aviation

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

After two years of chaos caused by Covid-19, airports and airlines are now hit by a staffing crisis

‘Wizz’s cheeky takeover bid will have come as a blow to the corporate ego’

Hamad International in Doha takes the No.1 spot in the 2021 World Airport Awards

The ‘Overture’ airliner will cut the New York to London flight time to three-and-a-half hours

Government to deploy security guards to enforce mandatory 11-night hotel stays

Dismayed industry leaders urge government to provide roadmap for recovery

Aruba is one of the places added to the safe list while Estonia and Latvia are removed

Low-cost airline plunges into the red for the first time in its 25-year history

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Studies suggest air travel is safe despite concerns about air quality

Study results trigger calls for environmentalists to ‘look in the mirror’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Singapore Airlines will serve meals on the world’s largest passenger aircraft​ parked at Changi Airport

And other stories from the stranger side of life

European aerospace giant aims to launch the hydrogen-fuelled passenger planes by 2035

And other stories from the stranger side of life

And other stories from the stranger side of life

New probe finds that the three airlines are failing to keep promise to aviation watchdog to process passenger claims more quickly

Virgin Galactic reveals designs of 2,300mph supersonic jet

Two men arrested after note warning of explosives found in loo on Dublin-bound plane

Many thousands of further redundancies are expected

UK to allow quarantine-free travel to nearly all EU countries and many other destinations across the world

Senior Conservatives urging cabinet to ditch plans for mandatory 14-day self-isolation for overseas arrivals

Government to introduce mandatory 14-day self-isolation for new arrivals to Britain

Quarantine rules may be relaxed to allow travel between countries with low coronavirus infection rates

Tourist hotspots could enjoy a huge surge with travel abroad likely to be severely curtailed and budgets stretched

EU planning future rules amid debate over social distancing on flights

With hopes of government bailout diminishing, the firm is looking to secure a buyer before the end of May

Which? finds UK travel operators breaking the law by refusing to pay out in 14 days

Flights could restart before social distancing rules are lifted, meaning half-full planes and soaring prices

Raab announces ‘unprecedented’ operation to rescue Brits stuck abroad

Long-term effects of pandemic could include government spending, remote working and lower pollution