Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has recently celebrated two decades of flying from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) with its first service operating on the 28th March 2004. 2004 saw the airline beginning a three-times-per-week service between the two cities using an Airbus A340, a route and airline that soon became known for its [read more]
Finnish flag carrier Finnair has this week celebrated 30 years of direct flights from Helsinki, Finland to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). The airline has become an important connection for people in the North west of England particularly connecting to destionations in Asia such as Osaka, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Finnair [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has posted a £10.9 million pre-tax profit for the last financial year, the second year in a row the airline has posted a significant profit. This years profit is up from £4.98m in 2021/22 demonstrating the Glasgow, Scotland based airlines continued growth. Luke Farajallah, CEO, [read more]
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will leave the Seattle-based airframer by the end of the year as company stuggles with recent issues resulting in two fatal accidents and several serious incidents on its Boeing 737 and 787 range. Stan Deal, Head of Commercial Airplanes at Boeing is also retiring with imemdiate [read more]
Isle of Wight based aircraft manafacturer Britten Norman has secured the investment it was seeking to fund the scaling up of output to meet to demand for its aircraft. The investment has come from a group of investors led by 4D Capital Partners Group LLP and will provide funds to [read more]
Doncaster Council says it has agreed a 125 year lease with Peel Group for the site of Doncaster Sheffield Airport bringing its potential reopening one step closer. Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed in November 2022 after the owners said it was no longer commercially viable as an airport and produced plans [read more]
The Department for Transport (DfT) Future of Flight Action Plan, which has just been published, envisages pilotless personal air taxis to be operational by 2030 as it looks to increase the use of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The plan also highlights the increased use [read more]
Aer Lingus has signed a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways meaning that the Doha-based airline now codeshares with all IAG airlines including British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. The latest codeshare agreement means Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect between Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus flights [read more]
AJET, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has opened sales for tickets ahead of its first AJET flight later this month on the 31st March. Istanbul headquartered AJET is the new name for AnadoluJet which launched in 2008 as a low-cost airline to improve travel links to the Anatolia [read more]
Finnish flag carrier, Finnair, has become the latest airliner to fully adopt Avios points for its frequent flyer reward program as part of IAG Loyalty. The change came into force on the 11th March and will see Finnair Plus members now able to collect and use Avios points in the [read more]
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