http://www.travelweekly.co.ukAviation news from Travel Weeklyen-gbThu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/02/31350/virgin-atlantic-cuts-capacity-and-jobs.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/02/31350/virgin-atlantic-cuts-capacity-and-jobs.html Virgin Atlantic is to cut capacity by nearly 10% and cut up to 600 jobs this winter. The airline is to axe its Heathrow-Chicago service and reduce...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/26/31310/ba-reports-7000-volunteer-for-pay-cut.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/26/31310/ba-reports-7000-volunteer-for-pay-cut.html Briitish Airways reports almost 7,000 staff have volunteered for pay cuts, including 800 who have agreed to work for nothing for up to a month. BA...Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/25/31299/clickair-commits-to-heathrow-as-vueling-takes-over.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/25/31299/clickair-commits-to-heathrow-as-vueling-takes-over.html The Clickair name will disappear from Heathrow in mid-July, but its services will continue under the Vueling Airlines brand and the company remains committed...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/25/31297/skyeurope-wins-bankruptcy-protection.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/25/31297/skyeurope-wins-bankruptcy-protection.html Low-cost carrier SkyEurope has pledged to continue operating a full service after winning court protection from creditors in Bratislava, Slovakia. The...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:05:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/31290/passengers-walk-off-thomas-cook-flight.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/31290/passengers-walk-off-thomas-cook-flight.html More than 70 passengers walked off a Thomas Cook flight on June 21 after being asked to act as ballast for the aircraft. The 71 passengers were asked...Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:56:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/31286/boeing-delays-first-dreamliner-test-flight.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/24/31286/boeing-delays-first-dreamliner-test-flight.html The first flight of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner has been delayed for technical reasons. The...Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:25:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/22/31271/ba-to-launch-long-haul-london-city-route-but-future-of-openskies-in-doubt.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/22/31271/ba-to-launch-long-haul-london-city-route-but-future-of-openskies-in-doubt.html British Airways has said it will forge ahead with the launch of the first long-haul service from London City in September,...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:54:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/22/31270/no-bailout-for-ba-says-transport-secretary.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/22/31270/no-bailout-for-ba-says-transport-secretary.html There would be no bailout from the government if British Airways went bust, the new transport...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:54:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/15/31214/airports-improve-punctuality-as-passenger-numbers-drop.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/15/31214/airports-improve-punctuality-as-passenger-numbers-drop.html Punctuality improved at all 10 UK airports monitored by the CAA in the first quarter of this year, with Heathrow showing the largest increase. The...Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:44:00 GMThttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/10/31181/union-urges-pilots-to-boycott-a330s-in-wake-of-air-france-crash.htmlhttp://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/10/31181/union-urges-pilots-to-boycott-a330s-in-wake-of-air-france-crash.html A French pilots' union is urging its members to boycott A330 Airbuses over fears that the Air France crash last week was caused by faulty airspeed readings. Reports...Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:27:00 GMT