East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) has announced that it has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace Patrick Peal who is retiring from the role. The charities current Director of Operations, Matthew Jones, will head the charity from the end of June 2021. Mr Peal has led the [read more]
The UK Ministry of Defence has halted all Bae Hawk T1 flying after a Royal Navy Hawk crashed in Helston, Cornwall earlier today after it suffered an engine failure. All services which operate the Hawk T1 including the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) are now pausing flights [read more]
Aer Lingus has finally confirmed the transatlantic routes it plans to operate from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) with the first operating to New York and Orlando. In what has been one of the worst kept secrets of modern times, the flights will be operated under Aer Lingus UK with a UK [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has set out its plans for flights in Summer 2021 including 26 new routes from the UK to Europe and a return to Belfast City. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said that he expects travel restrictions to be lifted this summer as the UK’s coronavirus vaccination [read more]
The owners of Old Sarum airfield have today received a public apology from Wiltshire Councillor Ian McLennan of Laverstock, Ford & Old Sarum ward after he made a number of innacurate comments and statements online about the intentions of the owners. Mr McLennan said “Over the course of last year (2020), [read more]
Leading low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) is set to launch flights from Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) to Belfast and Edinburgh from the end of May 2021. The flights are part of easyJets attempt to boost its domestic services in order to create a strong summer with European air travel looking increasingly less [read more]
Data from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority showed that UK airports saw a combined 14.2 million passengers in Summer 2020, the lowest number since 1975. Between July & September, traditionally the busiest month for summer holidays, the drop was 75% on the previous year with some smaller airports reporting no [read more]
The UK’s 2nd Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) requirement is set to be addressed by a UK based partnership between Airbus and Draken Europe. Draken is already a supplier of mission critical aviation services to the UK government and by partnering with Airbus will allow a total system solution to [read more]
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is launching a new route from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Poznan, Poland. Located on the Warta river in Western Poland, Poznan is a popular destination for those seeking a city break in Eastern Europe. Forming part of Ryanair’s 2021 summer schedule, the [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is set to use its long-haul fleet to boost capacity on European routes this summer to meet the expected surge for European flights. According to sources close to the airline, many routes that are traditionally operated by single-aisle airliners such as the Airbus A320 with see wide [read more]
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