Few air corridors carry the same mix of prestige and pressure as the transatlantic. It’s the world’s fifth-largest international air market, rich with premium leisure and business travellers. It is, however, also notoriously difficult to crack. Still, US, Canadian and European airlines contin...

Southwest chief executive Bob Jordan has hinted that the airline could one day offer long-haul transatlantic flights. In an interview with CNBC, Jordan did not rule out the possibility of launching US-Europe operations in future. “No commitment, but you can certainly see a day when we are a...

A new low-cost airline is set to offer transatlantic flights from Northern Ireland. The announcement by Fly Atlantic has been described as a "game changer", filling the gap in the market of no direct flights currently operating between Belfast to North America. Fly Atlantic is planning to star...

A number of the world’s largest airlines have come together submitting a letter to US vice president Mike Pence and EU commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson, airline executives asked for “the safe and swift restoration of air travel between the United States and Europe”. “Given the...