2013

The deal was signed at the Paris Air Show in the presence of the chairman and CEOs of Air France-KLM Group and Airbus — full story »

Hotel check: One Leicester Street 19/06/2013

The five-floor boutique property reopened in May after being rebranded and refreshed – it occupies what was formerly the St John hotel in London's Chinatown — full story »

Flydubai launches business class across its network 19/06/2013

The carrier will receive delivery of its first aircraft with a business class cabin in August and its inaugural flight is scheduled for October — full story »

Tried and Tested: Finnair A330-300 business 19/06/2013

Business Traveller was on the inaugural flight between Helsinki and the Chinese city of Xi’an, travelling in business class and sampling the transfer process at Helsinki airport — full story »

Easyjet strikes deal for 135 A320s 18/06/2013

The carrier claimed its order for 35 A320s and 100 new-generation A320neo planes, worth $11.9 billion at list prices, was made at a "discount" — full story »

• Boeing secures 'commitments' for 102 B787-10s
• Virgin Atlantic to deploy B747 on all Manchester to Orlando flights
• Qatar Airways orders nine B777-300ERs
• Air France-KLM and Jet Airways sign codeshare agreement
• LHR Terminal 2 to be named after the Queen