Wizz Air has backtracked over its decision to resume flights to Moscow and Krasnodar in Russia following a backlash over its plans to use its Abu Dhabi arm to get past sanctions against the country following its invasion of Ukraine. Although Abu Dhabi has not imposed sanctions on Russia, Wizz [read more]
Organisers of the Air Race World Championship have announced that the series will not be returning to the skies in 2022 as planned and will be deferred until 2023. In an announcement, the organisers said: “Despite the tireless efforts and support of all of our race teams, specialist suppliers and [read more]
Hainan Airlines (HU/CHH) is set to resume its Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Beijing, China route on Monday 22nd August. The Chinese carrier declared bankruptcy in 2021 which saw the parent group split into four separate organisations and the airline was restructured after investment from Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial. Hainan will be [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has launched an end of summer sale with fares to selected destinations from just £19.99 The sale sale will see 45,000 seats across 240 routes available at discounted prices for flights booked before 5th September. Ryanairs network across Europe could provide the perfect opportunity for [read more]
A new air freight and passenger hub at the former Manston Airport (MSE/EGMH) has taken a step closer today after the Secretary of State granted a Development Consent Order clearing the way for Riveroak Strategic Partners to build a new airport on the Kent site. A £300 million investment from [read more]
Boeing halted production of Boeing 737 Max airliners on several days in recent weeks as a result of a shortage in the supply of parts. A leaked email to staff from 3rd August told staff that the airframer had taken the decision to have “down days”, a decision it told [read more]
A female recruitment officer who was a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force (RAF) has resigned over the force’s policy on ethnic minority and female targets. According to Sky News, the unnamed officer was frustrated that white male candidates were being openly rejected in favour of candidates from ethnic [read more]
London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has said it will extend its current passenger cap until the end of October 2022 due to an ongoing shortage of staff pushing the cap beyond the half-term holidays. Heathrow’s daily cap limits the number of passengers that can pass through the airport to 100,000 per [read more]
Malaysia Airlines (MH/MAS) has selected the A330-900 to form the basis of its widebody fleet renewal programme as it phases out its older A330 fleet. The Kuala Lumpur-based carrier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see it purchase 10 Airbus A330-900 aircraft directly from Airbus and a [read more]
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air is set to resume flights to Russia using its Abu Dhabi subsidiary to avoid sanctions placed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The airline says the demand is there for flights between Abu Dhabi and Moscow giving Russians the potential to connect via Abu [read more]
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