The assistant general secretary of the Unite Union Howard Beckett led a scathing attack on British Airways dismissal by email of at least 4,000 of its staff members on what is being dubbed Black Friday. Mr Beckett said: “This is a very bleak day for the incredible BA workforce and [read more]
An Air India Express flight from Dubai skidded off the end of the runway and crashed after landing at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India. According to local reports the aircraft, a Boeing 737, was carrying 191 passengers. An image (shown above) widely shared on social media by twitter user [read more]
Thousands of British Airways Cabin Crew, Ground Staff, Engineers and Pilots are finding out today whether they still have a job with British Airways or are one of the thousands being sacked by the airline. British Airways is looking to shed around 12,000 members of its 43,000 strong workforce as [read more]
Our solar neighbour is a popular subject of science-fiction. Martians have been the topic of countless stories over the last century. The prospect of humanity exploring and prospering beyond the thinly veiled blue planet is our ultimate goal. After all, we only stepped outside the caves to see what was [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has filed for Bankruptcy Protection under Chapter 15 in the Southern District of New York today just hours after it told a London Court it would run out of money in September. The filing does not mean the airline is bankrupt but is often seen as the [read more]
A Hawker Sea Fury has crashed during a routine flight from Duxford. A picture, shared widely on social media, shows the aircraft amongst trees after suffering an apparent engine failure. Two people have sustained injuries in the accident and were treated at the scene. The crash, which occurred this afternoon, [read more]
Emergency services are at the scene of a light aircraft crash near Heathfield, East Sussex. The aircraft reportedly crashed on open ground just after 11am this morning. East Sussex Rire and Rescue confirmed they were attending the scene and had extinguished a fire on arrical. Sussex Police also confirmed “Emergency [read more]
Indian low-cost airline Spicejet (SG/SEJ) has confirmed it has a acquired a daily slot pair for London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from 1st September 2020. The slots were awarded in what is a “bubble” arrangement between the UK and India and gives Spicejet the opportunity to operate a a flight arriving into [read more]
A former Royal Air Force (RAF) C130J Hercules is heading for the US Navy Blue Angels team after being sold by the MOD and repainted at Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge ahead of delivery. The RAF is reducing its Hercules fleet and this example will replace the teams ageing C130T model and [read more]
According to sources close to the airline, Friday is when British Airways Cabin Crew will find out whether they are being retained on new contracts prompting an upsurge in those taking voluntary redundancy. British Airways plans to “fire and rehire” all of its staff, except Pilots which have already agreed [read more]
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