A Chinese H-6N Bomber coming into land was recently filmed by aviation spotter, nothing exciting in itself but it was what was underneath that has sparked interest, and fear in the western world. The images show a large missile attached to the underside of the aircraft which has the tell-tale [read more]
A number of regional airports could see their long-stay car parking turned into performance areas this Christmas as stage companies look for alternative outside venues. Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) is one location to be announced as a “Car Park Party” venue and will, quite fittingly, play host to “Horrible Christmas” on [read more]
News that Thyme Opco had purchased what was left of Flybe on Monday sent aviation commentators into overdrive, largely as it was so out of the blue. Ok, so there have been murmurings of a comeback for some time but they have just remained rumours, until now. Flybe’s administrators EY [read more]
Trainee pilots at the L3 Harris Commercial Aviation Academy say they have been left with the choice of paying an additional £65,000 to avoid losing up to £100,000 after Easyjet terminated its job offers. The trainees where on a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) course with L3 Harris on the basis [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has this week confirmed its intention to launch flights to India from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). Starting on 19th December 2020, the airline will operate a three-times-per-week service from Manchester to Mumbai (BOM/VOBB) followed on 5th January 2021 by a twice-weekly service to Delhi (DEL/VIDP). uha Jarvinen, Chief [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has reported a drop in passengers numbers of 66% in September 2020 compared to the previous year. The drop is largely down to the travel restrictions in place to tackle the spread of coronavirus and the impact it is having on passenger confidence. The airport says [read more]
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined British Airways £20m, the biggest ever issued, following a data breach in 2018 that saw the personal details of over 400,000 customers exposed. The data loss was as a result of a cyber attack on the airline but the ICO found that [read more]
One of the European Aviation Safety Agencies top regulators has said that he is satisfied that the changes made to the aircraft by Boeing have solved the problem that caused two fatal accidents. According to Bloomberg, Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said the aircraft [read more]
Italy has been removed from the UK Governments Coronavirus (COVID-19( safe travel list meaning that from 4 am on Saturday 17th October anyone returning to the UK will have to quarantine for 14 days. Cases have been rising in Italy, one of the worst hit European countries in the initial [read more]
The DJI Mavic Mini was introduced as an affordable, yet powerful drone and primarily aimed at those looking for a bit more than the standard holiday photos. One of its big selling points is the weight, at 249grams it doesn’t require you to register with the Civil Aviation Authority or [read more]
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