A UK based plane charity that helps educate young people, especially those from a deprived background, on a variety of aviation, engineering and STEM-based activities is appealing for funds after its normal channels were cut-off due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Spirit of Goole is a Sherwood Ranger XP [read more]
Cabin Crew Union, Unite, has released details of the deal which will see 36,000 British Airways workers furloughed during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The agreement was largely reached in principal yesterday but a few details had to be ironed out but this has now been signed off by both sides. Under [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is expected to furlough 80% of its workforce following days of negotiations with Unions. According to sources close to the negotiations British Airways staff, which include Cabin Crew, Ground Staff and Engineers, will be put on temporary furlough under the Government Job Retention scheme. The deal is [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it is converting aircraft to carry COVID-19 patients in isolation pods. The airline is working closely with the Scottish Ambulance Service to provide air ambulance capability and the transfer of patients with COVID-19. A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (G-SGTS), which will be based at [read more]
Airbus has lobbied the UK Government to provide a bailout for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as the airline struggles to survive. Sources close to the airline have said several companies have directly contacted the Government setting out the harm it could do. Those companies are understood to also include Heathrow Airport. [read more]
According to documents seen by Sky News, administrators for the collapsed regional carrier Flybe have said that there is not enough money left in the business to implement the Government-backed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The Government backed scheme allows employers to give furlough staff and pay 80% of the wages [read more]
Air New Zealand (NZ/ANZ) is set to return to London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) from tomorrow (2nd April 2020) as it operates a series of repatriation flights. Air New Zealand initially suspended the route following a downturn in travel as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic but will now operate a [read more]
The UK Government has today clarified the position on Recreational Flying of General Aviation (GA) aircraft during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak control period. The current government guidance on coronavirus precludes recreational GA flying while a minority have been ignoring this, the vast majority are adhering to the rules. The Government [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) are suspending flight operations from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from 31st March. Crews that were due to operate flights from London Gatwick over the next few weeks have now had their rosters changed to standby. The move comes as British Airways, like all airlines, face tougher travel restrictions [read more]
The UK Government has said it has agreed a deal with multiple UK airlines to carry out rescue flights for Britons still stuck abroad. The agreement will see thousands of stranded Britons flown home on flights operated for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Some estimates suggest there are nearly [read more]
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