Year: 2020

A British Airways Boeing 747-400 has caught fire at eCubes facility at Castellon Airport. The aircraft is one of several ex-British Airways Boeing 747 aircraft being scrapped by Vale of Glamorgan based company, eCube, at their Spanish base. Images show a large fire at the front of aircraft but it [read more]

Loganair is moving its daily service from London to Isle of Man service from London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from 1st December. As previously reported by us Loganair had been targeting flights at London Heathrow but slots have now been approved. Flights to the Isle of Man [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) is reportedly targeting a return to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (DAC/VGHS) after an 11-year absence. The airline is seeking permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to operate the route from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). British Airways last flew to Dhaka in 2009 but has recently [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) like many airlines has had to store a large number of its aircraft due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and this winter, will store even more. But you cant just store aircraft long term at any old place and the UK’s climate is certainly not the best. While [read more]

American Airlines, British Airways and Oneworld have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London Heathrow (LHR), in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how COVID-19 testing can reopen international travel and remove the need for passengers to quarantine on arrival. [read more]

Jet2 Holidays, and its lastest venture Jet2 Citybreaks , has launched a range of three and four night breaks to Iceland staring in 2021. The holiday company will operate the breaks over the Winter 21/22 season operating three weekly services from Manchester and Birmingham and offering a total 37 three and four-night [read more]

Norwegian Air Shuttle has that it has initiated an Examinership process relating to its Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air International Limited (D8/IBK). The Dublin airport-based business now has protection from Creditors for 100 days allowing the airline to reorganise its finances which will include ‘right-sizing’ the fleet and to secure new [read more]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max family to fly once again following its grounding in March 2019. The type was grounded last year following two fatal crashes attributed to the systems designed to compensate for aerodynamic changes and the types larger engines. The so-called ‘Maneuvering Characteristics [read more]