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British Airways sacks thousands of staff on what is being dubbed Black Friday

Civil Aviation

07/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Thousands of British Airways Cabin Crew, Ground Staff, Engineers and Pilots are finding out today whether they still have a job with British Airways or are one of the thousands being sacked by the airline. [read more]

Virgin Atlantic files for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in bid to finalise rescue deal

Civil Aviation

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has filed for Bankruptcy Protection under Chapter 15 in the Southern District of New York today just hours after it told a London Court it would run out of money in September. [read more]

Air Safety

Two injured as Vintage Sea Fury crashes at Duxford

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

A Hawker Sea Fury has crashed during a routine flight from Duxford. A picture, shared widely on social media, shows the aircraft amongst trees after suffering an apparent engine failure. Two people have sustained injuries [read more]

Air Safety

Emergency services attend fatal East Sussex plane crash

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

News

India’s Spicejet targeting daily London flights with Slot acquisition

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Indian low-cost airline Spicejet (SG/SEJ) has confirmed it has a acquired a daily slot pair for London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from 1st September 2020. The slots were awarded in what is a “bubble” arrangement between the [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Bristol Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Ryanair’s Bristol to Vienna service takes-off

09/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Ryanair’s new Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Vienna (VIE/LOWW) service has officially launched today as the first flight departed the South West of England regional airport. The flight will now operate twice-weekly for the duration of Ryanair’s summer schedule at Bristol Airport and in operates in under the Vienna based Laudamotion [read more]

India’s Spicejet targeting daily London flights with Slot acquisition

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Hays Travel to cut almost 900 jobs

03/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Hays Travel, the company that saved the jobs of thousands of Thomas Cook staff, has said that it will now have to cut 878 jobs as the Coronavirus pandemic had slowed down air travel and holidays abroad. Owners John and Irene Hays have said they are “devastated” that staff are [read more]

An Airbus A350-1000XWB touches down at Farnborough (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Airbus cuts A350 production as undelivered aircraft pile up

09/08/2020 < 1 minute read

European airframer Airbus SE is cutting production of its long-range widebody airliner, the Airbus A350, from 6 to 5 per month as undelivered aircraft being to pile up. In its half-year reports Airbus disclosed that 145 airliners went undelivered in the first half of 2020, a direct result of the [read more]

British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVI Oneworld at Cardiff Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Boeing confirms the end of the 747

29/07/2020 < 1 minute read

US airframer Boeing has confirmed that it is to cease production of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet with the last ever Boeing 747, a -8F model for UPS, expected to leave Seattle in 2022. We broke the news of the cancellation earlier in July but Boeing confirmed the news came [read more]

Etihad Airways Boeing 787-10 ecoDemonstrator

Boeing & Etihad partner on 787-10 ecoDemonstrator

20/07/2020 < 1 minute read

Boeing and Etihad Airways (EY/ETD) have announced a partnership that will see them test ways to reduce emissions and noise while flying with a sustainable fuel using a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The ecoDemonstrator 787-10 is one that is destined to be formally delivered to Etihad later this year. Boeing and [read more]

Boeing F15EX to go ahead after USAF order

14/07/2020 2 minute read

The US Air Force (USAF) has given Boeing a contract worth nearly (USD)$1.2bn for eight F15EX Air Superiority Fighter and Multi-role combat aircraft. The most-advanced F15 ever built will help the USAF meet its capacity requirements and add capability to its fighter fleet. The F15EX will carry more weapons than [read more]

A plan of the new UK livery has been widely circulated on Social Media although it has not been verified.

‘Boris Jet’ breaks cover at Cambridge as it departs for its home

25/06/2020 < 1 minute read

The United Kingdom liveried RAF Voyager has finally broken cover at Cambridge Airport as it left the hangar with its freshly painted United Kingdom livery. The aircraft, ZZ336, serves as a VIP transport aircraft and ferries dignitaries and senior government officials to official overseas engagements. The new livery takes it [read more]

Is this a leaked plan for the UK liveried RAF Voyager?

19/06/2020 < 1 minute read

The plan shown above had been widely shared on social media and appears to show the plans for the new UK livery that is currently being applied to an RAF Airbus Voyager. The RAF’s VIP configured Airbus Voyager, ZZ336, is used for transport of Government officials and the British Prime [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]

Air India Express flight from Dubai crash lands at Calicut

07/08/2020 < 1 minute read

An Air India Express flight from Dubai skidded off the end of the runway and crashed after landing at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India. According to local reports the aircraft, a Boeing 737, was carrying 191 passengers. An image (shown above) widely shared on social media by twitter user [read more]

Two injured as Vintage Sea Fury crashes at Duxford

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Emergency services attend fatal East Sussex plane crash

04/08/2020 < 1 minute read

Emergency services are at the scene of a light aircraft crash near Heathfield, East Sussex. The aircraft reportedly crashed on open ground just after 11am this morning. East Sussex Rire and Rescue confirmed they were attending the scene and had extinguished a fire on arrical. Sussex Police also confirmed “Emergency [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]

Virgin 747 G-VAST is heading for ‘The Plane Reclaimers’

15/07/2020 < 1 minute read

The latest Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 to be sent to pasture is G-VAST which will leave Manchester Airport at 11:00 local time this morning for a short flight down to St Athan, South Wales. The aircraft, known as “Ladybird”, has been with Virgin Atlantic since it was delivered in 1997. [read more]

News

KLM to restart flights from more UK regional airports

24/06/2020 < 1 minute read

Dutch flag carrier KLM is preparing to restart more flights from UK regional airports as it restores service following the Coronavirus Pandemic. Its key business route between Amsterdam (AMS/EHAM) and London City (LCY/EGLC) is set to resume on Monday 13th July. Richard Hill, London City Airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: [read more]

Nordwind Boeing 777-300 (Image: John Moore)

Cardiff Airport gets two special visitors in one day

12/05/2020 2 minute read

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has had two special visitors in one day, one delivering Personal Protective Equipment, the other training. The first arrival of the morning was a Nordwind Boeing 777-300 VP-BJL which brought in the latest shipment of PPE equipment for the Welsh Government. The aircraft carried around 600,000 fluid-resistant gowns [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]

Eastern is latest airline to suspend flights

24/03/2020 < 1 minute read

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has become the latest airline to suspend flights due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as it cancels all but one flight for at least 24 days. The airline announced today that is was suspending all its passenger services with the exception of the Aberdeen to Humberside flight [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]

‘Build A Plane’ Project takes-off in Northern Ireland

22/02/2020 < 1 minute read

Build a Plane Northern Ireland Project (BAPNI) has got underway with the support of The Air League and Boeing who have funded the engine of the aircraft. The project will see groups from shared education partnerships across the country build a Sherwood Scout, a two-seater, high wing monoplane, which has [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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