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UK’s Gatwick Airport to cut up to 600 jobs amid travel slump

by Jack Smith - August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 0712

Gatwick airport, London LONDON (Reuters) - Gatwick Airport, Britain’s no.2 airport to the south of London, said it needed to axe up to 600 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, because of the travel slump caused by COVID-19. The travel industry has been hit hard by the pandemic. Lockdowns which prevented

DHL adds flight from LA to UK hub

by Jack Smith - June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 0851

Airbridge Cargo is operating a weekly flight from Hong Kong to East Midlands Airport for DHL. (Photo: East Midlands Airport) DHL Express this weekend will launch a weekly freighter flight from Los Angeles International Airport to its U.K. hub at East Midlands Airport, in response to rising demand for e-commerce shipments

Huge Cargo Ship Loses Dozens of Containers in Rough Sea Conditions off East Coast of Australia

by Jack Smith - May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 01195

The APL England, a ship with the capacity to carry over 5,000 shipping containers, lost 40 containers in rough seas off the east coast of Australia on Monday, May 25, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. “An additional 74 containers are damaged and collapsed on the deck of the ship, while a

Delta Air to retire all of its 777 jets, in latest blow to Boeing

by Jack Smith - May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 0709

A Boeing Co. 777X airplane lands at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S., in January. Bloomberg News/Landov Delta will offer more details on the changes to its fleet at a later date Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to retire its 777 jumbo jets made by Boeing Co. and replace them with Airbus

Airline weather shocks come faster than ever as climate changes

by Jack Smith - December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 01441

Extreme weather is no longer exceptional, and that’s forcing changes at some of the world’s most diligent storm trackers: airlines. Weather delays in the U.S. have been trending higher the past four years, upending historical patterns and jumping to an 11-year high for this year’s summer storm season, according to government

United Airlines streamlines baggage check-in

by Jack Smith - August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 01605

United Airlines has introduced new technology designed to make the baggage check-in process simpler and faster. The Chicago-based carrier pays a lot of attention to checking bags because the fees to do so generate tens of millions of dollars in incremental revenue for the airline every year. United’s Chief Digital Officer Linda

Heathrow Terminal 5 check-in chaos after baggage belt BREAKS

by Jack Smith - August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 02379

Chaos: Thousands of passengers have been left without their bags thanks to an IT fault at Heathrow's Terminal 5, which left the complicated bag processing system out of order. Fliers landed in Africa and the U.S. without luggage after 30 miles of conveyor belts which usually move 12,000 bags a

British airports to introduce 3D screening for carry-on bags

by Jack Smith - August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 01634

Heathrow: check-in queue AP (London) — Putting small containers of liquids in plastic bags could soon be a thing of the past for airline passengers in Britain after the government announced plans Sunday to introduce 3D screening equipment for carry-on luggage at all major airports. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said in a

British Airways strike: BA pilots announce September dates

by Jack Smith - August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 01254

British Airways pilots are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September in a dispute over pay, the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has said. The three-day strike - the first by BA pilots - could cause severe disruption, as Balpa represents about 90% of the airline's pilots. The union said strikes

Air traffic at Amsterdam still disrupted after fuel outage

by Jack Smith - July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 01686

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - Air traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol airport was still disrupted on Thursday after an outage at its main fuel supplier left thousands of passengers stranded at the airport the day before. Dutch Air France subsidiary KLM, the main airline at Schiphol, said it had cancelled 61 flights to and