On the way back from the SMMT test day at the Oakly Hall Hotel, Basingstoke, in a delightful Skoda Scala Monte Carlo, the Editor-in-Chief suffered a puncture but managed to limp home.
Full credit to Quick Mobile Tyres of Mill Hill (A1/A41 junction)…
What kind of hotel group orders a first-of-its-kind long-range business jet to fly guests to its hotels from all around the world? Alison Chambers flew to Dubai to find out. See also London City and the A220
Once described by a commentator as ‘the minister for the 18th century’ Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset, is the new Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency in the Department for Business, Energy and Industria…
Vietnam Airways will have competition this winter from upstart local airline Bamboo Airways.
Passengers across London and the South-East will benefit from a new connection from Gatwick to Asia this winter, with Bamboo Airways launching flights to …
It is a long time ago, but Malcolm Ginsberg was at the rollout of the first E170 E-Jet on 29 October 2001, at São José dos Campos with Moritz Suter, President of the lead customer airline Crossair, among the guests. He predicted a great fut…
In July BTN’s Editor-in-Chief (and wife) was privileged to join the naming ceremony for Swan Hellenic Vega in Helsinki. The company that established what we now call ‘Explorer Cruising’ was back in business. As I write this piece Vega …
According to OAG, the background tool that supplies the electronic data to the airline industry, Chicago O’Hare is now the most connected airport in the world.
Heathrow (LHR) has maintained its first-place ranking among European hubs, but its…
Head for Points (HfP), the UK’s largest frequent flyer and business travel website, has acquired the assets of Business Travel News from Editor-in-Chief, Malcom Ginsberg. This is his last issue before becoming a contributor to HfP.
Normally only too keen to seek publicity, Ryanair was not represented at the SkyTrax awards, winning the European ‘Low-Cost’ airline award. Nor was Southwest for North America. Does this tell you something? The airline has also quietly retur…
The Elizabeth Line will now stop at Bond Street station in Oxford Street, about half-way between John Lewis and Selfridges. Monday 24 October is the start date. The even better news is that from Sunday 6 November through trains will run from Reading and…
Operations at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in South Yorkshire (UK), will begin to “wind down” from 31 October, the airport’s owner Peel Group has announced.
The airport is set to close permanently by the end of the year and…
The latest Wizz Air offspring has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and an Operating Licence by the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate.
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