It doesn’t happen very often but sometimes Airports have to change their runway numbers as a result of magnetic drift and that’s exactly whats just happened at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW). The airport previously had runways 08 and 26 but now the magnetic heading of the runway has drifted past [read more]
Spain has announced that it will remove restrictions on travel for the 1st July paving the way for flights from to the popular holiday destination to resume. Ryanair has already announced that it plans to get 40% its normal schedule from the 1st July and has welcomed the decision to [read more]
A major fire has broken out at the Bombardier’s aircraft factory which is on Queens island next to Belfast City Airport. Pictures from the scene showed massive plumes of smoke rising from the site as fire tore through the roof of one building where fuselage sections are made. The fire [read more]
Unite, the Union representing Engineers, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff at British Airways have launched a campaign to highlight what it calls the “BA Betrayal” The campaign got underway with the BA Betrayal campaign being light painted on landmarks and iconic buildings including the Angel of the North, Marble Arch [read more]
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has alleged that ‘voting fraud’ occurred during the shareholder meeting on Friday which saw Stelios fail in his attempt to oust four directors of the company. The founder of Easyjet still owns 34% of the airline and has been battling with the board over an order for [read more]
STS Aviation has been awarded the contract by Boeing Defence UK to convert 5 Boeing 737 aircraft into Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The award was a formality after Cambridge based Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group withdrew from the project. STS Aviation will convert 5 [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has welcomed travel safety advice from the European Union which will see passengers being able to resume travel within the EU in the next few weeks. Under the EU guidelines, airlines and airports must ensure that passengers keep a distance of 1.5 metres from each [read more]
Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said it plans to restart domestic flying from 22 European Airports from the 15th June. The airports include routes from many UK airports including London Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Belfast, and Isle of Man. Easyjet’s aim is to initially return to [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
British Airways is to begin a consultation process as it seeks to cut hundreds of jobs at its Engineering bases in Wales. BA originally said that up to 1000 jobs could be shed but Welsh Economy Minister Ken Skates has said the figure would be nearer 400. British Airways currently [read more]
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