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British Airways will phase out older aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 over the next few years

Willie Walsh to Stand Down as Head of IAG

Published 09/01/2020 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute 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 …

Airbus & easyJet sign ‘green aircraft’ research agreement

Published 21/11/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes European airframer Airbus has signed an agreement with leading Low-Cost Carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) to research Hybrid and Electic ‘Green’ aircraft. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the companies will see …

Jacob Schram appointed new CEO of Norwegian

Norwegian appoints Jacob Schram as new CEO

Published 20/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Low-Cost Airline group Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) has appointed Jacob Schram as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment was approved by the Board of Directors and Mr Schram …

Norwegian Air secures funding through 2020 and beyond

Published 07/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Norwegian Air Shuttle, trading as Norwegian, has secured funding for its operations for the whole of 2020 and beyond. The Fornebu headquartered group raised NOK 2.5bn through a private placement …

Thomas Cook to resume flights from Belfast to Palma

Published 29/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute After being dropped in 2019, Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is set to relaunch its seasonal flights from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI/LEPA) in 2020. The flight to the …

Gatwick Airport starts process to put Northern Runway into use

Published 28/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) has begun the planning process it needs to put the northern runway, which is currently a standby runway, into use on a regular basis. Runway 08L/26R …

Thomas Cook to restart Gatwick to Lemnos flights

Published 27/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is to restart flights to the Greek island of Lemnos for summer 2020. The UK charter airline last flew to the island in 2014 but from 25th …

Jet2 to increase capacity on 4 key routes from Manchester

Published 27/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Leading UK airline Jet2 is to increase capacity on four key routes from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) for Summer 2020 (S20). These routes that will see the increase are Manchester to …

British Airways Pilots announce September strike dates

Published 23/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes British Airways Pilots have said they will begin a series of strikes on September 9th 2019. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has given the airline formal notice that its …

BEA Airbus A319 to fly at Jersey airshow

Published 22/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes British Airways has announced that its baby retro jet, the BEA Airbus A319, will fly at the Jersey Airshow this September. The specially painted Airbus A319 G-EUPJ has been painted …