European airframer Airbus has suffered a setback on day one of the Dubai Airshow with a planned announcement for an A380 deal failing to materialise as Boeing wins big orders instead. Emirates (EK/UAE) was expected to give the Airbus A380 a lifeline but instead has chosen to delay that deal [read more]
Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]
Occasionally what is an innocuous press release drops into your inbox and you look at it and think its just the usual pr spiel. The next thing you know you are in floods of tears! The story of British Airways reuniting Lisa and Hayley who were pulled 10,000 miles apart by [read more]
Administrators of collapsed UK airline Monarch have lost the right to retain the slots owned by the airline. KPMG had been hopeful that they would be able to sell the slots raising up to £60m towards Monarchs debts but judges at the high court dismissed their claims on the basis [read more]
Charter holiday company Super-Break has announced a Cardiff to Seville offering for Easter 2018. The flight will be the first direct flight between the two cities and will offer Welsh holidaymakers the opportunity to experience the Andalusia region of Spain. The 4-night break is the second holiday being offered by [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has scooped the top spot for staff courtesy in the UK in the latest ASQ survey. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey is carried out by Airports Council International who use it as a benchmark for quality of service at the UK’s leading airports along with leading [read more]
It’s something that most passengers hope they never have to use but does that stop you wondering how an emergency slide works? It is extremely rare for an aircraft’s slides to have to be deployed, every commercial aircraft is fitted with a number of them, to ensure that in the event [read more]
Flybe (BE/BEE) has begun operating its 2017/18 Winter schedule from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) This season will see Flybe operate 14 routes including increased services between Cardiff Airport and Belfast City up to two flights a day on weekdays, and an increase in the frequency of flights to Jersey, Cork and Berlin Tegel, [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is launching its latest winter sun campaign for flights and holidays from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to destinations which include the Caribbean, Florida, Mexico and the Canary Islands. The campaign features model Amber Anderson who said: “When the skies take a wintry turn and the days are shorter [read more]
According to the BBC, Cardiff Airport security staff have written to Cardiff Airport Chief Executive Debra Barber and Economy Secretary Ken Skates calling for higher wages. Security staff claim that due to their responsibilities they should be paid more than the current statutory living wage of £7.50 (for over 25-year-olds). [read more]
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