Month: May 2019

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has hit 17 million passengers for the rolling 12 month period for the first time in its history. The milestone comes after the airport saw its busiest April on record which saw 1.5m passengers pass through the terminal. The airport has also seen an increase in [read more]

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has condemned an aviation tax due to be introduced across the Netherlands in 2021 as it claims it amounts “further state aid to KLM” The National Aviation Tax is a levy that will be applied to passengers direct flights to the Netherlands but connecting flights and [read more]

Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Global Trek Aviation has soft-launched its latest facility at located at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in Wales. The brand new state-of-the-art VIP FBO facility at Cardiff Airport has received its first customer, BAe Jetstream 31 G-NLFA belonging to Cranfield University and operated by the National Flying Laboratory [read more]

Flights from Aberdeen to London have officially got underway with the start of Loganair’s new Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) to London Southend (SEN/EGMC) service. Loganair (LM/LOG) operates three rotations per day Monday to Friday as well as Sunday service and has a flight time of 1 hour 35 minutes on its Embraer [read more]

Low-cost airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has teamed up with international food chain Nando’s to bring the brands food onto its flights. Known as “Peri-Peri Flight-Bites” the Nando’s snacks will be available to buy on board and will offer a welcome option for many who are fed up with bland sandwiches and [read more]

Three people escaped with apparently minor injuries after a light aircraft came down and burst into flames on the A40 between Raglan and Abergavenny. South Wales Fire and Rescue said they were called to reports of an aircraft crash at 11:03 this morning and that crews from Abergavenny, Blaenavon & [read more]

Loganair (LM/LOG) has officially started three new jet routes from Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) have officially got underway this with departures to Bergen & Stavanger in Norway and as of today, Guernsey. The direct services are all operated by Loganair Embraer 135 regional jets offering quick flight times and comfort to [read more]

Sources have confirmed that Virgin Atlantic has entered a bid for the long-haul operations of Thomas Cook Airlines. Thomas Cook put the its airline business, Thomas Cook Airlines up for sale as pressure mounts on tour operators from weakening profits. Virgin Atlantic has expressed an interest by submitting an initial [read more]