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Private Aircraft lands at closed RAF base to ‘go to the beach’

Air Safety

29/05/2020 2 minute read

A privately owned aircraft landed at a closed RAF Base without permission on Bank Holiday Monday according to the MOD’s Air safety information management system (ASIMS). The report filed says that a Pilatus PC12 N412MD [read more]

Easyjet Airbus A319 landing at Gatwick Airport (Aviation Media Agency)

Easyjet to lay off up 4,500 staff

Civil Aviation

28/05/2020 2 minute read

Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) is to begin a consultation with staff as it prepares to cut up to 4,500 staff from its workforce. The airline was recently given a £600m loan by the UK Government [read more]

News

Which UK airlines will start flying soon and when?

27/05/2020 4 minute read

As we start to see the easing of restrictions into the new normal we look at which UK airlines have said they plan to start flying again and when. A number of airlines have recently [read more]

News

Runway numbers change at London Luton

26/05/2020 < 1 minute read

It doesn’t happen very often but sometimes Airports have to change their runway numbers as a result of magnetic drift and that’s exactly whats just happened at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW). The airport previously had [read more]

Engineering & Leasing

TV: New series shows how aircraft end their life in Wales

26/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Wizz Air continues London Luton expansion

Wizz Air adds new routes from London Luton

30/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Wizz Air has announced five new routes from London Luton, most of which will start in Summer 2020. The new routes are all to destinations in mainland Spain, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands showing that, as travel restrictions ease, Wizz Air is thinking that Spain will be a busy destination [read more]

A TUI Airways UK Boeing 757 gets airborne from Bristol Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Which UK airlines will start flying soon and when?

27/05/2020 4 minute read

As we start to see the easing of restrictions into the new normal we look at which UK airlines have said they plan to start flying again and when. A number of airlines have recently issued updates on their plans and here is what we know so far. British Airways [read more]

Served by Alicante Airport, Benidorm is a popular destination for Britons

Spain to remove travel restrictions from 1st July

26/05/2020 2 minute read

Spain has announced that it will remove restrictions on travel for the 1st July paving the way for flights from the UK to the popular holiday destination to resume. Ryanair has already announced that it plans to get 40% its normal schedule from the 1st July and has welcomed the [read more]

BSA offers complimentary Boeing 787 engineer training

01/06/2020 < 1 minute read

The British School of Aviation (BSA) is marking its re-opening by offering a complimentary place on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner Engineeer type-rating course. The six-week-long course will be the first face to face training carried out by the school since February. BSA is based at London Luton and normally operates [read more]

TV: New series shows how aircraft end their life in Wales

26/05/2020 < 1 minute read

A new series starting to UK television channel Quest this evening will show what happens when aircraft come to their end of their flying days. Plane Reclaimers follows the work of St Athan based end of life specialists eCube Solutions as they strip off all usable parts from airlines before [read more]

Union launches BA Betrayal campaign

24/05/2020 2 minute read

Unite, the Union representing Engineers, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff at British Airways have launched a campaign to highlight what it calls the “BA Betrayal” The campaign got underway with the BA Betrayal campaign being light painted on landmarks and iconic buildings including the Angel of the North, Marble Arch [read more]

Private Aircraft lands at closed RAF base to ‘go to the beach’

29/05/2020 2 minute read

A Boeing E7 Wedgetail in use with the RAAF (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

STS Aviation wins RAF E-7A Wedgetail conversion contract

21/05/2020 < 1 minute read

STS Aviation has been awarded the contract by Boeing Defence UK to convert 5 Boeing 737 aircraft into Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The award was a formality after Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project. STS Aviation will convert 5 [read more]

Red Arrows to move to RAF Waddington in 2022

19/05/2020 2 minute read

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will move to RAF Waddington in 2022. The team and famous Red Hawks are currently based at RAF Scampton but the base is due to be closed and sold off in cost-cutting [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]

Private Aircraft lands at closed RAF base to ‘go to the beach’

29/05/2020 2 minute read

Old Sarum Airfield (Image: OSA/Facebook)

Animal Health flights to operate from Old Sarum Airfield

05/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Old Sarum Airfield has announced vital animal health check will be assisted by vets flying from Old Sarum airfield during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Flights from the airfield will transport vets across the UK to help deal with the sensor technology used to monitor the health of millions of poultry [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]

Cirrus CAPS deployment prevents plane crash near Isle of Wight

31/05/2020 2 minute read

Private Aircraft lands at closed RAF base to ‘go to the beach’

29/05/2020 2 minute read

An image of the crash site shared widely on social media.

Two survivors in Pakistan Airbus A320 crashes in Karachi

22/05/2020 < 1 minute read

Local media in Pakistan is reporting that a Pakistan International Airways Airbus A320 has crashed in Karachi whilst attempting to land at Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OKPC). Flight PK8303 crashed in the Karachi’s Model-Colony district after reportedly developing a “technical fault”. Local reports suggest the aircraft hit 5 houses on the [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]

SpaceX Crew Demo 2 – A New Beginning

23/05/2020 6 minute read

This month we will see the biggest and most exciting development in human space travel this century. An event that will revitalise the space race, planting the seeds of new ideas in the minds of those who may view our lunar visits as stuff of fairy tales from long, long [read more]

Starlink – The future of communication through our skies

02/05/2020 4 minute read

With so little going on in the skies whilst the world has locked almost all borders and commercial aviation has been grounded, I invite you to look a little higher. Over the last couple of weeks, whilst we’ve been able to enjoy clear skies, there is a new excitement and [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]

Cardiff Airport appoints new Chairman

06/05/2020 2 minute read

Wayne Harvey has been appointed as the new chairman of Cardiff Airport replace Roger Lewis. Mr Harvey is currently is a senior partner with Audit & Assurance specialists Deloitte and has previously worked for Ernst & Young (EY). He has a tough start to the role with the industry facing [read more]

Cardiff Airport Fire Engine (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Cardiff Airport Firefighters provide support to Dragon’s Heart Hospital

01/05/2020 2 minute read

Firefighters from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) are providing support to the NHS Dragon’s Heart hospital ((Ysbyty Calon y Ddraig) set up at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. The hospital has been set up to treat Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients boosting NHS bed capacity in Wales. 32 Airport Firefighters will form part of [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]

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

Loganair reduces flights during Coronavirus outbreak

12/03/2020 < 1 minute read

Like most other airlines, Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced a raft of reductions following a drop off in bookings during the Coronavirus outbreak. Loganair says that it has a seen a 15-20% drop off in bookings as the severity of the outbreak increased. Loganair now plans to cut flights by around [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]

Loganair suspends Derry to Manchester flights

20/11/2019 < 1 minute read

Loganair (LM/LOG) has said it will suspend flights between City of Derry Airport (LDY/EGAE) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) following a drop off in bookings. The airline has been operating a daily service for the last six months but a lack of bookings after the new year means it will be suspending [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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