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

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 …

Embraer – 50 Years of Brazillian Aircraft

Published 20/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 3 minute read

Read Time: 3 minutes Brazillian aircraft manufacturer Embraer turned 50 yesterday and the company celebrated with a special event bringing together employees, authorities and commercial partners at company’s São José dos Campos headquarters in …

All Seoul and no Goa for Thomas Cook’s Cairns charter

Published 19/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute UK Charter Airline Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) has changed the route of its one-off charter to Cairns, Australia in 2020. The flight leaves the London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on 8th January 2020 …

Delta to return to Manchester, and they’re bringing a 757

Published 17/08/2019 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) is set to return to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) next year as it starts to share the Manchester to Boston Route (BOS/KBOS) with Virgin Atlantic. Delta is set …