When I first started (in PR) someone said to me that to succeed it is a question of "What you know, who you know, and luck". I am...
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published 2022-09-28 07:01:42
All change.BTN's Editor-in-Chief, Malcolm Ginsberg, stepping down after so many years at the heart of...
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published 2022-09-22 22:48:06
As Malcolm plans to use next week's newsletter to look back on his 50 years in travel, I wanted to use this slot this week to explain...
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published 2022-09-22 09:25:28
Richard Cawthorne was Editor of
Business Travel News from 2015 until February 2020. Previously he had held the same post...
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published 2022-09-18 07:50:29
Loganair at Newquay It's with a degree of sadness that none of Loganair's customers will be seeing this...
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published 2022-08-31 08:57:21
Loyalty programmes are clearly the way forward for the hotel industry as it follows the airlines in finding ways to attract and... (more)
published 2022-08-22 14:50:47
"Concerns over the British outbound market".#####
A regular contributor to BTN, Chris Tarry, head of CTAIRA, one of the... (more)
published 2022-07-31 14:42:53
Chief of Staff at Heathrow since September 2021, Nigel leads the airport's Carbon Strategy, Communications and...
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published 2022-07-22 14:16:58
Next Monday Farnborough returns, a vital biennial gathering of the world's aerospace industry since 1948. Controlling... (more)
published 2022-07-02 23:23:25
AITO, the specialist travel association, is angry as Government denies its major role in airport chaos....
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published 2022-06-14 14:28:27
Willie Walsh officially became Director General of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in April 2021. In Doha... (more)
published 2022-06-10 10:10:01
"Four problems that executive aviation needs to fix now", says Zaher Deir of Aerobid.
After graduating from CSE Air... (more)
published 2022-06-01 01:07:40
Plymouth Airport Still here; still worth fighting for.
Raoul Witherall is Chief Executive of FlyPlymouth, the airport start-up... (more)
published 2022-04-30 20:23:23
Julia is one of the UK Travel Industry's pre-eminent leaders, having led the Advantage Travel Partnership Group since April 2018.... (more)
published 2022-04-03 16:48:41
Gatwick CEO since 2009 Stewart Wingate has over the years been keen to comment from time to time in BTN's monthly ON THE SOAPBOX.... (more)
published 2022-03-06 09:54:37
Johan Lundgren joined easyJet as CEO in November 2017 having previously served as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Executive for... (more)
published 2022-02-04 12:43:11
Tom Stoddart has been Managing Director of BA CityFlyer since 2018, overseeing its continued expansion, and guiding the stand-alone... (more)
published 2022-01-05 09:46:42
BTN's Editor-in-Chief, when allowed, has been using the London ‘Tube' throughout the pandemic.He has yet to see...
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published 2021-12-04 13:13:20
This month we welcome a leader in the hospitality industry as our feature presenter 'On the Soapbox.'
Joanna Kurowska... (more)
published 2021-12-03 12:48:50
Indian born Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, is a British politician serving as President for COP26 and Minister of State at the... (more)
published 2021-10-31 10:38:13
BUDGET DAY LOOMS With the Budget due next Wednesday Mark Tanzer, the long-standing Chief Executive of ABTA, the... (more)
published 2021-10-23 11:04:02
Tourism. The stark figures.
David Starkie MSc (LSE) is a Senior Associate of CASE (founded in 1995 by Dr Cento Veljanovski), is... (more)
published 2021-09-26 15:07:51
The IATA Director General reflects."On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever. Those of us old enough to understand what...
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published 2021-09-09 14:19:27
Stewart Wingate has been CEO of Gatwick Airport since 2009 (at the time of the breakup of the old BAA, joining from Stansted Airport... (more)
published 2021-09-04 16:49:52
Over the last 18 months John Holland-Kaye has been the effective spokesman in many ways for the travel industry, not only lobbying... (more)
published 2021-07-26 23:27:26
Huw Merryman (47), the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle, has been Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee from... (more)
published 2021-07-01 10:36:01
Clive Wratten, CEO of the Business Travel Association (BTA)."Thursday's review of the traffic light system is...
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published 2021-06-25 08:24:39
Mark Tanzer has been Chief Executive of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) since September 2005 working tirelessly during... (more)
published 2021-06-19 11:12:03
WELCOME BACK TO CRUISINGKay Greenway started in the cruise industry with sales and marketing roles at P&O Cruises... (more)
published 2021-06-03 11:21:51
Today is a special day when international travel returns. BTN is honoured by these exclusive words from the Minister for Aviation... (more)
published 2021-05-15 13:15:18
NO PLAN AUSTRALIA DUCKS FOR COVER ON COVIDMore than a year after a ‘novel coronavirus' morphed into a...
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published 2021-05-09 10:01:40
The Airline industry More challenges ahead But when will there be a renaissance?JLS Consulting was established in... (more)
published 2021-05-01 20:06:58
Ian Sheppard acts as honorary communications adviser to the GAAC. A graduate in Aeronautical Engineering, he has been an aviation... (more)
published 2021-04-20 11:52:07
Our veteran contributor, John Burke, who is a financial journalist as well as a travel writer, assesses the outlook for aviation and... (more)
published 2021-04-16 10:45:01
"A Blank sheet of paper entrants"
Our resident analyst Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, the specialist aviation consultancy, takes a... (more)
published 2021-04-10 05:52:42
Best known as CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG) retiring in September 2020 after serving as CEO since its inception in 2011,... (more)
published 2021-04-03 13:01:10
Dr Deborah Ancell researches the economics of the airline industry. Her book "Clipped wings corporate social and... (more)
published 2021-03-27 10:02:01
Self-described as a "Travel Journalist and Broadcaster" Simon Calder has been at The Independent since 1994. The one-time... (more)
published 2021-03-07 17:39:13
Marc Bailey, CEO of The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA), marked 10 years with the organisation last... (more)
published 2021-02-27 11:13:56
Over the last year Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye has been effectively the spokesman for the British air travel industry. He... (more)
published 2021-02-19 13:20:38
ABTA is the internationally recognised voice of the British travel industry, its members employing 2.6m staff. ABTA has more than 4,300...
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published 2021-02-12 08:58:16
An economics and law graduate from the University of Buckingham and School of Management at Cranfield University Phil... (more)
published 2021-02-07 16:36:08
"We must work hand in hand with government regardless," says airlines' chief.
Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive of Airlines... (more)
published 2021-01-10 10:46:16
Dale Keller joined BAR UK, the trade organisation representing the UK interests of 70 international airlines serving the UK, as Chief... (more)
published 2020-12-04 17:58:05
Tim Alderslade joined Airlines UK, the trade body for UK-registered airlines, as Chief Executive in May 2016 from the... (more)
published 2020-11-26 15:26:16
Government support for aviation will lay the foundation for global economic recoveryLuis Felipe joined ACI World as... (more)
published 2020-11-14 14:03:32
Jason Holt (56) is the former Chief Executive of Swissport Western Europe, the UK & Ireland's largest airport ground handling... (more)
published 2020-10-30 14:05:32
Stewart Wingate joined Gatwick Airport in 2009, previously Managing Director of Stansted Airport and CEO of Budapest Airport. He... (more)
published 2020-10-01 10:59:47
Paul Kehoe CBE recently retired as Chief Executive of the Gulf Air Group based in Bahrain. During his career he has been CEO in charge of... (more)
published 2020-09-15 23:23:35
JHK requires no introduction for regular BTN readers. He has been CEO of Heathrow Airport since 2014.This is the full speech he gave to... (more)
published 2020-09-04 18:07:18
Charlie Cornish has been Chief Executive of the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) since 2010 and was previously Managing Director... (more)
published 2020-08-30 09:33:04
"Blanket quarantine Not fit for purpose!" she says. Seen in happier times with Transport Minister... (more)
published 2020-08-05 11:53:26
Edwina Lonsdale is the owner and Managing Director of Mundy Cruising, the UK's oldest cruise-only retailer, specialising in... (more)
published 2020-07-29 15:01:58
Heathrow boss calls on government to do its bit! And it is holiday time.John...
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published 2020-07-24 18:44:42
Lara Maughan, Head of Worldwide Airport Slots, IATA."Covid-19 continues to heavily impact air...
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published 2020-07-10 09:42:49
UK air travel Facing the futureTim Alderslade joined Airlines UK, the trade body for UK-registered... (more)
published 2020-07-04 10:12:09
"Today is the day where across Europe the great aviation comeback commences," says Robert Sinclair. "Over the next week...
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published 2020-06-13 20:58:11
"Beyond the Virus Too Many Unknowns" Covid-19 has turned traffic forecasting...
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published 2020-06-06 15:49:00
Mr Bailey advocates that the business aviation sector is uniquely placed to be a test model for commercial airlines as they chart their...
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published 2020-05-31 09:50:47
Tony Tyler is the former boss of The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and before that Cathay Pacific Airways. The words... (more)
published 2020-05-23 20:23:04
David Tarsh is a long-standing commentator/consultant on the airline industry, and also a cyclist. He is very much in favour of... (more)
published 2020-05-10 10:04:38
John Holland-Kaye was appointed CEO of Heathrow Airport July 2014 having joined the company as commercial director in May 2009. From... (more)
published 2020-04-30 17:41:26
"It's a matter of weeks since I had the honour of being appointed aviation minister. Yet since then, the entire industry has...
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published 2020-04-16 08:24:19
Rafael Schvartzman is IATA's regional vice president for Europe, overseeing 55 countries across Europe and Central Asia. He... (more)
published 2020-04-11 23:18:45
Clive joined BTA from Amber Road, the travel management provider, in August 2019 where he has been chief executive officer since 2015.... (more)
published 2020-04-03 09:49:18
Neil Garwood was appointed managing director of Southampton Airport in June 2018, the previous incumbent deploying to the much... (more)
published 2020-03-13 18:37:31
THE BRITISH AVIATION INDUSTY ASSEMBLES AT THE GROSVENOR HOUSE Karen Dee joined the Airport Operators Association... (more)
published 2020-03-05 10:22:29
With the ever-evolving COVID-19 crisis,
BTN for the first time ever has two contributors to ON THE SOAPBOX, both experts, one in...
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published 2020-02-29 08:26:21
Rob Greyber is president of Egencia, the business-travel platform of the online travel shopping provider Expedia and an exhibitor at the... (more)
published 2020-02-17 20:53:34
Kensington Olympia is the home for Europe's premier business travel gathering, the Business Travel Show, on 26-27 February, once...
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published 2020-01-29 14:54:01
Previously with the Airport Operators Association, Tim Alderslade is chief executive of Airlines UK, the trade body for British registered...
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published 2020-01-26 12:33:53
Heathrow expansion is critical. This is why. John Holland-Kaye was appointed CEO of Heathrow Airport with effect from 1... (more)
published 2020-01-03 18:04:46
Last week
BTN highlighted the recent and controversial reopening of RAF Northolt. ‘Controversial' because the...
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published 2019-12-07 10:05:49
Johan Lundgren joined easyJet as CEO in November 2017 having previously served as deputy chief executive and chief executive for... (more)
published 2019-11-29 17:18:58
Karen Dee joined the Airport Operators Association (AOA) as chief executive on 1 March 2017. She has more than 20 years' experience... (more)
published 2019-11-24 06:52:38
25 years of Eurostar Mike Cooper became CEO of Eurostar in March 2018, having been CEO of Yodel and deputy CEO and MD... (more)
published 2019-11-02 09:20:11
Today, 7 October 2019, KLM becomes the first airline to celebrate its genuine 100th birthday. As you will read the maiden flight was...
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published 2019-10-06 09:39:00
What does a cashless society mean for business travellers? Gino Ravaioli is the chairman of the... (more)
published 2019-08-30 07:35:17
Slots are a problem Angela Gittens has been director general of Airports Council International (ACI World) since... (more)
published 2019-08-02 19:34:55
In his 10th year at the helm of London Gatwick, CEO Stewart Wingate reflects on a decade of airport transformation and the... (more)
published 2019-06-28 22:58:10
With the IATA AGM starting at Seoul, Korea next Saturday it seemed a good opportunity for Rob Gurney, CEO of oneworld, to reflect on the... (more)
published 2019-05-20 22:18:56
VIRGIN TRAINS AND RAIL FRANCHISING Sir Richard Branson needs no introduction to Business Travel News...
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published 2019-05-03 06:54:51
The story of Concorde has a parallel in the politics of today. It was supported by Tony Benn, in his day as much to the left of the Labour...
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published 2019-03-28 17:08:19
Tomorrow, Tuesday (5 March), transport secretary Chris Grayling MP will give a keynote speech at the AOA annual dinner.
Karen... (more)
published 2019-03-02 08:28:34
Gerry O'Connell has been elected and appointed chairperson for the European Commission's Industry Consultation Body for the... (more)
published 2019-02-22 10:01:38
David Chapple has been involved with the Business Travel Show for 18 years and oversaw the successful move from... (more)
published 2019-02-01 21:50:57
Brexit is a challenge we are ready for, says airport boss. In his message for 2019, Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye looks to the...
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published 2019-01-01 22:37:50
The December SOAPBOX features Johan Lundgren previously deputy chief executive and chief executive for mainstream markets at the... (more)
published 2018-11-30 15:13:02
Andrew Bell is chief executive of Regional & City Airports (RCA). In this ON THE SOAPBOX, based on his speech at this year's... (more)
published 2018-11-10 11:05:57
The November "SOAPBOX" is deliberately a week early and features Airport Operators Association (AOA) chief executive Karen Dee... (more)
published 2018-10-25 15:58:04
Richard Quest (56) is probably the most experienced aviation journalist around today. A Liverpudlian, and called to the Bar, he... (more)
published 2018-09-28 12:48:26
BTN editor-in-chief Malcolm Ginsberg has been involved with London City Airport (LCY) since its very conception in 1982. He has written... (more)
published 2018-09-08 12:32:51
Karen Dee joined the Airport Operators Association (AOA) as chief executive on 1 March 2017. She has more than 20 years' experience... (more)
published 2018-08-31 20:15:57
Nigel is an aviation consultant and flight operations auditor with over 35 years of experience in commercial aviation with both passenger... (more)
published 2018-08-02 16:35:44
Parliament has now overwhelmingly backed expansion at Heathrow what's next? Following last week's massive... (more)
published 2018-06-30 17:17:46
The story of Heathrow's third runway reaches an important milestone later today (Monday 25 June) when the government's...
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published 2018-06-22 06:47:08
The announcement last week of the UK Government 's National Aviation Strategy and its focus on Heathrow gave Gatwick boss Stewart...
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published 2018-06-15 18:09:22
General Sir Peter Cosgrove has been governor general of the Commonwealth of Australia since March 2014. The son of a soldier, he... (more)
published 2018-05-31 14:31:27
Laurie Price is an air transport economist and was aviation adviser to the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Transport... (more)
published 2018-05-04 14:22:51
Drones: Current Disruption and Future DisruptorAleks Kowalski is a co-founder of Consortiq, a... (more)
published 2018-04-29 08:12:59
Levelling the commercial playing field for the UK's smaller airportsNeil Pakey has been chair of the RABA... (more)
published 2018-03-30 14:20:13
Among its interests, Stobart Aviation, where Glyn Jones is CEO, is the owner of London Southend Airport. It is an under-used asset, he...
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published 2018-03-03 07:11:39
No general aviation (GA), no airlines either.
Grant Shapps is chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on General Aviation... (more)
published 2018-01-31 17:38:35
The coming together of Brexit and Heathrow was inevitable. Nigel Milton, the airport's Director of Communications explains the... (more)
published 2018-01-28 08:32:23
Business Travel News has a tradition of leading off the first issue of the new year with a leading light in the British air...
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published 2018-01-07 20:00:03
John Holland-Kaye became CEO of Heathrow Airport Ltd in July 2014 after successfully masterminding the construction and opening of T2.... (more)
published 2017-11-30 08:44:15
UK airlines delivering for the consumer Tim Alderslade joined what is now Airlines UK, the trade body for... (more)
published 2017-11-04 10:14:50
The AOA's annual conference starts today in London. Here, the organisation's chief executive, Karen Dee, gives the background to... (more)
published 2017-10-27 08:32:37
Declan Collier has been chief executive of London City Airport since March 2012. Previously chief executive of the state-owned Dublin...
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published 2017-09-30 22:48:22
Mark Briffa is CEO of Air Partner, a global aviation services group founded in 1961 that provides worldwide solutions to industry,... (more)
published 2017-09-03 12:42:09
IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY Yelena Ageyeva-Furman is a senior principal at the management... (more)
published 2017-08-04 07:04:44
Business travellers are craving technology, but is that all they need? That's the question posed this week by Steve Cassidy, senior... (more)
published 2017-06-30 18:43:32
Akbar Al Baker has been instrumental in shaping the development of Qatar Airways into one of the fastest growing and most highly...
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published 2017-06-03 08:41:43
Song Hoi-see, founder and chief executive officer of Plaza Premium Lounge Management Ltd, has transformed the airport industry. After... (more)
published 2017-04-28 16:50:51
Stewart Wingate is a chartered engineer and has been chief executive of Gatwick Airport since 2009. He was customer services... (more)
published 2017-04-21 16:58:55
Another Brexit angle Nick Caunter has been managing director of Airport Parking and Hotels (APH), since 2003,... (more)
published 2017-04-01 08:27:13
Malcolm Ginsberg has been the owner/editor of the award-winning Business Travel News
since 1993 (then ABTN) and has been... (more)
published 2017-03-03 17:40:34
Rafael Schvartzman, European regional vice-president, International Air Transport Association. Next month marks a...
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published 2017-02-03 16:35:01
Champa Magesh, managing director Amadeus UK and Ireland, is responsible for overseeing business strategies across all channels in... (more)
published 2016-12-04 07:44:19
A DECISIVE YEAR FOR UK AIRPORTS With the AOA Annual Conference opening at the Hilton London Metropole next Monday... (more)
published 2016-11-10 09:47:29
Name change for the trade body for UK-registered airlines
.
Alderslade joined what is now Airlines UK,... (more)
published 2016-11-03 18:41:21
Darren Caplan, chief executive of the Airport Operators Association, the trade association that represents UK airports, argues... (more)
published 2016-10-06 08:26:03
Heathrow expansion the choice of Regional Aviation RAF Northolt possible windfall for the Chancellor... (more)
published 2016-09-27 17:34:22
Virendra Sharma has been the Labour MP for Ealing Southall since 2007. Born in India (1947), the one-time bus conductor was sponsored... (more)
published 2016-09-02 08:10:50
Tim Alderslade joined BATA (British Air Transport Association) in May of this year, moving from AOA (Airport Operators Association)... (more)
published 2016-07-30 11:33:56
Last week, Sir Nigel Rudd was most forthright in his views regarding London's airport requirements as the outgoing chairman... (more)
published 2016-07-17 13:19:51
Last week I stepped down as Chairman of Heathrow. The past nine years have been an incredible journey and I am very proud of what we...
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published 2016-07-09 18:32:42
Readers please note there has been a distribution problem this week with the email version. This is being addressed and should be... (more)
published 2016-07-02 07:33:32
After a five-year tenure as director-general and chief executive of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Tony Tyler,... (more)
published 2016-06-05 11:37:48
This month's ON THE SOAPBOX is about drones and written by aviation enthusiast Brian Donohoe. Retired ("by public... (more)
published 2016-04-30 08:51:35
UK airspace has not kept pace with technological advances in aircraft and innovation at airports and needs Government backing for its...
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published 2016-04-07 18:47:07
Declan Collier became CEO at London City Airport (LCY) from heading the Dublin Airport Authority and Aer Rianta exactly four years... (more)
published 2016-04-02 07:44:13
Following John Holland-Kaye (29 February) and Stewart Wingate (7 March) Captain Jock Lowe, a director of Heathrow Hub, puts forward his... (more)
published 2016-03-12 10:40:09
Last week John Holland-Kaye put his case forward that the Heathrow Airport Ltd's North West Runway project should be named as the... (more)
published 2016-03-04 23:17:27
John became CEO of Heathrow Airport Ltd July 2014 after successfully masterminding the construction and opening of T2. He... (more)
published 2016-02-27 19:16:40
David Chapple has been involved with the Business Travel Show for 16 years and oversaw the very successful move from Earls Court to the... (more)
published 2016-02-18 11:25:22
Brian Donohoe was the Labour MP for Central Ayrshire from 1992 to 2015, with Prestwick airport on the boundary. During that time he was... (more)
published 2016-02-12 16:08:07
Ed Anderson has been Executive Chairman of the AOA since 2008. He has held a number of senior executive positions in the airports... (more)
published 2016-01-31 11:49:44
It is a tradition with BTN that the first ON THE SOAPBOX of the year is given over to a major player in the British travel scene. For... (more)
published 2016-01-08 18:13:15
The Christmas lunch of the Aviation Club of the United Kingdom took place last Thursday. Did the Prime Minister deliberately choose that...
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published 2015-12-11 09:09:22
John Spooner is chairman of RABA and managing director of Airport Direction Ltd, a specialist consultancy. He was formerly MD of both... (more)
published 2015-12-03 12:20:16
THE REGIONAL REVIVALFollowing last week's review of the ERA (European Regional Airlines) gathering in Berlin it... (more)
published 2015-10-29 20:33:08
Peter Davies recently gave a discourse to the Aviation Club on what was described as the "Art of airline management". Here... (more)
published 2015-10-02 14:43:02
Captain Jock Lowe has energetically led Heathrow Hub Ltd with its ideas to extend the northern runway at the airport as an alternative... (more)
published 2015-09-01 16:09:30
Mark has been Chief Executive of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) since September 2005. He is responsible for the strategy... (more)
published 2015-07-31 13:09:32
The Rt Hon Baroness Dean of Thornton le Fyde (Brenda Dean), is a Partnership Board Director of National Air Traffic Services (NATS).... (more)
published 2015-07-05 22:41:55
The report by the Airports Commission is coming to the boil. It was deliberately delayed until after the election. It now... (more)
published 2015-06-19 07:14:36
Gavin Hayes, Director, Let Britain Fly Gavin Hayes is Director of Let Britain Fly, the campaign initiated by London... (more)
published 2015-06-11 08:34:09
While all the news coverage over the last few months has concerned Gatwick and Heathrow, London's third airport, Stansted, has been... (more)
published 2015-05-30 21:13:52
John was appointed CEO of Heathrow Airport Ltd with effect from 1 July 2014. He joined the company as Commercial Director in May 2009.... (more)
published 2015-05-03 09:56:06
Tony Tyler, Director General and Chief Executive of IATA, discusses New Distribution Capability (NDC), part of a long tradition... (more)
published 2015-04-01 12:38:28
Stewart Wingate is a Chartered Engineer and has been Chief Executive of Gatwick Airport since 2009. He was Customer Services... (more)
published 2015-02-27 11:01:09
Tomorrow (Tuesday 3 February) is the closing date for submissions to the Airport Commission. Jock Lowe is a Director of Heathrow Hub Ltd... (more)
published 2015-01-26 15:47:57
Mark Schwab is Chief Executive Officer of Star Alliance. As the world's first and most experienced global airline alliance, Star... (more)
published 2015-01-01 22:51:46
Jens Wohltorf, Founder of Blacklane, explains how technology is shaping the future of business travel.
Dr... (more)
published 2014-11-26 09:47:23
For the November SOAPBOX John Holland-Kaye Chief Executive Officer of Heathrow puts the case for the Airports Commision to give his airport...
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published 2014-11-01 07:31:01
The children are taxed too!
Dale Keller became Chief Executive of BAR UK (the umbrella organisation for all airlines operating in and... (more)
published 2014-10-03 11:39:54
Paul Simmons joined Flybe in October 2013 following more than seven years at easyJet where, since January 2009, he was responsible... (more)
published 2014-08-29 19:53:49
Vernon Murphy has been a key contributor to Business Travel News in recent times, either 'ON THE SOAPBOX' covering airlines and... (more)
published 2014-07-30 15:31:28
BTN has brought forward its normal ‘first of the month' ON THE SOAPBOX due to the industry importance of the MH17... (more)
published 2014-07-25 09:43:48
Daniel Moylan - For the Mayor of London Daniel Moylan has led the Mayor of London's work on aviation for over... (more)
published 2014-07-05 10:53:43
"With UK aviation strengthening, now is the time to argue for positive aviation policy post-2015," so says Darren Caplan, Chief... (more)
published 2014-05-28 09:27:21
Shannon Hyland is the President and CEO of Radius Travel, the global travel management company that operates through a network of... (more)
published 2014-05-08 22:39:28
Making global, local: getting your business ready for overseas shoppers Ron Kalifa was appointed Vice Chairman of WorldPay in April...
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published 2014-04-07 00:00:00
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The Airport Commission, chaired by economist Sir Howard Davies, has been much in the news over the last few months and will eventually... (more)
published 2014-03-03 21:18:38
Gavin Hayes is London First's Aviation Campaign Director and brainchild behind ‘Let Britain Fly'.... (more)
published 2013-11-27 21:15:06
I am pleased to announce the purchase from Malcolm Ginsberg of
Business Travel News, the award winning on-line publication,...
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published 2013-11-01 07:44:03
Carolyn McCall has been Chief Executive of easyJet since July 2010 and quickly established herself as a real team leader... (more)
published 2013-10-04 09:05:04
Peter Kenworthy is Aviation Projects Director at Mott MacDonald, the global transport consultancy. He leads the Forecasting, Airline... (more)
published 2013-08-30 23:08:14
Paul Campion leads IBM's business in the Travel and Transport industry sectors in the UK and Ireland and sits on IBM UK's... (more)
published 2013-08-03 10:34:10
During the Paris Air Show we managed to track down Isaiah Cox, the outspoken leader of WheelTug, the aircraft front wheel ground self... (more)
published 2013-06-30 15:17:25
A previous Chairman of Heathrow Express, and a self-confessed railway buff, Vernon Murphy is a regular contributor to
Business... (more)
published 2013-06-14 09:30:56
For our discussion series on the Government's Airports Commission (Davies) Stewart Wingate puts forward the Gatwick viewpoint. A...
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published 2013-06-07 17:39:08
UK air transport - It is time for courageGiovanni Bisignani (66), was formerly Director General and CEO of IATA from... (more)
published 2013-05-30 16:20:07
Two apparently unrelated actions may have a dramatic effect on the Prime Minister's airport commission (Davies) now considering the...
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published 2013-05-26 16:51:30
"Not in my backyard" Business Travel News continues with its series of ON THE... (more)
published 2013-05-09 13:33:32
Lida Mantzavinou is an aviation consultant with Frost & Sullivan, the long-established US-based global consultancy with... (more)
published 2013-05-04 11:40:13
Business Travel News continues with its series of ON THE SOAPBOX SPECIALS putting forward different views regarding airport...
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published 2013-04-26 10:37:44
Business Travel News continues with its series of
ON THE SOAPBOX SPECIALS putting forward different views...
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published 2013-04-21 09:36:44
Daniel Moylan - For the Mayor of London DAVIES AND THE LONDON AIRPORTS. Continued/...
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published 2013-04-03 12:56:13
Air Charter Travel Ltd was established in 1992 by Tim Procter and Steve Williams after they had previously worked together at Air London... (more)
published 2013-03-30 12:35:34
John Redwood - Member of Parliament for Wokingham (near Reading) DAVIES AND THE LONDON AIRPORTS.... (more)
published 2013-03-08 11:27:34
The last SOAPBOX for 2012 (issue 3 December) featured Mike Ambrose as he retired from a 20-year plus tenure at Director... (more)
published 2013-02-26 21:30:01
Colin Matthews, Chief Executive, Heathrow Airport There is little doubt that the Government's decision to... (more)
published 2013-02-23 13:29:06
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published 2013-02-02 23:07:14
Andrew Haines became the first Chief Executive of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in August 2009....
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published 2013-01-03 08:38:01
Mike Ambrose is one of the most respected men in European civil aviation. Appointed ERA Director General in 1987, under his direction... (more)
published 2012-12-02 11:09:48
SILK REPORT MAKES A SOW'S EAR OF APD "Regional airports must stick together to make case for... (more)
published 2012-11-24 22:08:34
Akbar Al-Baker became Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways in 1997. Prior to his appointment he worked at the Civil... (more)
published 2012-10-29 03:08:38
Managing Director JustBook.com THE LATE NIGHT HOTEL PROBLEM Stefan is Managing Director of JustBook.com... (more)
published 2012-09-29 08:34:13
Chairman - Airports Operators AssociationEd Anderson has been the Chairman of AOA since 2008. He has held a number... (more)
published 2012-09-01 12:23:18
Chief Executive - British Air Transport Association Simon Buck has been Chief Executive of The British Air Transport... (more)
published 2012-08-05 09:13:10
With the Olympic Games and Paralympics commencing in London on 27 July, we asked Sir Roy McNulty, Deputy Chairman of the Olympic... (more)
published 2012-06-30 22:47:00
Vice President and General Manager UKAmerican Express Global Business TravelWith Business Travel... (more)
published 2012-06-07 21:08:06
easyJet CEO A vision for London Luton Airport Our vision for London Luton recognises the...
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published 2012-05-04 16:56:34
Paul Kehoe (52) is one of the most experienced Chief Executives of any airport in the UK. He started his aviation... (more)
published 2012-03-31 23:09:52
Darren Caplan has been Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association since January 2011. Previously, he spent 14 years working... (more)
published 2012-03-03 09:53:37
Tom Jenkins is the Executive Director of the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA), which represents tour operators and... (more)
published 2012-02-04 17:17:55
Keith Williams has been the Chief Executive Officer of British Airways since January 2011 a company he joined in 1998. As Chief... (more)
published 2012-01-06 09:33:33
Stewart Wingate (39) was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Gatwick Airport in December 2009. He was with BAA from 2004 until... (more)
published 2011-12-04 10:15:31
The final phase of short haul aviation in Europe - Now at an airport near you! Alex Cruz (45) is a multi-lingual... (more)
published 2011-11-04 21:18:36
Sandra Bloodworth is the UK and Continental Europe Area Manager for Royal Brunei Airlines. Having worked within the airline industry... (more)
published 2011-10-01 19:32:56
Peter Foster entered the airline industry immediately after graduating from Cambridge University in 1982, as a management trainee... (more)
published 2011-09-01 06:17:46
Laurie Price, Director of Aviation Strategy for Mott MacDonald, was Aviation Adviser to the UK House of Commons Select Committee on... (more)
published 2011-07-26 20:30:48
Peter Hill has been CEO of Oman Air for exactly three years and has succeeded in creating an airline of note, even within the... (more)
published 2011-07-02 20:23:28
Conrad Clifford has been Chief Executive of the Monarch Group since September 2010. He began his aviation career as a trainee with... (more)
published 2011-06-04 21:51:10
James Dillon-Godfray is a product of the British Aerospace / de Havilland Training School Hatfield. From 1988 until 1994 he was... (more)
published 2011-05-01 14:20:00
Mike Carrivick is Chief Executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK). Mike is a total airline man having... (more)
published 2011-03-28 15:53:31
Before founding the independent Nyras aviation business consultancy and investment firm in 2003, Richard Davey was Global... (more)
published 2011-02-28 10:01:00
Snow Snow and More Snow Vernon Murphy joined BAA as a graduate recruit in 1966 and worked in airport planning,... (more)
published 2011-02-04 11:05:10
Antonio Vazquez is Chairman of the International Airlines Group and Chairman of Iberia. Born in Córdoba in 1951 he studied at... (more)
published 2011-01-07 08:14:30
Mike Ambrose has led the ERA since 1987. Mike's career began in Flight Operations at British European Airways in 1966. In 1974 he... (more)
published 2010-10-29 16:04:30
Edwin Brenninkmeyer, a licensed pilot, spent his early career in the retail industry and it was his frustration with European scheduled... (more)
published 2010-10-01 13:49:13
Jean-Claude Baumgarten (67) could be considered an Air France veteran but between spells with that airline he has been involved in a... (more)
published 2010-09-05 20:15:29
Shaun Ormrod joined the Farnborough International Airshow in April 2008, just prior to that year's event. His career has been spent... (more)
published 2010-07-15 22:29:34
Jim French has been involved in the airline business for 40 years starting at Prestwick in 1970 with British Caledonian. He spent ten... (more)
published 2010-07-02 22:53:54
With the resultant problems associated with Iceland's volcanic eruption likely to be with us for some time this month's SOAPBOX... (more)
published 2010-06-04 17:34:39
Where to start? At least here in the UK we will shortly have a change of Prime Minister, and hopefully one that is more sympathetic...
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published 2010-04-30 16:35:36
John McCulloch has been Managing Partner oneworld alliance since 2003 and was previously Vice-President Marketing. He is based in... (more)
published 2010-04-02 16:19:43
A new survey conducted by Flying Matters, the lobby group, in the ten most diverse constituencies in Britain, the majority held by... (more)
published 2010-02-22 15:44:51
GLENVIL SMITH is one of the founding directors of Constellation Aviation Consulting Ltd. Between 1982 and 1986 Glen acted as in-house... (more)
published 2010-02-22 15:28:52
Sir Roger Bone has been President of Boeing UK since 2005. Fluent in French, Swedish, Russian and Portuguese, Sir Roger has worked... (more)
published 2010-01-29 14:15:40
Colin Matthews, 51, joined BAA Ltd just under a year ago from water company Severn Trent where he was in a similar post. Educated at... (more)
published 2010-01-07 13:06:18
David Radcliffe is the CEO of Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), one of the leading international corporate travel services companies... (more)
published 2009-12-04 13:20:15
Amanda Stainer has been Exhibitions & Events Director for UK-based exhibitions organiser Farnborough International Ltd (FIL)... (more)
published 2009-10-31 22:02:55
Andy Cosslett is Chief Executive of IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group. IHG owns, manages, leases... (more)
published 2009-10-01 19:02:34
Peter Davies is Managing Director of regional airline Air Southwest. (www.airsouthwest.com), based in Plymouth (England) which... (more)
published 2009-09-04 22:42:56
Mike Carrivick is Chief Executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK). Mike is a total airline man having... (more)
published 2009-07-31 15:08:45
Welcome to the July AERBT discourse by a senior member of the travel industry. Our guest writer for this month is Director General... (more)
published 2009-07-02 15:48:28
Nick Mercer is Commercial Director for Eurostar, which has launched a unique online facility enabling travellers to search every... (more)
published 2009-05-27 22:09:20
Each month AERBT will bring you the leaders of the travel industry to give their views as they see it.Richard Branson... (more)
published 2009-05-17 11:04:12