Pakistan International Airlines (PK/PIA), which is currently banned from flying in Europe, is targeting a return using chartered aircraft according to sources. The airline is apparently planning to wet-lease several aircraft with European Air Operators Certificates (AOC) including an A330-900neo from Hi-Fly destined for UK routes. A formal announcement is [read more]
Leading UK holiday company Jet2 has cancelled all flights and holidays to Cyprus until the 17th August The tour operator was forced to make the decision after new rules came into place meaning travellers to Cyprus have to prove they are free from Coronavirus before travelling. The move comes just [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR), the Irish budget airline, has announced a loss of €185m for Quarter 1 of 2020. Whilst massive, the loss is unsprising as the quarter included an almost total grounding of air traffic due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The airline says that traffic fell 99% during the period. Ryanair [read more]
Up to four people are believed to have escaped serious injury earlier today when their helicopter crashed in a field in Kent. A picture, widely shared across social media, shows a Robinson R44 helicopter on its side in a field with significant damage. The crash happened at around 10am with [read more]
The UK’s largest tour operator TUI has cancelled all flights from mainland Spain and the Canary Islands to the UK on Sunday 26th July. The move is the tour operators response to a change in Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice which now advises against all but essential travel to [read more]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive for all Boeing 737 Classic and 737 Next Generation aircraft following four inflight engine shutdowns on 737’s returning to flight after storage. The directive warns that aircraft that have been stored for more than seven consecutive days could have [read more]
Wizz Air UK (W9/WUK) has confirmed it is adding 5 new routes from London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW). The new routes start from 7th August and include 4 Spanish and 1 Greek destination. Based at London Luton, Wizz Air UK is a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Hungarian parent airline, Wizz Air. [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) will begin flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Poznan, Poland (POZ/EPPO) later this year. The route to Poznan has been one of biggest un-served routes from Manchester Airport based on local demand. Ryanair will operate the route twice-weekly from 27th October. Ryanair’s Eimear Ryan stated: [read more]
The latest Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 to be sent to pasture is G-VAST which will leave Manchester Airport at 11:00 local time this morning for a short flight down to St Athan, South Wales. The aircraft, known as “Ladybird”, has been with Virgin Atlantic since it was delivered in 1997. [read more]
Doncaster Sheffield Airport will reportedly be closed for flights until after 0600hrs tomorrow due to a small runway excursion by a Boeing 747 Freighter. No one was injured in the incident, which happened as the aircraft was backtracking (taxiing) along the runway after landing, but the aircraft will take some [read more]
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