Lisa Parkes, Author at UK Aviation News

Confirmed: Easyjet’s A321neo flights from Bristol Airport this Winter

19/08/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Easyjet is to begin Airbus A321neo operations at Bristol Airport this winter and now we have the full picture of what routes Easyjet’s lastest fleet addition will be operating. Easyjet …

Heathrow Strikes: Strikes cancelled as workers vote on new offer

05/08/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Planned strikes by ground staff at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) have been suspended to allow workers to vote on a new pay deal. Talks continued between the Unite Union and Heathrow …

Global Trek officially opens new FBO at Cardiff Airport

30/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Global Trek has formally opened its new Fixed Based Operator (FBO) service at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). The Prestwick headquartered company soft-launched its operation at Cardiff Airport in May and has …

More woes for Cardiff Airport as Vueling cut capacity

29/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has been hit with fresh woes this week as it emerged Spanish airline Vueling will cut capacity on one of its key routes from the Welsh Government-owned …

Easyjet schedules A321neo services from Bristol Airport

16/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Easyjet (U2/EZY) has updated its schedule from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to include two services operated by their latest fleet addition, the Airbus A321neo. The first A321neo entered the Easyjet fleet …

Ryanair bringing Bristol to Grenoble back for 2020

06/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Ryanair (FR/RYR) is restarting the Bristol (BRS/EGGD) to Grenoble (GNB/LFLS) route for the winter season 2020. Starting on 11th January 2020 the weekly service will operate on a Saturday. Located …

Boeing rolls out latest ecoDemonstrator 777

02/07/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Boeing has rolled out its latest ecoDemonstrator aircraft, a Boeing 777, which will serve as a flying test bed for over 50 projects. Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program is flight test research …

Crash site of Grob 109B G-KHEH (AAIB/OGL)

Fatal Monmouthshire plane crash report concludes pilots did not see tree

21/06/2019 Lisa Parkes 2 minute read

The official report into the fatal plane crash of a motor-glider in Monmouthshire last year has concluded that the accident happened because the pilots did not see a tree until …

Birmingham Airport Master Plan (Image: BHX)

Birmingham Airport plans £500m expansion

18/06/2019 Lisa Parkes 2 minute read

Birmingham Airport has revealed its masterplan to take the airport from its current 13 million passengers per year up to 18 million by 2033. The £500 million project will see …

Boeing 787 Dreamliner (Image: Aviation Media Agency)

Boeing woes mount up as 787 hit by FAA directive over tyres

06/06/2019 Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Seattle-based air-framer Boeing has been hit with fresh woes as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an airworthiness directive requiring modifications to the tires and wheels on its Boeing …