Wizz Air UK has announced that it has officially received the necessary permits to operate flights between the United Kingdom and the United States. As communicated earlier, the airline has no intention or plans to launch regular commercial flights to the US, the new authorisation represents a si...

By James Sillars, sky.com Hundreds of workers at Heathrow will walk out in the run-up to the World Cup finals this month over demands for better pay. Unite said 700 staff, who are involved in ground-handling, airside transport and cargo and are employed by Dnata and Menzies at Heathrow, will s...

Heathrow Airport is facing severe disruption and delays beginning next month, November, as workers employed by Dnata and Menzies are balloted over pay. Ballot for strikes Over 700 workers, who are members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are involved in the dispute, which has been prompted by o...

Akbar Al Baker, chief executive of Qatar Airways speaking at the IATA 78th Annual General Meeting in Doha (photo: BillyPix). For a month around the FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December later this year, hometown carrier Qatar Airways will cut back its route network fr...