Local pilot John Bulpin has captured these amazing images of British Airways aircraft parked up at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) as a result of travel disruption caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our thanks to John for the use of the images.
The organisers of the RAF Cosford Airshow have announced that they have decided to postpone the airshow until at least September. In a statement, the organisers said that under the current situation caused by the Coronavirus pandemic they “cannot guarantee reasonable provision by June; our emergency services need to concentrate [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) is suspending all flights from Carlisle Lake District Airport from the 27th March in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The airline, which is the airports only commercial operator, has already suspended its Dublin service but now London Southend and Belfast City will join the suspension leaving the airport [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz has told staff that he will not be taking a salary for two months during the Coronavirus pandemic. In an email to staff seen by UK Aviation News, Mr Cruz says that “We are having to act fast to preserve funds. We [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has announced that it will stop passenger flights by the 25th March 2020 in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Emirates is a key airline for UK travellers and employs many pilots and cabin crew from the UK. Many British travellers have been using it to repatriate back [read more]
The Farnborough International Airshow 2020 due to take place in July has now been cancelled because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The airshow is one of the biggest trade events in the world and is held bi-annually alternating with the Paris Air Fair. The organisers said in a statement: “After very [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is understood to have a reached a deal with the British Airline Pilots union, BALPA, which will pilots take two-weeks of unpaid leave in April & May. The agreement comes as the airline grounds almost 80% of its fleet as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt travel [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has taken the decision to close Terminal 2 & 3 following the reduction in flights caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The airport said that the fall-off in flights, and the expectation it will further decline, prompted it to make the decision to change to single terminal operations. [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2020 has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The UK’s biggest military air show attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year to RAF Fairford and raises money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The event had been due to take place in July. [read more]
Proposals set out by Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) to temporarily change employees terms and conditions have gone down badly with staff according to sources close to the airline. Easyjet wanted to make changes to the terms and conditions from the 23rd March 2020 to 15th November 2021 under an agreement [read more]
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