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International & Aviation News Cruise ships in the US Cruise ships operating in the US will no longer be required to follow mandatory Covid-19 guidance from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) health agency as reported in last week’s BTN. (See www.btnews.co.uk/article/18560) Read more BA’s new LCY routes British Airways is launching four new routes across Europe in time for the summer season. Operating from London City Airport, customers can now book to fly to Barcelona, Luxembourg, Milan and Thessaloniki – adding to BA CityFlyer’s alr… Read more Aviation Club lunch The Aviation Club's first lunch of 2022 will be held at the RAC, Pall Mall, on Tuesday 8 February. Joining the event as guest speaker is Adel Abdullah Ali, CEO of Air Arabia. Adel Abdullah Ali is well known for his innovat… Read more Austin Texas by Virgin Atlantic A four times a week service between Heathrow and the 4th largest city in Texas will launch on 25 May flown by Boeing 787-9 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium and 192 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats. At the same time the airline a… Read more Airbus 2021 With commercial aircraft assembly plants in Alabama, Hamburg, Montreal, Tianjin and Toulouse, Airbus delivered 611 aircraft to 88 customers in 2021. Arch rival Boeing by contrast only managed 340. “Our commercial aircraft achievem… Read more ON TOUR: Discover Qatar In last week’s issue BTN focussed very much on the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to be played in Qatar next November/December. See www.btnews.co.uk/article/18554 Editor-in-Chief Malcolm Ginsberg continues with his tale. Read more LETTER OF THE WEEK FlyBe continues to hit the headlines. We have quite a selection that came in over the holidays. Read more Airbus v Qatar Airways court battle * Qatar Airways has started proceedings in a UK court against Airbus in a bid to resolve a dispute over skin flaws on a batch of 20 A350 aircraft now grounded. The potential expensive hearing revolves around blistered paint and corrosion to a sub-lay… Read more Randox tests quickly With the Government changing the border control rules with respect to Covid, Randox and Pay Point have announced an expansion of their partnership providing a vital service for travellers returning to the UK. (See New border rules in this week’s BT… Read more New border rules Doubly vaccinated passengers no longer have to take pre-departure Covid tests in England. They will also not be required to self-isolate while awaiting test results after arriving in England. This change of rules has been picked up quickly by suppliers. … Read more Israel lifts travel ban After a recommendation from the Ministry of Health, Israel has removed ‘red’ countries from their no-fly list. It will once again allow travel to the US and the UK, although it is telling Israelis not to travel to high-risk countries ‘w… Read more Luton Hoo becomes Arora The Arora Group, operator of the Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5, and a host of airport related hotels, has bought the historic Luton Hoo, from Elite Hotels. The property, once the home of the Wernher family with The Queen a visitor, is very close t… Read more Bank station and LCY * Regular uses of Bank station, one of the most popular DLR links to London City Airport (LCY), should be aware that a major stage in its rebuilding programme starts next Saturday (15 January), perhaps adding to travel time. The Northern line will be… Read more Car sales 2021 Tesla’s Model 3 took top spot in UK car sales for the first time in December (9,612) from MINI (4,625) with Vauxhall’s Corsa third (2,608). Overall for the year new car registrations grew by a marginal 1.0% on a pandemic-ravaged 2020, … Read more Scottish airports at Westminster In what could be seen as a challenge to Holyrood, Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee will today (10 January) interview the major airport operators north of the border. Under scrutiny are Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Airport; Inglis Lyo… Read more Passenger compensation The European Union’s top court has ruled that passengers in Europe are entitled to compensation if their flights are brought forward by more than an hour. It recognised that such scenarios “may result in serious inconvenience for passengers, in t… Read more New Manchester hotel Dalata Hotel Group opened its first property under the Clayton Hotels brand in Manchester’s city centre last week complimenting an airport property. The 18-storey building is located on Portland Street, under half a mile from Manchester Picca… Read more Corporate jet and LCY * Called the ACJ TwoTwenty, but in truth an Airbus A220-100, the first of a new class of business jet has been delivered to Comlux, the Swiss-based executive jet operator. The aircraft was flown from the Airbus A220 final assembly line in Mirabel (C… Read more Wizz December Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Wizz was quick last week to publish its results for December. The Hungarian airline said it carried 2.6m passengers last month at a load factor of 75.4%. This compares with the 665,000 in December 2020 at … Read more Uproar in Scotland * Not for first time the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) has blasted First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. “Scottish travel professionals are wholly at a loss to understand why we seem to be the Cinderella sector of business suppo… Read more

International & Aviation News

Cruise ships in the US

Cruise ships operating in the US will no longer be required to follow mandatory Covid-19 guidance from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) health agency as reported in last week’s BTN.
(See www.btnews.co.uk/article/18560)

Read more
BA’s new LCY routes

British Airways is launching four new routes across Europe in time for the summer season.

Operating from London City Airport, customers can now book to fly to Barcelona, Luxembourg, Milan and Thessaloniki – adding to BA CityFlyer’s alr…

Read more
Aviation Club lunch

The Aviation Club's first lunch of 2022 will be held at the RAC, Pall Mall, on Tuesday 8 February.

Joining the event as guest speaker is Adel Abdullah Ali, CEO of Air Arabia.

Adel Abdullah Ali is well known for his innovat…

Read more
Austin Texas by Virgin Atlantic

A four times a week service between Heathrow and the 4th largest city in Texas will launch on 25 May flown by Boeing 787-9 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium and 192 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats.

At the same time the airline a…

Read more
Airbus 2021

With commercial aircraft assembly plants in Alabama, Hamburg, Montreal, Tianjin and Toulouse, Airbus delivered 611 aircraft to 88 customers in 2021.

Arch rival Boeing by contrast only managed 340.

“Our commercial aircraft achievem…

Read more
ON TOUR: Discover Qatar

In last week’s issue BTN focussed very much on the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to be played in Qatar next November/December.

See www.btnews.co.uk/article/18554

Editor-in-Chief Malcolm Ginsberg continues with his tale.

Read more
LETTER OF THE WEEK

FlyBe continues to hit the headlines. We have quite a selection that came in over the holidays.

Read more
Airbus v Qatar Airways court battle *

Qatar Airways has started proceedings in a UK court against Airbus in a bid to resolve a dispute over skin flaws on a batch of 20 A350 aircraft now grounded.

The potential expensive hearing revolves around blistered paint and corrosion to a sub-lay…

Read more
Randox tests quickly

With the Government changing the border control rules with respect to Covid, Randox and Pay Point have announced an expansion of their partnership providing a vital service for travellers returning to the UK.
(See New border rules in this week’s BT…

Read more
New border rules

Doubly vaccinated passengers no longer have to take pre-departure Covid tests in England. They will also not be required to self-isolate while awaiting test results after arriving in England. This change of rules has been picked up quickly by suppliers. …

Read more
Israel lifts travel ban

After a recommendation from the Ministry of Health, Israel has removed ‘red’ countries from their no-fly list. It will once again allow travel to the US and the UK, although it is telling Israelis not to travel to high-risk countries ‘w…

Read more
Luton Hoo becomes Arora

The Arora Group, operator of the Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5, and a host of airport related hotels, has bought the historic Luton Hoo, from Elite Hotels.

The property, once the home of the Wernher family with The Queen a visitor, is very close t…

Read more
Bank station and LCY *

Regular uses of Bank station, one of the most popular DLR links to London City Airport (LCY), should be aware that a major stage in its rebuilding programme starts next Saturday (15 January), perhaps adding to travel time.

The Northern line will be…

Read more
Car sales 2021

Tesla’s Model 3 took top spot in UK car sales for the first time in December (9,612) from MINI (4,625) with Vauxhall’s Corsa third (2,608).

Overall for the year new car registrations grew by a marginal 1.0% on a pandemic-ravaged 2020, …

Read more
Scottish airports at Westminster

In what could be seen as a challenge to Holyrood, Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee will today (10 January) interview the major airport operators north of the border. Under scrutiny are Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Airport; Inglis Lyo…

Read more
Passenger compensation

The European Union’s top court has ruled that passengers in Europe are entitled to compensation if their flights are brought forward by more than an hour. It recognised that such scenarios “may result in serious inconvenience for passengers, in t…

Read more
New Manchester hotel

Dalata Hotel Group opened its first property under the Clayton Hotels brand in Manchester’s city centre last week complimenting an airport property.

The 18-storey building is located on Portland Street, under half a mile from Manchester Picca…

Read more
Corporate jet and LCY *

Called the ACJ TwoTwenty, but in truth an Airbus A220-100, the first of a new class of business jet has been delivered to Comlux, the Swiss-based executive jet operator.

The aircraft was flown from the Airbus A220 final assembly line in Mirabel (C…

Read more
Wizz December

Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Wizz was quick last week to publish its results for December.

The Hungarian airline said it carried 2.6m passengers last month at a load factor of 75.4%. This compares with the 665,000 in December 2020 at …

Read more
Uproar in Scotland *

Not for first time the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) has blasted First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

“Scottish travel professionals are wholly at a loss to understand why we seem to be the Cinderella sector of business suppo…

Read more