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Jet2 has based its first Airbus A321neo at its Edinburgh Airport base marking its arrival with a special customer event for its first flights from Edinburgh to Tenerife. The Leeds-bradford based airline now has 10 A321neo aircraft already in operation and has ordered a total of 146 A321neo airliners from [read more]
UK based Menzies Aviation have renewed contacts with airlines and airports at seven locations across Australia and New Zealand strengthening their operations in the region. In Australia the renewals see cargo and warehousing services being provided by Menzies Aviation for another five years with United Airlines at Sydney, Melbourne and [read more]
Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) will launch direct flights from Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) to Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) as part of its 2025 Summer schedule the airline has announced. Commencing in May 2025, the direct flights will strengthen trade links between Scotland and the South West and tourism opportunities. [read more]
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) has been awarded Best Small Airport in the Health and Safety Week Awards seeing off Farnborough (FAB/EGLF) to claim the top spot. The awards, supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), recognise safety initiatives and health and safety [read more]
Edinburgh headquartered ground handling specialists Menzies Aviation has extended its partnership with Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) to include Iași International Airport bringing the total number of Ryanair locations serviced by Menzies up to 10. Iași International Airport, one of the oldest airports in Romania is the fifth airport in [read more]
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) is continuing its growth with a summer season that saw 160,000 passengers pass through its terminal in June, July and August. The airport has been bolstered by Ryanair flights and their route to Alicante grew by 205% thanks to extra flights this year. Routes to London [read more]
London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has partnered with Data and AI company Databricks to optimise passenger flow through its terminals and improve passenger experience. Heathrow sees around 82 million passengers per year flying or connecting from its five terminals providing around 26 TerraBytes (TB) of data which is used to make [read more]
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL/EGGP) has been voted the best airport in the UK for customer satisfaction according to a new survey from Which?. Criteria surveyed by Which? included queues at check-in and security, baggage reclaim, seating, staff, the range of shops and wifi. The airport ranked highly in all [read more]
The UKs leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is celebrating 300,000 passengers at Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT). To celebrate the milestone Loganair awarded the 300,000th passenger, medical-student Emma Pattie, with free flight vouchers. Emma said: “It was such a wonderful surprise to be given these tickets – I wasn’t expecting that at [read more]
Cambridge Airport (CBG/EGSC) is partnering with Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, to deploy an Approval Services Platform (ASP) for drone users wishing to operate within the airport’s Flight Restricton Zone (FRZ). Drone laws in the UK mean that operators cannot fly within a [read more]
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