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Loganair moves Isle of Man flight from City to Heathrow

News

23/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Loganair is moving its daily service from London to Isle of Man service from London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from 1st December. As previously reported by us Loganair had been targeting flights [read more]

British Airways 787 powered by Roll-Royce Trent 1000 Engines. (Aviation Media Agency)

British Airways targets return to Bangladesh

Destinations

22/11/2020 < 1 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) is reportedly targeting a return to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (DAC/VGHS) after an 11-year absence. The airline is seeking permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to operate the route [read more]

Engineering & Leasing

In Pictures: British Airways aircraft stored at Palma

22/11/2020 2 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) like many airlines has had to store a large number of its aircraft due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and this winter, will store even more. BA Airbus aircraft parked on an apron [read more]

News

ONEWORLD: BA & AA launch COVID-19 trials on TransAtlantic routes

21/11/2020 3 minute read

American Airlines, British Airways and Oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London Heathrow (LHR), in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how COVID-19 [read more]

News

Jet2 launch Icelandic city breaks

19/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Jet2 Holidays, and its lastest venture Jet2 Citybreaks , has launched a range of three and four night breaks to Iceland staring in 2021. The holiday company will operate the breaks over the Winter 21/22 [read more]

Ben Houchen at Teesside International Airport

Ryanair to launch flights from Teesside Airport in 2021

25/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Teesside Airport has confirmed that Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) will be launching flights from the airport in June 2021. Ryanair will be operating to two destinations, Palma De Mallorca and Alicante. The first flight will depart Teesside on the 4th June 2021. The announcement was made by Mayor Ben [read more]

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

Ryanair calls on UK Government to lift travel restrictions at Christmas

25/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has called on the UK Government to lift travel restrictions allowing more people to travel home this Christmas. The call comes after the UK Government announced a “test and release” system which would cut quarantine time from 14 to 5 days. Under the new scheme [read more]

Loganair moves Isle of Man flight from City to Heathrow

23/11/2020 < 1 minute read

BA Airbus aircraft parked at Palma (Image: The Aviation Centre)

In Pictures: British Airways aircraft stored at Palma

22/11/2020 2 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) like many airlines has had to store a large number of its aircraft due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and this winter, will store even more. But you cant just store aircraft long term at any old place and the UK’s climate is certainly not the best. While [read more]

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

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to return to service

18/11/2020 2 minute read

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max family to fly once again following its grounding in March 2019. The type was grounded last year following two fatal crashes attributed to the systems designed to compensate for aerodynamic changes and the types larger engines. The so-called ‘Maneuvering Characteristics [read more]

EasyJet cuts winter schedule in wake of new lockdown

06/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Budget airline EasyJet (U2/EZY) has said it will operate just 20% of its normal winter program in the wake of the latest Lockdown and travel restrictions. England is in Lockdown until 2nd December with non-essential international air travel outlawed as it in Wales also. Scotland’s first minister has also said [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]

Man dies in Scottish gyrocopter crash

12/11/2020 < 1 minute read

Police Scotland has confirmed that the pilot of a gyrocopter has died after his aircraft went down near Avoch at 12:55pm. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services. He was the sole occupant of the gyrocopter. A spokesperson from the Air Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has [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]

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]

Man dies in Scottish gyrocopter crash

12/11/2020 < 1 minute read

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]

European Space Agency – Airbus Contract for Crucial Build

10/11/2020 5 minute read

Last month we witnessed significant progress in humanity’s latest space venture. As far as off-world international co-operation goes, this is the largest team exercise for more than 20 years. The inter-continental collaboration which constructed and now operates ISS is now eclipsed by a new task: Put feet back on the [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]

Wales bans leisure travel from Cardiff Airport

02/11/2020 < 1 minute read

The Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced plans for travel restrictions for when Wales comes out of its “firebreak” lockdown on 9th November including a a ban on non-essential international air travel. The announcement means that all holiday flights from the Welsh Government owned airport will be cancelled this [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]

Man dies in Scottish gyrocopter crash

12/11/2020 < 1 minute read

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]

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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