International Women’s Day 2018 is a chance to celebrate women and in aviation, they don’t come any bigger than Amy Johnson. Amy Johnson CBE was born in Kingston Upon Hull in 1903 and after leaving university with a degree in Economics took up a job in London as a solicitors secretary. [read more]
Air Astana has announced it will increase its London to Astana service to a daily service from June. The flight, which connects London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to the Kazakhstan capital Astana (TSE/UACC), currently operates 5 times per week but as of 1st June 2018 it will have 2 additional weekly rotations making [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) will start a direct Derry service from Glasgow in October 2018. The route will be the 12th destination for ‘Scotland’s airline’ from its Glasgow (GLW/EGPF) hub. The flight to City of Derry Airport (LDY/EGAE) will be operated by Saab 2000 / Saab 340 aircraft and will operate 5 [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has launched its search for new apprentices across the company. The airline announced that it is offering 145 apprenticeships in Operations, Engineering and it’s Head Office in a move that coincides with National Apprentice Week 2018. British Airways will also be running a series of workshops and roadshows during [read more]
Exeter based Flybe (BE/BEE) has said it is to invest a new aircraft at Cardiff Airport from 27th March. The Embraer E175 Regional Jet will be the third aircraft to be based at Wales’ National airport and will require 22 additional crew members to be recruited. The basing of a [read more]
The last surviving Dambuster, Johnny Johnson MBE DFM will be giving a talk at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitors Park on 19th April. The talk, which is part of Manchester Airport‘s 80th birthday celebrations, will see Mr Johnsoon talk about his role in the raids on German dams in May 1943 by [read more]
Easyjet has joined forces with Girlguiding have joined forces to introduce the Aviation Badge for Brownies. 200,000 Girlguides with have the chance to earn the badge which is hoped will encourage more girls into aviation and to lay the foundation for a future career as a pilot. Easyjet has set [read more]
Airports across the UK are set for major disruption on Thursday and Friday as Storm Emma brings snow sweeping across the country. Britain has been in the grip of freezing weather since Monday when a weather front, known as the ‘Beast from the East’ rolled in but this is expected to [read more]
The first Ultra Long Range (ULR) Airbus A350 XWB has made its debut from final assembly in Toulouse prior to having the engines fitted. The aircraft, which is destined for Singapore Airlines, was rolled out of the final assembly hangar following completion of the airframe assembly and has now moved [read more]
Ryanair has announced it is to close its base at Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) later this year with the aircraft and routes moving to Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH). The Irish budget carrier currently has 1 aircraft based at the Scottish airport but under its revised plans for Winter 2018 it will move the [read more]
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