Dubai based airline Emirates (EK/UAE) has lost the right to appeal to appeal a decision that they are liable for compensation to passengers for missed connections outside of the EU. Under EU regulations, any passenger whose flight was delayed for three hours or more is liable to compensation but Emirates claimed [read more]
Hainan Airlines (HU/CHH) is planning to start an Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) to Beijing (PEK/ZBAA) service from in 2018. The flight will operate up to 4 times per week with two inbound flights Beijing to Edinburgh going via Dubin (DUB/EIDW), and another two routing from Beijing to Dublin via Edinburgh. It will [read more]
US Company Tempus Applied Solutions has agreed a deal to purchase six ex-RAF Lockheed L1011 Tristar KC1’s & K1s The ex-RAF tankers, which are currently located at Bruntingthorpe, are 3 x KC1s ex ZD948, 950, 951 and 953 and 2 x K1s ex ZE704 & 905. Four of these aircraft [read more]
British low-cost airline Jet2 will add Krakow (KRK/EPKK), Poland to its list of destinations from Leeds Bradford (LBA/EGNM) this winter. Leeds Bradford based Jet2 will operate the twice-weekly route from 9th November 2018 using a Boeing 737. Krakow is the second largest city in Poland and is best known for its [read more]
Textron Aviation has completed initial wind tunnel testing of its new utility turboprop, the Cessna 408 Skycourier. Announced in November 2017, The Cessna 408 SkyCourier is a twin-turboprop, high-wing, large utility aircraft that offers a combination of high performance and low operating costs for air freight, commuter and special mission operators. The [read more]
Low-cost airliner Primera Air has announced several new routes including from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Malaga, Spain. The route will be operated from Primera Air’s new base in Malaga and will operate 4 times per week on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Primera Air says that Malaga is traditionally [read more]
Regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) has released it’s winter 2018/2019 schedule from Cardiff Airport which features an increase in flights to Geneva. Flights from Cardiff Airport to Geneva have been doubled and now operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the increase takes advantage of the 3rd based aircraft that Flybe is adding [read more]
Scottish airline, Loganair (LM/LOG) has said it plans to launch flights from Carlisle Airport (CAX/EGNC) from June 2018. The flights will be the first scheduled routes from the airport in 25 years after it was given a new lease of life by the Stobart Group. Loganair will operate three routes to [read more]
Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) is getting a multi-million-pound investment in order to introduce new ePassport gates to its expanded international arrivals area. The new international arrivals hall is on course to open in Summer 2018 and will be significantly expanded and improved and includes five brand new ePassport gates which are being [read more]
One person has been taken to hospital following a helicopter crash at Perth Airport (PSL/EGPT) in Scotland. The crash happened as the aircraft was taking and it came down just metres from the Scotland Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) base at the airport. Crews from SCAA were amongst the first on [read more]
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