Norwegian Air Shuttle, which owns Gatwick based Norwegian Air UK and Norwegian International, has said it is being forced to furlough an additional 1,600 employees. The airline had asked the Norwegian government for further financial assistance to get through the coronavirus pandemic but they refused, saying that extra loan guarantees [read more]
St Athan based GJD Aerospace has announced that it is preparing to move two Douglas DC6 aircraft from Coventry to St Athan. One of the aircraft, former British Eagle Airlines G-APSA will be displayed at South Wales Aviation Museum once it has arrived in the Vale of Glamorgan. The other [read more]
Key UK airports have begun to scale back their operations as the latest coronavirus lockdown begins to bite and they prepare for the winter of low air travel demand ahead. England is in a lockdown until 2nd December so non-essential travel is banned and Wales has also outlawed non-essential air [read more]
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the union that represents commercial pilots in the UK, has put out an extraordinary video warning prospective pilots about the shape of the industry post pandemic. In the video BALPA’s Head Of Membership and Career Services, Wendy Pursey, says that they estimate there will [read more]
Budget airline EasyJet (U2/EZY) has said it will operate just 20% of its normal winter program in the wake of the latest Lockdown and travel restrictions. England is in Lockdown until 2nd December with non-essential international air travel outlawed as it in Wales also. Scotland’s first minister has also said [read more]
Jet2 & Jet2 Holidays have today confirmed that they have cancelled all flights and holidays from England for the duration of the Lockdown that due to begin tomorrow. The move means that thousands of travellers will be eligible for a refund during the period where holiday and leisure travel is [read more]
KLM has confirmed it is suspending flights from Amsterdam to Cardiff, Inverness and Southampton airports until February 2021. The move from Cardiff Airport comes after non-essential international air travel was banned from by the Welsh Government, which owns Cardiff Airport, and low demand on forward bookings. Cardiff flights will be [read more]
Charter Airline Hi Fly Malta, a subsidiary of Hi Fly, will not renew its lease of Airbus A380 MSN006 (Currently 9H-MIP) when it expires later this year. Hi Fly leased the ex Singapore Airlines Super Jumbo from Doric Aviation after the asian carrier end its lease after 10 years. The [read more]
St Athan based MRO, Caerdav has launched its 2021 Apprenticeship Scheme for Aircraft Maintenance. Together with Coleg Y Cymoedd, the candidates will embark on an apprenticeship that will see them become Aircraft Maintenence Technicians. The Level 3 Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeship Programme is a three-year course that combines college study and [read more]
Scotland has joined England & Wales in banning all but essential international air travel. The move announced by First Minister Nicolas Sturgeon where she said that Scots “should not travel overseas except for essential purposes.” The move means that there will be no holiday or leisure flights from mainland UK [read more]
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