Prime Minister David Cameron is facing bitter opposition over plans to create a new airport in the south east. A number of Tory MPs have written to Mr Cameron to protest a scheme which would see the construction in the Thames Estuary of an airport which could make Heathrow redundant, cause environmental damage and affect [...]

As schools break up for the Christmas holidays, the AA estimates that around 18 million cars will be taken out onto UK roads as people travel to see friends and relatives over the festive period. The busiest days are expected to be Thursday 22 and Friday 23 December. A London Underground workers’ strike announced for [...]

The race is still on between British Airways owner International Airlines Group, and Virgin Atlantic, for the acquisition of troubled airline Bmi from present owner Lufthansa. In November, IAG signed an agreement with the German giant to work towards a deal. However, Lufthansa said that its dealings with IAG were not exclusive, and that it [...]

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 [...]

Lufthansa has announced that it is in talks with British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group, about the sale of BMI. Lufthansa took control of the UK based carrier in 2008. However, the airline has continued to be a loss maker. Among the factors affecting business has been the social and political unrest in BMI [...]

International Airlines Group chief executive, Willie Walsh, has voiced his concerns that the government’s new Transport Secretary could have a conflict of interest over aviation, as her constituency is directly below the Heathrow airport flight path. Justine Greening has been given the role after Philip Hammond was moved in to fill Liam Fox’s vacant position [...]

Former boss of British Airways, now chief executive of parent company International Airlines Group, Willie Walsh is not sure that a plan to link Gatwick and Heathrow airports with high speed rail would produce significant benefits. He said the problem was that nobody really new how long the project would take to complete, or how [...]

Troubled airline British Midland International has sold six of its valuable landing and take-off slots at Heathrow to British Airways. According to a spokeswoman at International Airlines Group, the parent of BA, the company now controls 45 per cent of the capacity at the London hub. In a brief statement, IAG said that BA would [...]

Middle Eastern airline giant Emirates has quashed rumours that it is negotiating with Lufthansa to buy troubled British carrier BMI. A spokesman for the airline said that, at the moment, Emirates was looking to expand, but not by acquiring another airline. There is also speculation that Etihad may throw its hat into the ring although [...]

British Airways has said that it would be interested in entering into negotiations with Lufthansa over acquiring landing and take off slots at Heathrow which currently belong to BMI. Investment banks, including Morgan Stanley, have been asked by Lufthansa to look into the disposal of the business which has been making a loss since the [...]