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easyJet Cabin crew members based in Spain are set to walk out for 9-days in July in a dispute over pay. The Spanish Union which represents the Cabin Crew, USO have been in talks with easyJet over pay but those talks are now understood to be at a deadlock. Crews [read more]

Two people have been confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash near Burton in Lonsdale in Yorkshire. The aircraft is understood to have crashed just before lunchtime with local residents describing a thick plume of smoke from the crash site. No one apart from the two confirmed fatalities are [read more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is today issuing a landmark package of measures to support pilots and air traffic controllers with an HIV diagnosis to continue in their careers. Working with the Terence Higgins Trust, the CAA’s new guidance details how flight crew and controllers will be medically assessed to [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGNT) has said that it managed to provide a “smooth travel experience” for customers during a half-term period which saw over 1.2 million passengers using the terminal. Luton Airport says that despite the sudden increase, average waiting times for security were around 10 minutes and 99% of [read more]

The latest incarnation of the Airbus A321, the XLR has carried out its first flight from Airbus’ final assembly line at Hamburg-Finkenwerder airport. Getting airborne just after 11am (CEST) MSN11000 flew for 4 hours and 25 minutes testing the basic handling of the aircraft and flight envelope protection systems at [read more]

11th June 2022 saw the return of Teesside Airshow to Teesside International Airport. Over 20,000 people attended the sold out event to watch the Red Arrows perform their display routine over the skies of the North East. UKAviation.news was on ground that day to capture how the day unfolded. Images [read more]

Teesside Airshow returned for the 2022 airshow season after a five year absence since the cancellation of the 2018 show. Over 20,000 people attended the sought-after event, as it is scheduled to be the only airshow in the North East after the cancellation of the Sunderland Airshow by Sunderland City [read more]

European airframer Airbus is preparing the first Airbus A321XLR aircraft for its first flight which is expected to take place on Wednesday 15th June. Depending on the weather, the aircraft, which carries the serial number MSN1100, is expected to perform its first test flight from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport where the final [read more]