UK Low Cost Carrier Easyjet has added 3 new destinations from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) for Summer 2018. The LCC will offer flights to Naples (NAP/LIRN), Valencia (VLC/LEVC) and, in a contender for the shortest route on the network, to the Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) just 67nm away from Belfast. The [read more]
Iberia Express has confirmed that they will operate flights between Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) and Madrid (MAD/LEMD) again in Summer 2018. The airline, owned by International Airlines Group (IAG), linked the two capitals for the first time in 2017 with a successful summer season. The demand for seats has prompted the airline [read more]
The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it has sent a team to a fatal light aircraft crash near St Albans in Hertfordshire. According to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue, Emergency services were called to reports of a light aircraft that crashed into a field shortly after taking off. Two fire engines and [read more]
Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) has been acquired by the Rigby Group for an undisclosed sum. Rigby Group is a conglomerate of companies operating in multiple sectors including its growing aviation arm, Regional & City Airports. Regional & City Airports will now operate Bournemouth Airport alongside other RCA airports, Coventry, Exeter and [read more]
UK Leisure airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has announced more new routes from Birmingham and Belfast for Summer 2018. Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) sees 4 new routes including Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik and Venice where Belfast (BFS/EGAA) sees Dalaman added to its network. The airline, which has enjoyed a long period of growth, is [read more]
Wales Air Ambulance have opened their 4th permanent base today at Cardiff Heliport on the Tremorfa foreshore. The Children’s Air Ambulance for paediatrics and neonatal care will be now be based permanently at the site which will also see training and briefing facilities at the site for the crew and [read more]
Move over John Lewis, Stand aside M&S, adios Aldi. The champion of Christmas adverts is here and this year the crown belongs to Heathrow Airport. The 2017 advert sees the return of the travelling bears as they go through memories of being at the airport over the decades. It also [read more]
If you are looking to get away this winter for either a city-break with a difference or a skiing trip then you could do a lot worse than visiting Chambery, France. Located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, Chambery is an attractive and lively town which lies on the shores of Lake [read more]
One of the many good things about social media and the internet is that is has allowed people to share their content globally, and Pilots, engineers, enthusiasts and avgeeks around the world have certainly done just that so here are 5 aviation YouTube channels that any self-respecting avgeek should subscribe [read more]
Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]
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