The organiser of the flight that killed Emiliano Sala has been jailed for 18 months at Cardiff Crown Court. David Henderson 67, of Hotham, East Riding of Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to trying to arrange an unauthorised flight and was also found guilty of recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft [read more]
The future of Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been thrown into doubt today following comments made by the Welsh Labour-controlled Government that owns the airport. Welsh Labours deputy minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, has told the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) that further subsidising of the airport would not be in [read more]
Isle of Wight based aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has signed a letter of intent (LoI) along with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) and the Isle of Scilly Steamship Company to bring hydrogen-powered flights to the Islands. The plan is part of the vision to make flights to the islands, which see around [read more]
Leading UK low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) is facing an investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over so-called greenwashing adverts shown during COP 26. Campaign groups Adfree Cities and Badvertising have claimed the airline is misleading the public over its Destination Zero Emissions campaign which the groups claim use “unfounded [read more]
Regional airline Loganair LM/LOG) has reported a pre-tax loss of £5.6m for the 2020/2021 financial year having reduced its losses on the previous year by 77%. Like all airlines, Loganair was badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdowns that followed and it saw its passenger numbers drop from [read more]
The re-opening of US Borders to vaccinated travellers from the UK could see the north of England benefit from a transatlantic boom as passengers look to travel away from the busy London airports. Manchester Airport, the UK’s third-largest, will see direct transatlantic flights return on Monday 8th November with Virgin [read more]
Manchester Airport is set to become the UK’s first airport to have a direct supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) thanks to a new partnership with Fulcrum BioEnergy. Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns Manchester Airport along with London Stansted and East Midlands, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with [read more]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a cut to Air Passenger Duty (APD) for domestic flights in todays budget. The move means that passengers using domestic airlines such as Loganair will no longer be penalised by paying APD in both directions putting them on par with airlines flying to Europe. Mr Sunak [read more]
The upcoming budget could see chancellor Rishi Sunak cut or slash air passenger duty (APD) for flights within the UK. Under current tax laws, air passenger duty is charged on all flights departing a UK airport which means domestic flights are charged on all sectors. Currently APD is charged at [read more]
Just days after Ryanair announced a new route from Edinburgh to Marrakesh the African nation has decided to stop flights from the UK over concerns about rising COVID cases. The UK has seen a sharp increase in COVID cases in the last few weeks with the current daily case rate [read more]
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