Following an announcement at the beginning of the year by the China Air Transport Association that its members were not in support of the emissions trading scheme introduced by the EU, the Chinese authorities have now banned all of the country’s airlines from participating. They have also been told that there will be no new [...]

American Airlines’ parent firm has announced plans to cut its workforce by 13,000. The major US carrier, which employs nearly 100,000 people worldwide, said on Wednesday that the move would come part of its restructuring plans in the wake of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AMR said it wants to cut its labour costs by 20 [...]

Budget airline Ryanair has announced profits of 14.9 million euros for the final quarter of 2011. The increase in profit compared to a year earlier has been due to higher ticket prices and better winter weather. Cancellations because of ice and snow meant that the airline issued a loss of 10.3 million euros at the [...]

The award for Best Budget Hotel Brand has been scooped by Premier Inn at the 2012 Business Travel Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The Whitbread owned budget brand took the award ahead of Travelodge and Hampton by Hilton for the third consecutive year. The awards have been happening for 17 years, [...]

A US cabinet minister’s son is one of several foreigners that have been barred from leaving Egyptian soil. Thirty-six-year-old Sam LaHood, who has been working for civil society organisations in the country, is the son of Ray LaHood, the US transport secretary. Sam tried to leave Egypt on Thursday but was stopped at airport’s immigration [...]

As British businesses prepare for the London Olympics this summer, a new survey reveals that among the chief concerns for 200 large companies are staff availability, transport and security. The study by Deloitte found that more than half (55 per cent) intended to put up screens so that staff could enjoy the Games in the [...]

Singapore’s flag carrier is amid extensive safety checks on its A380s. The effort follows an official recommendation from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that several of superjumbo models in operation worldwide should be carefully examined for cracking on the wings. A spokesman for Singapore Airlines said to the AFP at the weekend that the [...]

Volcanic ash has forced airport in Argentina to close just days after it had re-opened. All flights at Bariloche airport had been suspended for a seven-month period due to the continued presence of ash in its overlying airspace, which poses a safety risk to aircraft. The facility’s reopening to commercial traffic on Friday was received [...]

Chancellor George Osborne has described plans for a new business development at Manchester Airport as good for the city, the North West and for Britain. The £659 million business park is expected to create around 13,000 new jobs in the area. The Airport City project also hopes to bring in businesses from abroad by offering [...]

Glasgow has been chosen to host a second daily nonstop Emirates flight to and from the airline’s Dubai base. The carrier officially announced the launch of the new flight on Tuesday, much to the dismay of Edinburgh passengers and the airport’s management, which had been trying to secure the route for months. Reports said that [...]