Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has been operating more than 1,500 flights across over 150 routes this August Bank Holiday weekend (Friday 25th to Monday 28th August) and reports that three of its six leading performers, with increased demand over the same period last year, are popular South West services to [read more]
In August 2015 a major shake-up in the regional airline business was started with Loganair and bmi regional becoming part of a new group, under Chief Executive, Peter Simpson. The new holding company, Airline Investments Limited (AIL), acquired the shares in bmi regional from British Airways following its acquisition of the BMI [read more]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency directive regarding a potentially explosive Airbus A350 fault. The directive, Number 2017-0154-E, relates to the hydraulic fuel cooling system which is located in the fuel tanks. It has been found that there is an overheat failure mode of the hydraulic pumps [read more]
Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Manchester Air Disaster. 55 people died when a 737 burst into flames while taking off from Manchester Airport. We look at the legacy of Flight KT28M 32-years-on. For most holidaymakers, the 22nd August 1985 started like many other. Looking forward to their holidays [read more]
Today sees the total solar eclipse of the sun across the Pacific Ocean and certain states of America. For most people, the period of totality will last around 2 minutes, for some that just isn’t long enough, so how do you see an eclipse for longer? Chase it of course! [read more]
Airline routes website Airlineroute has reported that Alitalia has extended its codeshare agreement with Flybe for routes between the U.K. and Italy. Alitalia’s financial difficulties and the attempts to re-establish the company on a firm financial footing are ongoing. Ryanair has recently expressed interest in acquiring the whole or parts of [read more]
Ryanair has launched a new dedicated booking platform in partnership with Erasmus Student Network, offering Erasmus students fare discounts, free bags, and tailored travel offers. Delivered as part of Year 4 of Ryanair’s “Always Getting Better” programme, this partnership offers Erasmus students a dedicated ESN booking platform where they can have [read more]
Imagine you are 73-years-old who lives in South Africa and you want to visit your daughter in London. Now imagine you have a life-long fear of flying! That’s exactly the scenario faced by 73-year-old Ronnie Leach. After 72 years, Mr. Leach feared he would never conquer his fear of flying and [read more]
Cardiff Airport has continued its growth trend as it saw passenger numbers rise again in July 2017. The passenger figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) shows that in July 171,605 passengers used Cardiff Airport which is an increase of 4.7% over the same period last year. June saw [read more]
German carrier Air Berlin (AB/BER) has today filed for bankruptcy protection in the Berlin courts. The airline has posted losses for the last nine years and its biggest investor, Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways has decided to end financial support for the struggling carrier. Air Berlin entered into a codeshare [read more]
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