International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Willie Walsh is to appear before the Transport Select Committee next week to face questions on British Airways handling of the current global crisis. Mr Walsh will appear before the committee on the 11th May at 10am although it isnt clear whether he will appear [read more]
Manchester Airport Group, which owns Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has secured a funding package worth £250m from local councils surrounding the northern airport. The group is part-owned by Manchester City Council will be giving the group £143m while 9 other local councils will £13m per authority. The money will be used [read more]
Wayne Harvey has been appointed as the new chairman of Cardiff Airport replace Roger Lewis. Mr Harvey is currently is a senior partner with Audit & Assurance specialists Deloitte and has previously worked for Ernst & Young (EY). He has a tough start to the role with the industry facing [read more]
Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has come under fire after images appeared on social media showing a packed flight from London to Belfast. The images posted on twitter by BBC NI journalist Kelly Bonner show a packed flight with most of the seats taken in breach of social distancing guidelines. [read more]
With the news that Virgin Atlantic is retiring its remaining 7 Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jets its a very real possibility that we could come out of this pandemic with none of the type left in the UK fleet. The once exulted “Queen of the Skies” was the airliner of choice [read more]
Old Sarum Airfield has announced vital animal health check will be assisted by vets flying from Old Sarum airfield during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Flights from the airfield will transport vets across the UK to help deal with the sensor technology used to monitor the health of millions of poultry [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is to axe its base at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as well as up to 3,000 workers as it plans its recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic. In an internal Memo to staff seen by us, Virgin CEO Shai Weiss told staff that the current measures in place [read more]
General Electric (GE) has become the latest aerospace company to consult with workers over job losses. GE Aviation Wales, which operates an engine servicing and maintenance facility at Nantgarw, South Wales has said is consulting its 1,400 employees as its parent company looks to cut around 13,000 workers worldwide. The [read more]
In a communication to its members, the Unite union has said it is concerned about the mental health of its members after being alerted that some staff feel the only way out is to “end it” so their family can benefit from a death in service payout. It comes after [read more]
A number of US airlines have said that they will require passengers and crew to wear face masks for the duration of the flight as they start to build up flight programmes. From today, Delta Airlines (DA/DAL) has said that it requires passengers to wear a mask (or face covering) [read more]
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