Loganair (LM/LOG) is suspending all flights from Carlisle Lake District Airport from the 27th March in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The airline, which is the airports only commercial operator, has already suspended its Dublin service but now London Southend and Belfast City will join the suspension leaving the airport [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2020 has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The UK’s biggest military air show attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year to RAF Fairford and raises money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The event had been due to take place in July. [read more]
Jet2 (LS/EXS) has said that it is cancelling all its flights and holidays until at least the end of April. The holiday made the announcement in a statement where CEO Steve Heapy said: “As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against [read more]
Several Aerospace and War Museums across the UK have said they will be closing temporarily to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Imperial War Museum (IWM) was one of the first to announce its closure including the aviation site at Duxford. In a statement, it said “In line [read more]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has said that it will be consulting with staff and Unions over the next few days over measures including temporary lay-offs as passenger numbers drop. In a statement from Group CEO, Charlie Cornish said: “The COVID-19 outbreak has led to a rapid and unprecedented reduction in [read more]
The UK and Ireland are to be added to the travel ban set by US President Trump according to US news sources. The move will exempt US Citizens and Green Card Holders but if they are travelling from Europe to the US they will have to fly into one of [read more]
The formal report into the crash that killed Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has said that neither the pilot nor the plane were licensed to operate commercial flights. Furthermore, the pilot, David Ibbotson (59) was not qualified to fly at night and was inexperienced with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flying. [read more]
Norwegian is set to increase its flight cancellations from 3000 to 4000 following the banning of travel between mainland Europe and the United States because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The move was announced by US President Trump yesterday and affects travel from countries in mainland Europe but excludes the [read more]
The European Commission has approved a temporary suspension of the rule requiring airlines to use 80% of their slots or risk losing them known as the 80-20 rule. The European Airport Coordinators Association (EACA), which includes UK coordinator Airport Coordination Limited (ACL), put forward the suggestion that the rule is [read more]
In an address to the nation, US President Donald Trump announced that he is placing restrictions on flights between Europe and the US with the exception of those from UK. The move will put more pressure on European airlines who have already been hit with a drop off in demand [read more]
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