British Airways, the flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has launched daily, non-stop flights between Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, and London.

The low-cost carrier easyJet is cutting about one-fifth of its flights from Luton Airport in London and is shifting its focus to Gatwick Airport – the second biggest airport in London and also the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow Airport – and also to airports in Europe.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is launching non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state in India, four times a week from November 2009.

The United Kingdom is going to witness a major change in the passenger-aviation sector with the country planning to replace short-haul flights with high-speed trains.

British Airways plans to launch its first-ever long-haul Club World service – the  business class-only flights – between London City Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, on September 29, 2009.

Ryanair, the budget carrier based at Dublin, Ireland, is reducing the number of flights at Stansted Airport in London as well as at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland.

British Airways, the national flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has announced that it is cutting its capacity to Australia by 5% by reducing a few flights during the northern winter.

Kingfisher Airlines, based in Bangalore, India, has announced that it is expanding its worldwide network by starting flights on eight new international routes in 2009.  

Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, is increasing the number of services to London and Los Angeles by operating daily services with Airbus A380 aircraft from Sydney in Australia to London and Los Angles from November 2009.

British Airways, the national flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has effected changes in its flight schedule from Hyderabad, in India, to London.

Air India will start a daily direct flight from Ahmedabad to Frankfurt, from June 1, 2009.

British Airways is all set to start daily direct flights to Las Vegas, USA from London, from October 25, 2009.

British Airways will launch direct, daily flights between McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, the United States, and Heathrow International Airport in London, from October 25, 2009.

Jet Airways has introduced special return Economy, Première and First Class fares to London from several Indian cities, starting May 6, 2009.

Virgin Atlantic has entered into a codeshare agreement with India's Jet Airways, effective May 6, 2009.

British Airways has stopped their direct flight services to London from Kolkata yesterday.

British Airways, the national air carrier of the United Kingdom, has announced a promotional scheme which offers a basic fare of Rs 9,990 to London from major cities in India in place of the usual basic fare of about Rs 22,000.

  The Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom has allowed operation of Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X business jet at London City Airport.

British Airways, the national airline and the flag carrier of the United Kingdom, is offering its passengers use of mobile phones, BlackBerries and data-enabled laptops on limited routes from September 2009.

Quantas has launched A380 Sydney-London flights from January 16, 2008.

The controversy and protests regarding building a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport took a new turn with protestors buying the land meant for the new runway.

  The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), a think-tank based in London, the United Kingdom, has opposed the plan to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport saying that the proposed runway will be a “white elephant” unless aviation is made “greener.” 

Aer Lingus, the flag-carrier airline of Ireland, is setting up a base at London’s Gatwick Airport and launching routes to Munich, Zurich, Nice and Vienna as well as a few more leisure-focused routes in April 2009.

The British Airports Authority (BAA), the owner and operator of seven airports in the United Kingdom and also the operator of several other airports worldwide, may be fined up to £9 million a year if it does not improve customer service levels at London’s Stansted Airport.

AirAsia X, the long-haul budget airline based in Malaysia, will start services between Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and London’s Stansted Airport at a price as low as £99 one way.

Air France, the biggest airline of Europe, will discontinue from November 6, 2008, its flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the United States, and London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR).

A business group has recommended that the British Aviation Authority (BAA), the owner of London’s Heathrow airport, scrap about 5,000 flights a year in order to relieve congestion.