Virgin Atlantic has changed the name of Boeing 747-400 G-VLIP from “Hot Lips” top the “The Falcon” as the aircraft has been repainted in a special Star Wars livery. Not officially unveiled yet, the 747 was spotted by photographer Simon Austen coming out of the paint shop and the images [read more]
Over the last few days some unusual aircraft had started to appear at UK and Irish airports including three Boeing 767’s from Eastern and a Malaysian Airbus A380. This combined with handling requests for other wet-lease operators such as HiFly at Gatwick and Manchester were the first clue that the [read more]
The UK’s oldest tour operator, Thomas Cook UK PLC, has collapsed tonight leaving thousands of holidaymakers abroad and up to 9,000 people in he UK without jobs. The group had been seeking a last minute rescue deal which included asking the government for help raising the £200m it needed to [read more]
Two aircraft were seconds from a mid-air collision at Sibson Aerodrome earlier this year according to a report from the UK Airprox Board. The report says that the two aircraft, both Cessna 208’s, were separated by just 50ft vertically before the control tower intervened preventing the collision on 18th April [read more]
Sources close to Thomas Cook PLC have suggested that hopes of a private rescue deal are all but over putting the company into the ‘final hours’. The news came as it emerged that the company has asked the UK Government to provide £200m in funding aid to prevent its collapse. [read more]
Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) saw its latest airline get direct flights to Sarajevo underway yesterday. FlyBosnia (6W/FBS) flew its inaugural flight from Luton to Sarajevo (SJJ/LOSA) after being sent off from Luton with the traditional water cannon salute. FlyBosnia CEO Tarik Bilalbegović said: “It is a great pleasure for me to [read more]
Thomas Cook is reportedly in last-ditch talks to sell off its Nordic Airline as well other aspects of the business to raise the cash needed to stave off collapse of the UK’s oldest tour operator. According to Sky News, insider sources have said that the company is exploring all possible [read more]
Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is to take over two key routes from Scotland to East Midlands from October as Flybe drop the routes. Loganair will ensure the route between East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) and Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) & Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) will continue after 27th October after stepping in “at short notice” [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has said it plans to launch a raft of new routes from London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) including 12 new domestic routes. The airlines Chief Executive Shai Weiss unveiled the proposals, which also include 37 new European routes and 35 new global routes, but said that the new [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) pilots have agreed to call off a planned strike on 27th September in a bid to return to negotiations before “irreparable damage is done to the brand” Pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have already carried out one walkout this month on [read more]
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