Visa waiver scheme to be replaced by 48-hours notice?

The European business community is expressing more than a little disquiet at plans to force travellers to the US give a 48 hour period of notice before flying to the US. A pain for holidaymakers; almost impossible for last-minute business trips.

How green is EasyJet?

Despite the environmental claims it makes, it's about as green as its livery, reckons Channel 4 News.

BMi-ghtier

Interesting rumble on the aircraft market: BMI are doubling the size of their long haul fleet.

Luton runsaway from expansion

Something of a surprise here: The owners of Luton Airport have withdrawn plans for a new runway. TBI reckon its because it would take them too long to make their money back on the investment, so it's not entirely a victory for environmentalists - although the costs it would have taken to go through a planning process which pretended to listen to their concerns must have helped it end up a game not worth the candle.