US aerospace giant Boeing is looking to cut another 7000 jobs across its global workforce as losses at the Seattle-based company deepen. Boeing said that by the end of 2021 its workforce will be 20% lower than pre-pandemic levels, dropping from 160,000 to 130,000 employees. The news comes as Boeing [read more]
The Airports Council International (ACI) has issued a stark warning today that 200 European Airports face insolvency as a result of the drop off in air travel caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. They warn that an estimated 277,000 jobs could be at risk at 193 airports if air travel [read more]
The UK’s biggest tour operator TUI is set to return to Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) from Summer 2022. TUI will return to the airport with a weekly service to the Spanish island of Majorca from the 10th May 2022. The tour operator previously operated from the airport under its previous name, [read more]
The team behind the UK based PBY Catalina flying boat are appealing for help after it became stranded in Loch Ness last week when an engine problem meant it couldn’t take off. ‘Miss Pick Up’ had landed back on the Loch after being used for filming but became stuck after [read more]
Wizz Air UK sees London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) as its primary focus for expansion in the UK according to Owain Jones, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday Mr Jones said that Wizz Air wants to take control of up to 20 of the daily 110 [read more]
After days of speculation it has now been confirmed that British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVW will see out its days as a film set at Dunsfold Park. Dunsfold Park is perhaps most famous as the home of BBC One’s Top Gear but the site is also home to Aviation Filming [read more]
News that Thyme Opco had purchased what was left of Flybe on Monday sent aviation commentators into overdrive, largely as it was so out of the blue. Ok, so there have been murmurings of a comeback for some time but they have just remained rumours, until now. Flybe’s administrators EY [read more]
Trainee pilots at the L3 Harris Commercial Aviation Academy say they have been left with the choice of paying an additional £65,000 to avoid losing up to £100,000 after Easyjet terminated its job offers. The trainees where on a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) course with L3 Harris on the basis [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has this week confirmed its intention to launch flights to India from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC). Starting on 19th December 2020, the airline will operate a three-times-per-week service from Manchester to Mumbai (BOM/VOBB) followed on 5th January 2021 by a twice-weekly service to Delhi (DEL/VIDP). uha Jarvinen, Chief [read more]
The UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined British Airways £20m, the biggest ever issued, following a data breach in 2018 that saw the personal details of over 400,000 customers exposed. The data loss was as a result of a cyber attack on the airline but the ICO found that [read more]
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