Emirates (EK/UAE) has rejected the proposed A380plus concept from Airbus effectively killing off the project. The Dubai based carrier is expected to place an order for 36 more Airbus A380 aircraft but CEO Tim Clark said “We would rather they just offered us the continuation of the line” adding that [read more]
Ryanair has announced a new flight from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Valencia (VLC/LEVC). The flight will form part of the Irish Low-Cost Carrier’s (LCC) summer 2018 schedule at Bristol Airport and will commence in March. Located on the east coast of Spain, Valencia is the 3rd largest city after Madrid [read more]
UK Engine manufacturer Rolls -Royce is engaged in talks to pitch its Trent 1000 as the power-plant for Emirates new Dreamliners. The Derby based company is one of two engine options on the Dreamliner and will be competing with US giant General Electric (GE). Emirates gave Boeing a commitment to [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has recorded its 43rd consecutive month of growth with another 3% rise in October. The mid-autumn month saw over 1.4m passengers use Luton Airport to fly off to the 130 destinations now served by the airport. In order to meet continued demand from passengers, London Luton [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has recorded 3.1% growth in this autumn period with over 2.4m passengers using the airport. The news comes on the back of the busiest summer ever for the Northern Hub and brings the rolling 12 month total to 27.7m passengers, up 10.5% on the previous 12 months. [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) is set announce an order for 36 Airbus A380 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow giving a job boost for Airbus’ site at Broughton. The North Wales site produces wings for Airbus commercial aircraft range including the Airbus A380 and this order provides much-needed security for the employees on [read more]
European airframer Airbus has suffered a setback on day one of the Dubai Airshow with a planned announcement for an A380 deal failing to materialise as Boeing wins big orders instead. Emirates (EK/UAE) was expected to give the Airbus A380 a lifeline but instead has chosen to delay that deal [read more]
Cardiff Airport has agreed to pay all of its security staff the real living wage by 2020 after it came under pressure from Staff, unions and the Welsh Government earlier this week. A new real living wage of £8.75 was unveiled on Monday. The Welsh government pays it’s staff the [read more]
Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]
Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]
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