British Airways (BA/BAW) has suspended flights to Shanghai and Beijing with immediate effect following Foreign Office advice not to travel to the region. We understand that British Airways staff in China are being flown back to the UK. The move is a response to the Coronavirus outbreak in China which [read more]
Two of Loganair’s cabin crew members Michelle White, 52, and Laura Moore, 51 welcomed passengers on board the airlines Glasgow to Stornoway flight last Friday afternoon. That in itself is nothing to write a story about but as it turns out, Michelle and Laura are old friends and former colleagues [read more]
It was 3rd time lucky for Boeing today as they finally carried out the first flight of the latest 777 variant, the Boeing 777-9, 3 days later than planned. The first flight was streamed live by Boeing with a video being tweeted of the take-off. The first Boeing #777X is [read more]
Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) has set an ambitious target to be Net-Zero for emissions by 2035. The airport plans to do this by utilising new technologies as well as taking steps to generate renewable energy. There will also be a fleet of electric vehicles to replace conventionally powered vehicles in the [read more]
Canadian carrier WestJet (WS/WJA) is to launch a direct service between Halifax (YHZ/CYHZ) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) this summer. The flight to Halifax will see passengers able to connect onward across Westjet’s network as well as visiting Nova Scotia itself. The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-700 and will [read more]
The government-brokered deal to save the regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) is a misuse of public funds according to the head of International Airlines Group (IAG), Willie Walsh. Mr Walsh has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps stating that “Prior to the acquisition of Flybe by the consortium which includes Virgin/Delta, [read more]
The Government is considering cutting Air Passenger Duty (APD) on domestic flights in a bid to save regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE). It is understood that Flybe currently owes around £100m in unpaid Air Passenger Duty but deferring it would be seen as state-aid under EU regulations meaning the only viable [read more]
Iran has finally admitted to shooting down a Ukranian Boeing 737-800 earlier this week after it was mistaken for a US warplane. Evidence quickly grew showing that flight PS752 had been shot down by a surface to air missile but Iran rebutted the allegations saying it had crashed due to [read more]
Willie Walsh has announced that he is to stand down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of British Airways Parent, International Airlines Group (IAG). The former British Airways CEO was key to the formation of IAG which was created when British Airways merged with Spanish carrier Iberia. Mr Walsh has at [read more]
UK regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) is to begin a consultation over redundancies amongst staff at it’s Exeter Head Office according to internal communications from the airlines new owners Connect Airways. The message to staff from Connect Airways CEO Mark Anderson says that as part of the streamlining of the airline [read more]
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