The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today commenced legal action against Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) over its refusal to compensation to passengers caught up in this summers strikes. The move comes after hundreds of Ryanair passengers had their claims rejected by the airline who said that the strikes by [read more]
Local Mayor Ben Houchen has agreed to buy Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME/EGNV) for a reported £35m from the Peel Airports Ltd. The airport, which is currently losing £2.5m per year is, according to Mr Houchen, “missing piece of the jigsaw” for development and business in the Tees Valley area. [read more]
The parent company of Frontier Airlines, Indigo Partners, has said it plans to buy a stake in struggling WOW Air following the collapse of the takeover bid from Icelandair. The US based private equity firm already owns a stake in several budget airlines including European carrier Wizz Air. WOW Air [read more]
The Lithuanian Air Force will be making its UK flying debut in 2019 at the Royal Navy International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton. Previously only sending static aircraft, the Lithuanian Air Force will this year be flying an L-39C Albatross jet trainer at the air show. It will be accompanied [read more]
Low cost, long-haul specialist Norwegian has announced it is to begin flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG/SBGL) in March 2019. The airline says the new route will be the lowest priced non-stop option between the UK and Brazil with flights starting at just £240 one way [read more]
British Airways has bid a final farewell to the iconic Boeing 767-300 aircraft that have served the airline for over 28 years. The final commercial flight left Larnaca, Cyprus on Sunday evening before the fleet was sent to end of life specialists eCube based at MOD St Athan in Wales. [read more]
In a UK first, Unmanned Drones have been flown safely alongside manned aircraft in a demonstration at Manchester Airport. Overseen by UK NATS, the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services, Operation Zenith was designed to showcase the ability of unmanned aerial vehicles to work safely within an airport environment [read more]
Leading UK airline Virgin Atlantic has confirmed it is in talks with Flybe about a potential takeover. The talks come after the airline put itself up for sale after concerns were raised about it’s susceptibility to cash flow demands from creditors and payment processors following multiple profit warnings. It is likely [read more]
Research has shown that 1 in 4 British travellers consider China as a dream destination as more and more flights between the UK and China launch. The research carried out for Air China has shown that almost a quarter of Brit’s put China as top of their bucket list of [read more]
Easyjet (U2/EZY) has its target for female pilot recruitment firmly in sight as it hits 15% milestone. The low-cost airline has set a target for 20% of its pilot recruitment to be women by 2020 and achieving 15% in the last financial year shows that it’s initiatives are working. Easyjet [read more]
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