Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has unveiled its new “Flying Icon” nose art on its brand new Airbus A350-1000XWB G-VLUX ‘Red Velvet’. Virgin aircraft have always carried the companies famous Flying Lady which is based on the pin-up girls made famous in the 1930s and 1940s by Peruvian artist Alberto Vargas. The new [read more]
A special bulletin by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said that the Cardiff City Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to potentially fatal levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the final moments before his plane crashed just north of Guernsey. The toxicology results show that Sala had a carboxyhaemoglobin [read more]
Low-cost airline Norwegian is to end all transatlantic flights from Ireland from the 15th Septemeber 2019 after undertaking a review of its services. Currently Norwegian flies six routes to the USA and Canada from Dublin, Cork and Shannon which were set up to be operated by the airlines Boeing 737 [read more]
8 in 10 (82%) of the UK’s busiest airports have increased their pick-up and drop-off charges in 2019 according to research by the RAC. The research shows that only London Gatwick, Liverpool, Bristol and Cardiff airports have kept their prices for both drop-off and pick-up the same as last year. [read more]
Spanish carrier Vueling (VY/VLG) will no longer operate between Amsterdam and London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) from 15th August 2019 as sister airline Level (VK/FOO) adds a second daily service on the route. Both airlines are owned by International Airlines Group (IAG) and the change completes the transfer of Vueling routes [read more]
This year is shaping up to be a summer of strikes for multiple airlines which will cause misery for thousands of air travellers looking to get away from UK airports. So who is expecting strikes and when? Our list shows how industrial action might affect you if your planning to [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000XWB at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, G-VLUX “Red Velvet”, is the first of 12 Airbus A350XWB aircraft for the long-haul airline. Virgin’s Airbus A350-1000XWB is expected to begin a crew training programme with the airline [read more]
The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) is sending a team to the site of a glider accident in Cumbria. The aircraft crashed yesterday (7th August) near Kirkland Cumbria and is understood to have suffered substantial damage. The pilot is believed to have been the sole occupant.
Ryanair pilots in the UK have voted to stage a series of strikes in a row over pay and conditions. Pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) will stage a walkout for 48 hours on 22nd August 2019 and again on the 2nd September for 60 [read more]
Low-cost carrier Norwegian.com reported increased load factors for July as it carried over 3.7 million passengers to destinations across the globe. The airliner, which operates short-haul and long-haul flights from UK airports including London-Gatwick, Edinburgh and Manchester, had an overall load factor of 93.5% in July, up from 93% in [read more]
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