Unite, the Union representing Engineers, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff at British Airways have launched a campaign to highlight what it calls the “BA Betrayal” The campaign got underway with the BA Betrayal campaign being light painted on landmarks and iconic buildings including the Angel of the North, Marble Arch [read more]
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has alleged that ‘voting fraud’ occurred during the shareholder meeting on Friday which saw Stelios fail in his attempt to oust four directors of the company. The founder of Easyjet still owns 34% of the airline and has been battling with the board over an order for [read more]
This month we will see the biggest and most exciting development in human space travel this century. An event that will revitalise the space race, planting the seeds of new ideas in the minds of those who may view our lunar visits as stuff of fairy tales from long, long [read more]
Local media in Pakistan is reporting that a Pakistan International Airways Airbus A320 has crashed in Karachi whilst attempting to land at Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OKPC). Flight PK8303 crashed in the Karachi’s Model-Colony district after reportedly developing a “technical fault”. Local reports suggest the aircraft hit 5 houses on the [read more]
STS Aviation has been awarded the contract by Boeing Defence UK to convert 5 Boeing 737 aircraft into Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The award was a formality after Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project. STS Aviation will convert 5 [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has welcomed travel safety advice from the European Union which will see passengers being able to resume travel within the EU in the next few weeks. Under the EU guidelines, airlines and airports must ensure that passengers keep a distance of 1.5 metres from each [read more]
Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said it plans to restart domestic flying from 22 European Airports from the 15th June. The airports include routes from many UK airports including London Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Belfast, and Isle of Man. Easyjet’s aim is to initially return to [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
British Airways is to begin a consultation process as it seeks to cut hundreds of jobs at its Engineering bases in Wales. BA originally said that up to 1000 jobs could be shed but Welsh Economy Minister Ken Skates has said the figure would be nearer 400. British Airways currently [read more]
Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced it is cutting 9,000 jobs as it deals with the crisis caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The engineering giant has planned a major restructuring which will include cutting almost 20% of its workforce primarily in the civil aerospace divisions which makes jet engines for [read more]
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