Further UK connections from Bristol and Leeds to San Francisco via Dublin will follow daily from April 15th.

BA apologised for the cancellations, caused by ongoing technical issues.

Russia has decided to ban all UK carriers to fly through its airspace, this decision follows yesterday's suspension of Russian carriers into UK's airspace.

Lille airport announces three new destinations with the airline Volotea. Calvi (Corsica), Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Varna (Bulgaria) are now part of the list of destinations. Flights will begin in May.

A UK Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson said: "Following the announcement by the Prime Minister in Parliament today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the foreign carrier permit held by Aeroflot Russia Airlines (Aeroflot) until further notice.

China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of a pair of Airbus A319neos, becoming the first airline operator of the smallest and least-popular Neo variant.

Lufthansa is the latest airline to take the precaution of not flying to Ukraine, as rumors of war grow louder. It is still not clear whether it is the insurance firms for the carriers that are driving these decisions by threatening to drop coverage of those flying within Ukrainian airspace.

Niceair is a new airline based, not in Nice, southern France, but in Akureyri, North Iceland. It will fly its first scheduled flight on 2 June, Icelandic news outfit mbl.is reports. The name, Niceair, has a reference to North Iceland, where the company will serve a growing market for local residents as well as foreign tourists.

When ultra-low-cost carriers Allegiant and Viva Aerobus announced plans in December to form a joint venture, it was not quite clear what that would look like for customers.

American Airlines will suspend flights between Sydney and Los Angeles from May 5, citing "ongoing delays" to the delivery of new Boeing 787 jets.

Aeromexico will resume operations to London from Mexico City as of April 1st with five weekly flights.

Bamboo Airways to ink $60 million deal with SR Technics and purchase Boeing 777X

DALLAS - Canadian low-cost carrier Swoop (WK) has announced its plans to grow its fleet and domestic route network during the upcoming summer season. Swoop expects the summer travel season to generate significant demand for domestic and international travel and is preparing to meet that demand.

The Asia-Pacific region will get past its current doldrums and return to leading the world in air transport growth. The region will need 17,620 new aircraft by 2040, Airbus predicts in its latest forecast.

Ahead of growing concerns about border requirements for upcoming half-term holidays, the Spanish government has announced that it will be dropping restrictions that require British teenagers to be fully vaccinated before entering the country. Spain's previous policy required all over-12's to provide proof of double vaccination and a booster if...