from perfect storm
Chancellor urgently needs to support companies facing rising energy prices, chronic staff shortages and supply chain issues
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
30, Jun, 2022 @11:41 AM
David Lammy apologises for getting facts wrong about BA strike
Shadow foreign secretary says he wrongly thought staff wanted 10% pay rise, rather than reinstatement of Covid pay cut
Heather Stewart
29, Jun, 2022 @12:34 PM
Air New Zealand to install world-first economy bunk beds on long-haul flights
By 2024, passengers will be able to book four-hour sessions in flat sleeping pods on ultra-long-haul routes
Elias Visontay
29, Jun, 2022 @1:22 AM
Heathrow airport ordered to cut passenger charges each year until 2026
Airlines will benefit but airport warns it will result in ‘worse experience’ for travellers
Julia Kollewe
28, Jun, 2022 @7:51 AM
Germany looks to temporary foreign workers to ease airport staff shortages
Government plans to recruit several thousand from Turkey as airline industry struggles to meet demand
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
27, Jun, 2022 @12:04 PM
Union accuses Labour of ‘direct attack’ on airline staff by not backing their pay demand
Comments by shadow minister David Lammy aimed at showing party is fit for government provoke angry response from Unite boss
Andrew Sparrow Political correspondent
26, Jun, 2022 @8:14 PM
Boeing 737 Max disaster casts long shadow as planemaker tries to rebuild fortunes
Planemaker’s leadership team must restore its reputation and its balance sheet amid an uncertain future for the aviation industry
Jasper Jolly in Seattle
25, Jun, 2022 @3:00 PM
UK gave airlines 4.4m free pollution permits in 2021, study finds
Government generosity meant industry could pollute for free, and airlines were left with 900,000 excess permits they could keep or sell
Damien Gayle
24, Jun, 2022 @11:59 AM
Qantas to cut domestic flights as fuel prices soar
Announcement comes as passenger numbers set to surge during school holidays, and figures show airline had the highest cancellation rate last month
Elias Visontay and agencies
24, Jun, 2022 @2:01 AM
Every aspect of travelling is chaos right now – is this the new normal? | Brigid Delaney
Be it by bus or plane, the question of whether our transport companies are still fit for purpose must be asked
Brigid Delaney
23, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM
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