Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that it will only operate 65% of its normal program for Winter 2020/21 due to a slow down in air travel and tight travel restrictions caused by the resurging pandemic. In addition to the network cuts, it will also close its bases in [read more]
The number of aircraft delivered by Boeing in the 3rd Quarter of 2020 has dropped 55% compared the same period last year. Figures from Boeing show that they delivered just 28 commercial aircraft during the 3rd quarter and just 98 aircraft so far in 2020. Boeings deliveries have been hit [read more]
David Bolton, a 44-year-old from Nottingham has been named as the pilot killed in a light aircraft crash near Troutbeck, Cumbria on Sunday. In a statement, the family said that Mr Bolton was a “devoted husband, fantastic father, loving son and brother and a loyal friend with an appetite for [read more]
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced an expansion to its Winter 20/21 network at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB). Wizz Air already flies to 5 destinations from Birmingham including Budapest, Bucharest, Cluj, Wroclaw and Warsaw but 5 more destinations will commence in the winter season. Starting on the 24th October 2020, [read more]
Belfast based Crowded Space Drones has become the first private company in the UK to be certified for surveillance using drones. The Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC) awarded first-ever private sector certificate of compliance of surveillance camera systems and the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 for the use of UAS (drone) [read more]
Airbus delivered the 1500th Airbus A330 airliner on the 21st September to US Airline Delta (DL/DAL) marking the latest milestone in this pioneering and hugely popular product line. In this article, we look back at the beginnings of the A330 and its 2014 reboot. A300 Replacement The Airbus A330 was [read more]
The Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, has called on governments to “support the entire [aviation] sector” as it deals with the Coronavirus Pandemic. According to IATA the worlds airlines are losing $300,000 per minute or $13bn per month which will put [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed that Alex Cruz is to stand down as British Airways’ Chief Executive with immediate effect but will remain as the non-executive chairman. Cruz’s time at British Airways started in 2016 and has seen the airline go through significant changes including fleet upgrades, network changes [read more]
Newquay airport-based Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre (CAHC) has been awarded a financial lifeline from the Governments Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage to help it survive the Coronavirus Pandemic. The popular museum. which features aircraft from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s! including the English Electric Lightning and VC10, is [read more]
A last minute airframe change on a Wizz Air UK flight caused incorrect passenger distribution information to be used prompting take-off issues according to an AAIB report. The flight from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague (PRG/LKPR) on 16th January 2020 was originally due to be operated by an Airbus A320 [read more]
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