THE latest scheduled flight guide from Scottish Airports offers a wealth of information on direct services and convenient connections from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as Dundee and Inverness airports.

Of particular note for the travelling executive are the new services for this summer. These include: a daily year-round service between Glasgow and New York's Newark Airport from Continental Airlines from July 16; the resumption of the Edinburgh to Stockholm weekly service by Scandinavian Airlines; a weekly Glasgow to Gothenburg flight by Malmo Aviation, and details of the revised departure times of British Airways Shuttle flights between Glasgow/Edinburgh and London.

A selection of world-wide connections via Continental and North American gateways served by direct flights from Scotland are also listed. No self-respecting briefcase should be without a copy. To get one call 0141 848 4441.

Business travellers using Sabena's three flights a day from Edinburgh and Glasgow can take advantage of the fastest transit in Europe. Those with little time to spare are taken, with their luggage, through the new Quick Terminal Centre, completing immigration, customs and security formalities in 10 minutes, before being driven to their flight.

Sabena has introduced a range of reduced short stay fares with business class travel from Edinburgh and Glasgow, via Brussels to many European cities. For details ring 0345 581291.

THREE minutes' walk from the terminal building at Glasgow Airport is the business centre run by Paisley and District Chamber of Commerce. It has an IT suite with PCs, meeting rooms taking up to 30 delegates in the largest, conference and training facilities and full secretarial support. For more information phone 0141 847 5450.

BRITISH Airways business travellers in a hurry can now order their travellers cheques and foreign currency by phone and pick them up at a Travelex UK branch before they fly. In addition to no commission on travellers cheques and only half the normal charge for foreign currency, the telephone pre-order service for foreign exchange operates seven days a week, with Air Miles on all transactions and no commission on returns.

JERSEY European Airways has upgraded its services from Glasgow to Birmingham and the Channel Islands. All are now operated by BAe 146 WhisperJets and have dedicated Business Class cabins. For more details contact Jersey European on 01392 360 777.

BUSINESS travellers flying to Dublin and stretching out in Aer Lingus' Premier Class service can take advantage of a special package at the city's newest five-star hotel - The Merrion. For more details of the increased frequencies of the Aer Lingus services between Edinburgh/Glasgow and Dublin, and this exclusive business package contact Aer Lingus on 0645 737747. The Merrion is on 00353 1603 0600.

travellers taking KLMuk flights to and from Amsterdam can use the secretarial services at KLM's intercontinental Business Class Lounge. Secretaries fluent in Dutch and English can deal with word-processing, faxing, E-mailing and postal dispatch. Call 0031 20 686 2603.