Tuesday (25th May) saw the launch of flights between City of Derry Airport (LDY/EGAE) and Liverpool (LPL/EGGP) by the UK’s largest regional airline, Loganair (LM/LOG). Loganair stepped in to operate the popular route after it was dropped by Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR). Operating four times per week on a [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows returned to their UK home at RAF Scampton earlier this week after gaining their Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2021. The team has been undergoing pre-season training in Greece to perfect their routines and before this years display routines were [read more]
EU safety and security agencies along with NATO are investigating whether Belarus forcing Ryanair flight FR4978 to divert to Minsk with a false bomb threat was an act of Aviation Piracy. The incident happened on Sunday 23rd May when the flight from Athens to Vilnius was intercepted by Belarusian Fighter [read more]
Florida based Aerion has collapsed after failing to fund the production of its supersonic business jet despite having significant interest from operators. Founded by Robert Bass in 2004, Aerion had planned to build the AS2, a sonic boomless business jet capable of travelling at Mach 1.4. The company attracted backing [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced a new Cardiff to Edinburgh flight boosting connectivity between Wales and Scotland. The service will operate five times per week from 2nd August 2021 and will be operated by an Embraer E145 jet. Kay Ryan, Loganair’s chief commercial officer, said: “I know many [read more]
The UK Government was told airlines to avoid flying through Belarusian airspace after a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was intercepted and forced to land by the Belarus Government in order to arrest a journalist. Belarus sent Mig-29 Fighter jets to intercept the Ryanair Boeing 737 claiming it had [read more]
Air Canada is planning to launch a direct flight between Toronto and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) in Summer 2022. According to filings the route will commence on 1st June 2022 and will be operated by a Boeing 737 Max. The route is currently served by Canadian carrier, Air Transat.
The Airport Operators Association (AOA) has called out the Scottish Government over the cost of COVID testing for passengers using Scottish airports. The pricing difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK is something the AOA calls a “major discrepancy” and can see passengers using Scottish airports paying more [read more]
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for 14 Boeing H-47(ER) Chinook helicopters in a deal worth £1.4bn. The deal will see 14 ‘extended range’ chinooks join the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet starting in 2026 helping it to phase out older airframes. Extended range Chinooks carry [read more]
The much anticipated launch of the JetBlue services between New York and London Heathrow has now been confirmed as launching on 11th August 2021 Initially operating twice per day, it will mark the beginning of JetBlue’s transatlantic ambitions using their new Airbus A321LR aircraft. The flight will be the first [read more]
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