As many as 2 million workers from the public sector are expected to walk out today in protest over pensions. Some say it will be the largest turnout for a generation. Unions are protesting the fact that the government is asking people to work longer and pay more for their pensions.
Around 1,000 demonstrations have been [...]

Increased competition appears to be squeezing profits at both Belfast International and Belfast City with some wondering whether the region can maintain two airports. In 2010, pre-tax profits at City were £15,000 which is a drop on 2009 when profits were £433,000. Pre-tax profits at Belfast International were down by 11 per cent in 2010 [...]

In a move which will see the airline expand into Europe, Flybe has acquired a 60 per cent share in Finnish domestic carrier Finnish Commuter Airlines. The deal is worth £22.6 million and will be a joint venture with Finnair. The move follows an announcement that Flybe has incurred a £4.3 million bottom line loss [...]

A member of the European parliament has accused airports in the UK of deliberately delaying the lifting of a ban on liquids because they are not prepared to pay for new scanners. Brian Simpson, chairman of the transport committee, claims that British airports have put pressure on the European Commission to keep restrictions in place [...]

Airline passengers have had their travel plans disrupted as around 500 flights in Europe were cancelled yesterday because of the volcanic ash cloud spreading from an Icelandic volcano. Although the situation is expected to improve, some services in the north of England and Scotland could still be affected.
Nats, the country’s air traffic control body, said [...]

Osama bin Laden’s death could mean longer queues for passengers at Britain’s airports as fears of reprisals result in tougher security checks. Controversial full-body scanners currently being used at Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester airports could soon start appearing across the rest of the UK, according to ministers.
Civil liberty groups have condemned the machines for producing [...]

The European Union’s transport commissioner has warned that a simultaneous lifting of the ban on liquids on aeroplanes will have to take place across Europe if disastrous consequences are to be avoided. The ban is due to end in April 2013 but it is still not clear which countries will comply and which will not. [...]

The European Union has announced plans which could see rail journeys replace flights between European cities. Siim Kallas, the EU’s transport commissioner, has outlined a number of initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere by 60 per cent by the middle of this century.
He explained that by developing [...]

Airline passengers may soon no longer be able to claim food and lodging from their carrier if a flight is grounded. Vice president of the European Commission, Siim Kallas, has announced that a review of regulation 261 is needed. The decision follows pressure from the aviation industry following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano last [...]

Avis Rent a Car, one of the UK’s best known car hire brands, recently announced that it has increased the number of rental locations across the country by 50 per cent. In just the last two months Avis has managed to open the doors at a total of 37 brand new sites offering customers more [...]