Guernsey-based airline Aurigny (GR/AUR) has confirmed its flights will remain grounded until the end of August. The airline says that the disruption to flights is as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and that its grounding until the end of summer is in line with the Coronavirus Exit Strategy produced [read more]
Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has said that it plans to retire all of its Boeing 777 aircraft by the end of 2020. The Atlanta Hartsfield based airline currently has 18 Boeing 777-200 aircraft in its fleet. 10 of which are the Long-Range (200LR) variant. Delta says that decision is a strategic [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has released details of its planned flying programme for Summer 2021 with a total of 31 routes planned. The majority of the flights (24) will operate from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) while the rest will operate from Belfast (BFS/EGAA), Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC). As previously announced, Virgin [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) and Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have been given the green light to create a joint venture on flights between Australia and Europe & the UK. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACC) has given its approval for the two airlines to coordinates flights on those routes and it [read more]
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to build a sustainable and more efficient state-of-art terminal. The new terminal will replace the existing one, which was built in 1965, with an efficient three-floor building designed to help the airport meet its net-zero by 2023 [read more]
MP’s which are part of the Commons Transport Committee have called on British Airways (BA/BAW) to put their planned redundancies on hold after the Governments Job Retention scheme was extended. International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways, recently announced it would need to cut around 12,000 jobs whith British [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has had two special visitors in one day, one delivering Personal Protective Equipment, the other training. The first arrival of the morning was a Nordwind Boeing 777-300 VP-BJL which brought in the latest shipment of PPE equipment for the Welsh Government. The aircraft carried around 600,000 fluid-resistant gowns [read more]
Brussels Airlines (SN/BEL) has announced it will cut 1,000 jobs and reduce its fleet size by one-third as it restructures to deal with the global crisis caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Belgian airline suspended operations on the 21st March and has been losing €1m per day ever since. The [read more]
The organisers of the Bournemouth Air Festival have confirmed that this years show has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The UK’s largest air festival usually attracts thousands of visitors every year Bournemouth’s beaches to watch displays from aircraft of all types including the Red Arrows. [read more]
Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that it plans to get 40% of its summer schedule flying again from the 1st July 2020, subject to intra-EU travel restrictions being lifted. The move will see Ryanair restore flights to 90% of its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) route network, albeit with reduced frequencies. [read more]
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