2020 was a total flop for airshows and let’s be honest, 2021 wasn’t that much better. Whilst some airshows did go ahead, many of the big ones such as Yeovilton Air Day, RIAT and Cosford didn’t. But 2022 is looking optimistic, even with the current Omicron variant hitting out big [read more]
Wizz Air is set to continue its aggressive expansion at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) after it announced it had agreed to buy 15 slot pairs at the airport from Norwegian Air Shuttle. The additional slot pairs mean that Wizz will base an additional four Airbus A321 aircraft there for Summer 2022 [read more]
The England and Wales Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a passenger claiming EU261 compensation for a flight that originated outside of the EU but whose third sector was within the EU. Ms Kanaka Durga Chelluri had booked a flight on a single ticket that originated in Kansas City. [read more]
33 years today at 19:02 local time Pan Am Boeing 747 crashed into the small Scottish borders town of Lockerbie killing 270 people. This was no accident though and even today questions are still being asked about who really brought down Flight 103. The aircraft, Boeing 747-100 N739PA “Clipper Maid of the Seas” departed [read more]
Qatar Airways has said it has launched legal proceedings against Airbus in UK Courts in a dispute about the damage it claims is being caused to its A350 aircraft by a defect. The action follows a move last week by Airbus to get an independent legal assessment of the damage [read more]
Dublin headquartered Emerald Airlines (EA/EAI) is set to commence services for Aer Lingus Regional 10 months ahead of schedule. The newest Irish airline will operate routes under a franchise agreement using leased ATR72-600 aircraft and takes over many of the routes left unserved when Stobart Air shutdown. Emerald says it [read more]
In a major blow to Boeing, Air France-KLM has placed an order for 100 narrowbody aircraft with rival Airbus. The order for Airbus A320neo and A321neo is part of the fleet replacement plan for medium-haul aircraft at KLM and Transavia, both traditionally Boeing airlines. Air France also has the rights [read more]
Budget airline easyJet (U2/EZY) and Virgin Atlantic have signed a deal through Worldwide by easyJet to interline passengers at Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast airports. The deal means that passengers will be able to connect from domestic or European easyJet flights to seamlessly connect to long-haul flights bound for the US [read more]
Singapore Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven Airbus A350F cargo aircraft to replace the airline’s ageing Boeing 747-400F aircraft. The A350F is a purpose-built freighter variant of the popular Airbus A350 airline which the airline already operates and the letter is a sign of [read more]
Ryanair has come under fire for making light of the Coronavirus pandemic, which has killed 146,000 people in the UK, when their social media team posted an infographic comparing the actual coronavirus levels to rumours about Downing Street parties. The Ryanair social media team compared the current alert level 4, [read more]
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