Travellers looking to get away this half-term have faced chaos at UK airports with massive queues at check-in and security due to low staffing levels with some finding out their flights have been cancelled whilst at the airport. This has prompted Unite the Union which represents thousands of airport staff [read more]
Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has relaunched its four-times-weekly service from Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) to Dublin (DUB/EIDW). Flights resumed on the route last week (27th May) for the first time since before the Coronavirus pandemic. The flight will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays making it ideal for a [read more]
The latest entrant into the low-cost long-haul market Norse Atlantic (N0/NBT) has confirmed it will launch its first route from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on 12th August. The route between London Gatwick and New York’s JFK airport will fly for the first time departing on 13:00hrs on the 12th with a [read more]
Climate campaigners Flight Free UK have criticised Bristols Mayor for taking a 9-hour flight to give a TED talk in Canada on reducing carbon emissions. Labour Mayor Marvin Rees has recently been critical of the planned expansion at Bristol Airport on climate grounds but despite this, he took a flight [read more]
TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) will continue to charter aircraft for the foreseeable future as it continues to suffer from staff sickness levels according to sources close to the airline. So far the world’s largest charter airline has used aircraft from Canadian holiday partner Sunwing as well as from charter specialists [read more]
easyJet (U2/EZY) has said it will cancel over 200 flights over the next 10 days from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) as its struggles to contend with a range of issues from the airport. The airline said that a perfect storm of air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays [read more]
The appeal court in Paris has ruled in favour of Ryanair and order LastMinute to immediately stop selling Ryanair flights unofficially through its French website. The landmark ruling could have a major impact on the tactics of so-called screen scraper websites which appear to officially sell flights but then give [read more]
Airbus is launching the Zero Emissions Development Centre (ZEDC) to strengthen its presence in the UK and boost hydrogen fuel system innovation. One of ZEDC’s first priorities will be to develop the “cost-competitive cryogenic fuel systems” which will be needed for the Airbus ZEROe project which aims to put a [read more]
Hampshire based Barnbrook Systems Ltd, which employs 35 people, has been selected to supply Poland’s search and rescue helicopter fleet with cutting edge technology which will allow the Leonardo AW101s to refuel mid-flight. Barnbrook will supply 64 of its smart fuel pressure fuel switches for us on 16 AW101s which [read more]
Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has said it will continue producing the Aston Martin Edition ACH130 after the initial run sold-out faster than expected. The corporate helicopter, based on the Airbus H130, features a range of interior and exterior designs created by Aston Martin and this has clearly been a huge [read more]
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