CityJet has warned that all airlines flying to and from London City Airport are concerned over its sale to a Canadian consortium for £2bn (€2.58bn) and the potential cost increases the deal could bring.

European airlines are exploiting a collapse in oil prices by hedging more of their fuel needs further into the future, but those that kept their powder dry before the rout are emerging as clear winners, industry sources say.

Ireland is canvassing European authorities for their initial views on a deal allowing the State to sell its stake in Aer Lingus to IAG.

Aer Lingus’s continued focus on its long-haul routes allied with containing costs led the airline to a strong set of opening quarter results.

The owner of British Airways moved back into profit today after the business reported “huge progress” in the turnaround of Spanish carrier Iberia.

One hundred years of commercial airline flight will be marked tomorrow with a re-enactment of the very first fare-paying journey.

Nigeria’s international airport in Abuja is closed with the runway blocked by a Saudi cargo plane, the Aviation Ministry said.

One of the largest aircraft in the world, the Airbus A380, will fly up the Liffey at low level in three weeks' time.

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts, airport workers, and locals turned out yesterday to see the world’s largest passenger jet touch down at Shannon Airport.

A British Airways employee who claimed she suffered discrimination at work because of her faith has won a landmark legal battle at the European Court of Human Rights.

British politicians have been afraid to take tough decisions on airport expansion, the Irishman at the head of British Airways’ parent company told MPs yesterday.

The International Air Transport Association raised its 2012 global airline profit forecast 37% as carriers slow capacity growth to cope with higher fuel prices and waning travel demand.

British Airways has relaunched services between the North and London Heathrow after an 11-year hiatus.

British Airways has relaunched services between the North and London Heathrow after an 11-year gap.

The controversial takeover of UK airline bmi by British Airways’ parent company was approved by the European Commission this afternoon – but with conditions attached.

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The owner of British Airways said today it had agreed to buy troubled airline BMI in a move which will increase its hold on the take off and landing slots at Heathrow airport.

The owner of British Airways said today it had agreed to buy troubled airline BMI in a move which will increase its hold on the takeover and landing slots at Heathrow airport.

Management and unions locked in a bitter airport workers’ pay dispute will meet at conciliation service Acas on Monday in a bid to stop a strike which could wreck travel plans for millions.

Stephen Cadogan says winning eight of the top honours in the 2010 Great Taste awards represents unprecedented success for our food industry.

The seven days of cabin crew strikes left their mark on British Airways’ passenger figures for March, official statistics showed today.

British Airways’ boss Willie Walsh stood firm today over the airline’s decision to withdraw travel perks from striking cabin crew as the company made final preparations to deal with a fresh walkout.

British Airways’ strike-hit chief executive Willie Walsh has personally apologised to passengers in a video message.

British Airways boss Willie Walsh has said a cost-cutting package offered to union Unite has been withdrawn after the union announced strike dates.

SUNWORLD’S 2010 collection is now available at travel agents across Ireland offering discounts of up to €270 off per couple on 4 and 5 star hotels.

British Airways’ Spanish merger partner Iberia today said losses in the first nine months of the year more than tripled to €181.9m.

British Airways (BA) and Iberia expect to merge by the end of next year after reaching agreement on the plan last night.

Unite is to launch a legal challenge against British Airways’ plans to impose new pay and conditions on 14,000 cabin crew, the union said today.

British Airways today said it had ordered a fleet of fuel-efficient aircraft for use on short haul routes in an order worth around £252m (€266m).

British Airways (BA) is currently the worst national carrier in Europe for cancellations, it was claimed today.

British Airways’ all-business-class London to New York service is expected to start in autumn next year and will include a fuel stop at Shannon in Ireland, it was announced today.

British Airways’ under-fire chief executive Willie Walsh is to get a £35,000 (€44,000) pay rise and has seen his bonus target changed to focus more on customer service, it emerged today.

RYANAIR shares closed down 5.5%, yesterday despite the airline announcing a 15% rise in the number of passengers flown in April.

The luggage of a passenger who died on a British Airways’ flight has got caught up in the Heathrow Terminal 5 baggage chaos and has still not been delivered to the dead man’s family, it was revealed today.

The Heathrow Terminal 5 debacle hit British Airways’ monthly passenger figures for March 2008, it was revealed today.

British Airways suffered share price misery today in the wake of the high-profile problems hitting the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

Passengers endured another day of travel misery at Heathrow’s new £4.3bn (€5.4bn) Terminal 5 (T5) as British Airways axed flights for the second day running.

Plunging commodity prices left the London market heading into the Easter break on the back foot today.

British aviation experts are mystified as to how a modern aircraft operated by a top international airline came so close to disaster when flying into one of the best-equipped airports in the world.

Aviation experts in the UK were mystified tonight as to how a modern aircraft operated by a top international airline came so close to disaster when flying into one of the best-equipped airports in the world.

British Airways today said it would not exercise its right to take a greater slice of Spanish airline Iberia.

London’s blue-chips made firm advances today as financial and housebuilding stocks returned to form.

AER Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion yesterday stood defiant on the transfer of Heathrow slots to Belfast despite a series of meetings with the Shannon Airport lobby.

Fewer than half of British Airways’ employees reckon the airline offers value for money, it was revealed today.