Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said it plans to restart domestic flying from 22 European Airports from the 15th June. The airports include routes from many UK airports including London Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Belfast, and Isle of Man. Easyjet’s aim is to initially return to [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
British Airways is to begin a consultation process as it seeks to cut hundreds of jobs at its Engineering bases in Wales. BA originally said that up to 1000 jobs could be shed but Welsh Economy Minister Ken Skates has said the figure would be nearer 400. British Airways currently [read more]
Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced it is cutting 9,000 jobs as it deals with the crisis caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The engineering giant has planned a major restructuring which will include cutting almost 20% of its workforce primarily in the civil aerospace divisions which makes jet engines for [read more]
Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said that the details and payment information for up to 9 million people has been accessed in what it called a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” The low-cost carrier said it first became aware of the attack in January and it has informed the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) of [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will move to RAF Waddington in 2022. The team and famous Red Hawks are currently based at RAF Scampton but the base is due to be closed and sold off in cost-cutting [read more]
Unite, the Union representing British Airways Engineers, Cabin Crew, Ground and Call Centre Staff has told members that the airline has no “honest intention” to consult on planned job losses. Last week International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways, CEO Willie Walsh rebuked calls from MP’s to put the [read more]
Lufthansa Group has become the latest group of airlines to announce it will be resuming flights from the UK & Ireland to Germany from next month. The German airline will resume flights from Birmingham, Edinburgh & Manchester in the UK, as well as increasing its Heathrow flights. In Ireland, the [read more]
British Airways’ (BA/BAW) parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed that it is to press ahead with the planned cuts to thousands of Pilots, Cabin Crew and Ground staff despite the UK Government extending the furlough scheme until October. Transport Select Committee Chair Huw Merriman MP and Chris Loder [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has today confirmed 250 job cuts at its offices in Dublin, Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw. The airline says that the cuts are a direct result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) groundings and have been achieved through a combination of probation/fixed term contract ends, resignations and redundancies. [read more]
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