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LEAP engines on a Boeing 737 Max (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Boeing to cut another 7000 jobs as losses deepen

Civil Aviation

28/10/2020 2 minute read

Chairman, Bruce Dickinson (L) and Group CEO, Joachim Jones (R) believe the time is right for Caerdav to make the move into cargo conversions.

Caerdav to move into Cargo conversions

News

27/10/2020 < 1 minute read

St Athan based MRO Caerdav has announced that it plans to move into Cargo conversions to tap into the rapidly expanding cargo conversion market. The global demand for freighter aircraft has increased rapidly in 2020 [read more]

Civil Aviation

ACI warns 200 European airports facing bankruptcy

27/10/2020 2 minute read

The Airports Council International (ACI) has issued a stark warning today that 200 European Airports face insolvency as a result of the drop off in air travel caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. They warn [read more]

Civil Aviation

TUI to return to Teesside in 2022

27/10/2020 2 minute read

The UK’s biggest tour operator TUI is set to return to Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) from Summer 2022. TUI will return to the airport with a weekly service to the Spanish island of Majorca from the [read more]

Airshow News

Donations plea for Catalina stranded on Loch Ness

26/10/2020 2 minute read

The team behind the UK based PBY Catalina flying boat are appealing for help after it became stranded in Loch Ness last week when an engine problem meant it couldn’t take off. ‘Miss Pick Up’ [read more]

Holiday air travel from England to be suspended

31/10/2020 2 minute read

International holiday air travel is to be suspended in England from Thursday 5th November under new lockdown measures announced by the UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson made the announcement that England would enter a month-long lockdown earlier this evening from Thursday which bans all but essential travel. The [read more]

Blue Air to move flights from Luton to Heathrow

30/10/2020 < 1 minute read

As from the 1st December 2020, Romanian low-cost airliner Blue Air is moving its flights from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) creating the first low-cost link between Heathrow and Bucharest. Initially the airline will operate flights between Bucharest and Heathrow 5-times-per-week which will increase to 11-flights-per-week in Summer [read more]

Ryanair launches Halloween sale

30/10/2020 < 1 minute read

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has launched a spooky sale for Halloween which it says is “frighteningly good”. Travellers looking to get away in the final part of 2020 can get one of 50,000 seats available at just £9.99 as long as they book before midnight on Halloween (31st October). [read more]

Boeing to cut another 7000 jobs as losses deepen

28/10/2020 2 minute read

US aerospace giant Boeing is looking to cut another 7000 jobs across its global workforce as losses at the Seattle-based company deepen. Boeing said that by the end of 2021 its workforce will be 20% lower than pre-pandemic levels, dropping from 160,000 to 130,000 employees. The news comes as Boeing [read more]

British Airways Boeing 747-400 NEGUS (Image: Stuart Bailey/British Airways)

Negus 747 to be preserved at Cotswold Airport

26/10/2020 2 minute read

Cotswold Airport put a mysterious post up late on Sunday evening on its Instagram story saying that news was dropping and pictured the British Airways Negus Liveried Boeing 747-400. Shortly after midnight, they posted another part of the story saying “We have saved her” meaning that G-CIVB was being saved [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Boeing’s Q3 deliveries drop 55% on last year

15/10/2020 < 1 minute read

The number of aircraft delivered by Boeing in the 3rd Quarter of 2020 has dropped 55% compared the same period last year. Figures from Boeing show that they delivered just 28 commercial aircraft during the 3rd quarter and just 98 aircraft so far in 2020. Boeings deliveries have been hit [read more]

Hypersonic Missile on Chinese Xian H-6N Bomber

Could this Chinese bomber be carrying a hypersonic nuclear missile?

21/10/2020 2 minute read

A Chinese H-6N Bomber coming into land was recently filmed by aviation spotter, nothing exciting in itself but it was what was underneath that has sparked interest, and fear in the western world. The images show a large missile attached to the underside of the aircraft which has the tell-tale [read more]

Sqn Ldr Tom Bould is the New Red 1 for 2021 (Image: MOD/Crown Copyright 2020)

New Red 1 announced by Red Arrows

06/10/2020 2 minute read

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have announced a new Red 1 for 2021. Squadron Leader Tom Bould, a former frontline Typhoon Pilot, takes over the role from outgoing Red 1 Martin Pert on the 12th October. 39-year-old Tom Bould hails from Bradford, West Yorkshire joined [read more]

Image shows a BBMF fly past at the the Battle of Britain Service at Westminster Abbey. ©Crown Copyright

RAF marks 80th anniversary of Battle of Britain

20/09/2020 2 minute read

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a special service in Westminster Abbey and a flypast over London. The Battle of Britain was thought in the skies over the UK between 10th July and 31st October 1940. The 15th September 1940 [read more]

Skydiving resumes at Old Sarum as businesses start to reopen

29/07/2020 < 1 minute read

GoSkydive, the UK’s leading leading Tandem Skydiving centre, has announced that they have reopened and tandem skydiving has resumed at its base at Old Sarum airfield. Old Sarum closed to private General Aviation in 2019 but GoSkyDive has remained operating from the site operating its skydive experiences in accordance with [read more]

CAA updates guidance on dual flights & training

30/06/2020 2 minute read

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has updated its guidance on Dual Flying and Training Flights for private pilots and general aviation. The guidance comes as the go-ahead to resume dual flights comes into force on 4th July in England. Public Health England still recommends keeping 2 metres apart under Social [read more]

Cirrus CAPS deployment prevents plane crash near Isle of Wight

31/05/2020 2 minute read

The pilot of a Cirrus SR22 (G-CTAM) was able to avoid a potentially fatal crash by deploying the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) earlier today. The aircraft was on a flight from Dunkeswell Airfield in Exeter to Lee-On-Solent before the pilot lost control of the aircraft for an unknown reason [read more]

AAIB sending team to Cumbria glider crash

08/08/2019 < 1 minute read

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) is sending a team to the site of a glider accident in Cumbria. The aircraft crashed yesterday (7th August) near Kirkland Cumbria and is understood to have suffered substantial damage. The pilot is believed to have been the sole occupant.

Darth Vader to return to Bristol Balloon Fiesta

02/08/2019 < 1 minute read

The organisers of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta have announced that they have raised enough money to bring the infamous Darth Vader balloon back to Bristol. The Star Wars based special shape was built by Bristol-based Cameron Balloons under a project with the codename “Head One” and unveiled in 2007. [read more]

Alauda Airspeeder debut ends in crash at Goodwood

08/07/2019 < 1 minute read

The Alauda Airspeeder 4 electric flying racing car was due to make its debut at Goodwood’s festival of speed last weekend but a test flight last Thursday ended in a crash. As we reported last week, the AAIB said it was sending a team to the site of an Unmanned Aerial [read more]

AAIB report says Wizz Air airframe swap caused take-off issue

10/10/2020 2 minute read

A last minute airframe change on a Wizz Air UK flight caused incorrect passenger distribution information to be used prompting take-off issues according to an AAIB report. The flight from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague (PRG/LKPR) on 16th January 2020 was originally due to be operated by an Airbus A320 [read more]

AAIB raises concerns over Flybe evacuation

18/09/2020 < 1 minute read

The report into a Flybe flight to Alicante last year that had to be evacuated on take-off has raised concerns over the evacuation after some passengers faced a “large-drop” from the Wing. The incident happened 28th February 2019 at Exeter Airport when the crew aborted the take-off after smoke started [read more]

Boeing 737 Max (Image: The Aviation Media Agency)

US report says Boeing put profit before safety with 737 Max

16/09/2020 2 minute read

The publication of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee report on the 737 Max says that Boeing put the profits of Wall Street and pressure to compete with European rival Airbus ahead of vital safety updates to the flawed flight control software. Unveiling the report, Committee chairman, Rep. Peter DeFazio [read more]

Mars 2020: Perseverance and Ingenuity

06/08/2020 6 minute read

Our solar neighbour is a popular subject of science-fiction. Martians have been the topic of countless stories over the last century. The prospect of humanity exploring and prospering beyond the thinly veiled blue planet is our ultimate goal. After all, we only stepped outside the caves to see what was [read more]

Valentina Tereshkova: A Legend in Our Time

18/06/2020 4 minute read

On 16th June 1963, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova broke boundaries and set multiple records which, to this day, have not been broken. Valentina (Valya) Tereshkova was born 6th March 1937 in Maslennikovo, Central Russia. At the time of her birth both parents worked on farmland. Her father, Vladimir Tereshkov, was [read more]

Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are ready for launch from historic Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Centre

Live: First astronaut launch from US soil in almost a decade

30/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Watch live as a new era of human spaceflight gets underway when American astronauts are once again launched on an American rocket from American soil on a mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on [read more]

Cardiff Airport reconnects with Belfast

09/10/2020 < 1 minute read

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has announced that it will be launching a direct service from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to Belfast City (BHD/EGAC) in January, replacing a route lost when Flybe collapsed. Operating daily during the week, as well as with a flight on Sunday, the flight will be operated by a [read more]

A British Airways Boeing 747 prepares to depart Cardiff Airport (Aviation Media Agency)

Double departure for BA Boeing 747’s

23/09/2020 < 1 minute read

Thursday is expected to see a double depature for British Airways’ Boeing 747’s as two more of the type leave the fleet to head off to the scrapyard. G-BYGE, one of the youngest of BA’s 747s, is expected to finally depart from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) for the short flight to [read more]

Wales adds 3 more Greek islands to growing quarantine list

09/09/2020 < 1 minute read

The Welsh Government has added 3 more Greek islands to the list of countries that require 14-days of self-isolation on return. Santorini, Serifos and Tinos now join those already on the list which includes Zante. In a statement, Minister for Health and Social Services, Vaughan Gething, said: “Yesterday I reviewed [read more]

A Loganair Saab at London City Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Loganair calls for APD pause as it announces S21 plans

09/09/2020 2 minute read

Scotland’s airline, Loganair (LM/LOG) has called on the UK Government to introduce a program for aviation similar to the “Eat out to Help Out” scheme which will see Air Passenger Duty (APD) paused in a bid to get people flying again. Dubbed “Tax off for Take off”, Loganair says that [read more]

Air China Boeing 777-300 (Aviation Media Agency)

Air China charters to Edinburgh and Heathrow

22/06/2020 < 1 minute read

Air China (CA/CCA, the flag carrier of China, is adding another series of charters from Mainland China to the UK. The planned charter flights to Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) cover the period from the tomorrow through to the end of July. They will be operated by a mixture [read more]

Aerial Image of Barra Airport (Image: HIAL)

Scotland’s Airports on the front line

19/05/2020 2 minute read

When you think of Scottish airports you probably think of Glasgow and Edinburgh, maybe Aberdeen if you are in the oil business. You may remember the “transatlantic gateway’ at Prestwick, but that’s it right? I’d guess that most people would be surprised to discover that there are actually another twelve [read more]

An Aer Lingus Regional flight operated by Stobart Air

Manchester to Belfast City route takes off

14/09/2020 < 1 minute read

The new Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) t route has got underway today when the first of four daily return services took off The Aer Lingus Regional service is operated by Stobart Air using an ATR72-600. Julian Carr, Aviation Director at Manchester Airport, said: “It’s great to see [read more]

Loganair increases Belfast City routes

18/06/2020 < 1 minute read

Loganair (LM/LOG) is re-establishing the Belfast City to Glasgow Airport route. The service, which starts on 4th September, will operate twice-daily Monday to Friday and a single flight on a Saturday using an Embraer EMB145 Regional Jet. The routes from Belfast City to Aberdeen and Inverness are due to restart [read more]

Aer Lingus under fire over packed flights

06/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has come under fire after images appeared on social media showing a packed flight from London to Belfast. The images posted on twitter by BBC NI journalist Kelly Bonner show a packed flight with most of the seats taken in breach of social distancing guidelines. [read more]

An Aurigny Embraer Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Aurigny to stay grounded until September

15/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Guernsey-based airline Aurigny (GR/AUR) has confirmed its flights will remain grounded until the end of August. The airline says that the disruption to flights is as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and that its grounding until the end of summer is in line with the Coronavirus Exit Strategy produced [read more]

BEA Airbus A319 to fly at Jersey airshow

22/08/2019 2 minute read

British Airways has announced that its baby retro jet, the BEA Airbus A319, will fly at the Jersey Airshow this September. The specially painted Airbus A319 G-EUPJ has been painted in the British European Airways (BEA) livery as part of the airlines 100 year anniversary, BA100. BEA was was one [read more]

AAIB says Emiliano Sala was exposed to potentially fatal CO levels

14/08/2019 2 minute read

A special bulletin by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said that the Cardiff City Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to potentially fatal levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the final moments before his plane crashed just north of Guernsey. The toxicology results show that Sala had a carboxyhaemoglobin [read more]

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