Albania airline Albawings (2B/AWT) is planning a service from Tirana to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from spring 2018. Setup in 2015, Albawings operates a fleet of 2 Boeing 737 aircraft (1x -500 & 1x -400) from its home base at Tirana International Airport (TIA/LATI). The service to London Stansted will be [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG) thinks that companies should be allowed to build different terminals at Heathrow in a bid to provide better facilities. Currently, Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has five terminals, all of which are operated by airport owners Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd. Under proposals set out by IAG in response [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it will not bow to ‘laughable demands’ from Pilot Unions as it warned of possible strikes in the Spring. Relations between the airline and its Pilots have broken down since the pilot crisis in autumn 2017 prompting Ryanair to cancel thousands of flights with stikes [read more]
Britains Ben Murphy made into the final 8 of the first Masterclass Red Bull Air Race 2018 for The Blades Racing Team. After qualifying 9th on Friday, Ben faced Spaniard Juan Velarde in the Round of 14 who posted a time of 56.428s with a 2 second Over G penalty. Ben [read more]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched a review of airline seat policies and how airlines handle charges to sit together on flights. The move comes following consumer research showed many people are being told by their airline they would need to pay extra if they want to sit [read more]
The first weekend of the Red Bull 2018 Air Race season has got underway with 2016 Champion Matthias Dolderer topping the table. The German set the pace with a time of 52.795s with just one run after having a DNF due to him breaking the 12G limit on his second. [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has started rolling out high-speed onboard WiFi services on long-haul flights allowing customers to surf the internet, check emails or stream entertainment to their own devices mid-flight. The airline currently has three connected aircraft in service that are equipped with high-speed internet. The WiFi facility will be available [read more]
Just days before a planned unveiling, the new Lufthansa livery has leaked online including pictures of the airlines CEO admiring it. The new livery, which was due to be unveiled on the 7th February, is a dramatic departure from traditional yellow & blue Lufthansa liveries and brings a Qantas-like tail design to [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is hosting an exhibition this week at the Palace of Westminster to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The past 80 years has seen London Luton grow from an aerodrome to a major international airport which saw its busiest-ever year in 2017, with 15.8 million passengers travelling through the [read more]
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