Richard Branson’s airline Virgin Atlantic today confirmed it was in talks to form a bidding consortium to run Gatwick airport.

British Airways today ended months of speculation by announcing it was to merge with long-term Spanish partner Iberia.

Planemaking giants Boeing will today announce a possible 18-month delay in delivery of its new “green” 787 Dreamliner aircraft which has been ordered by a number of UK airlines.

RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary said yesterday the severe restriction imposed on airline passengers by the British Government was “handing extremists an enormous PR victory”.

Eurostar today said it expected its passenger numbers to double in the next seven years thanks to a new transport hub at London’s St Pancras station.

Members of the British rail union RMT will stage a 24-hour strike at stations operated by Channel Tunnel train company Eurostar today.

The numbers of people travelling on the Channel Tunnel high-speed Eurostar trains reached record levels in the first part of this year, it was announced today.

A high speed Eurostar train today heralded this weekend’s opening of the first stage of the UK’s long awaited Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) by smashing the London-Paris rail journey time record.