Stratford-Upon-Avon Council has commenced Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) proceedings for Wellesbourne Airfield (EGBW). Developers are interested in building homes on the site however the Council has stepped and has written to Littler Investments Limited in order to begin negotiations with a view to purchasing and protecting Wellesbourne Airfield as a working [read more]
Ryanair Pilots based in Ireland have voted to stage a 24-hour walkout on the 12th July. The industrial action will affect hundreds of flights in and out of Ryanair’s primary base at Dublin as well as Cork and Shannon. The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association balloted members over a lack of an [read more]
Right, let’s go to our local airshow with a husband, two-year-old and five year old! The first hurdle, do they want to go? Yes!!! Phew, no bribing or negotiating needed! We were off to Wales National Airshow held on the Swansea seafront. The prep…. So anyone who knows me knows [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has seen strong growth in the US market meaning the North of England is now better connected to the States than at any other time. Flights to Seattle began in May with Thomas Cook bringing the total number of US destinations from Manchester to 13. The new route [read more]
London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) is gaining another Airbus A350 route later this year when Philippine Airlines switches to the type on its London- Manilla service. The route is currently being operated by a 370 seat Boeing 777-300ER but will be replaced by a 295 seat Airbus A350-900 from the 28th October. [read more]
Norwegian has been recognised as Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Carrier for the 4th year in a row at the 25th World Travel Awards. Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards acknowledge, celebrate and reward excellence across the travel industry. Norwegian has been carrying an aggressive growth strategy across Europe and in the [read more]
BA Cityflyer, the wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, has launched a recruitment drive for experienced pilots for its regional operations. The London City (LCY/EGLC) based airline operates a fleet of Embraer E170 and E190 regional jets to domestic and European destinations. The recruitment comes as a result of BA Cityflyer [read more]
The pilotless General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) “Skyguardian” to be known as the “Protector RG MK1” by the RAF, will fly over from North Dakota to RAF Fairford in Gloucester, the proposed date of arrival is Wednesday 11 July 2018, however, this is subject to change. The pilotless aircraft [read more]
The annual Wales National Airshow took place at Swansea last weekend. Here are some of your pictures of the weekend. The free event takes place on Swansea bay each summer and features displays from the Red Arrows, Typhoon Display Team, Team Raven, Lauren Wilson Airshows and RAF Falcons amongst others.
As the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary we look back at one of the most important times in its history when RAF aircraft took part in the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift began on the 26th June 1948 as a response to the Soviet Unions blockade of Allied-held West Berlin, [read more]
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