UK holiday airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has said that it will be increasing the number of flights from Manchester Airport this summer to cater for the expected rise in package holiday bookings to Europe. Jet2 saw an almost 1000% increase in holiday enquiries after the Coronavirus roadmap was unveiled seemingly clearing [read more]
Private investment company 777 Partners have placed an order for 24 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft to add to its growing portfolio. The Miami Florida based company leases aircraft and also invests in aviation related business across the world. One of their investments is Edmonton based Flair airlines which it [read more]
London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) is today marking 30 years since the terminal building and “new” airport opened. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the new terminal on the 15th March 1991. Since that date the terminal has seen almost 460 million passengers pass through its doors and the airport [read more]
Airbus has reported a negative net order book for the first part of 2021 after it received a cancellation for 92 Airbus aircraft from struggling low-cost carrier Norwegian. The order was cancelled by a court order under the Irish examinership which the airline had entered into in a bid to [read more]
Wizz Air UK is planning a four aircraft flypast of key Welsh cities tomorrow ahead of its planned launch from Cardiff Airport. The Hungarian low-cost carrier was due to begin flights in March but this has now been delayed to Mid-May due to travel restrictions still being in place. The [read more]
Ohio based shared ownership specialist Netjets has given the AS2 Supersonic Business Jet a boost by securing the purchase rights for 20. The deal means that Aerion has orders worth over USD$10 billion ahead of production which is planned to begin in 2023 with entry into service expected in 2025. [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways, has called for the creation and use of Digital Health Passes in order to reopen the skies. The boss of IAG, Luis Gallego said that there needed to be a clear roadmap for easing travel restrictions and that included “international common testing [read more]
Lufthansa is targeting late June for its second attempt launching flights between Bristol and Frankfurt. The German flag carrier had previously planned to launch the daily service in Summer 2020 but this was cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Lufthansa now aims to start the service on 28th June 2021. [read more]
Assuming that you haven’t been living under a rock you will have probably heard of the Jerusalema dance challenge that has been sweeping social media and several worldwide airlines have got in on the act. Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, Air Madagascar, Eurowings and Viva Air are just some of the [read more]
Two people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after an engine on a Boeing 747-400F failed sending shards of turbine blades to the ground. The incident involved a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400F which had just departed Maastricht Airport bound for New York. One engine suffered an uncontained engine [read more]
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