Airline news

An Air India flight from Ahmedabad in India to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. Flight AI171 was being operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (VT-ANB) and according to data from Flightradar 24, the last data was received from the aircraft “seconds after take-off”. The [read more]

Türkiye’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced it is adding additional flights from the UK & Ireland as part of its summer schedule offering more choice for those looking to visit Türkiye or fly globally via iGA Istanbul Airport. From London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) there will now be 47 weekly flights, [read more]

Loganair (LM/LOG) has operated a special flight for seven children with life-shortening conditions supported by Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) along with six of their siblings. The flight took the special passengers on a sight-seeing trip along the west coast of Scotland flying from Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF). The children were [read more]

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has begun its new Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) to Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) with the first departure leaving Glasgow on the 31st May. The new weekly service operates on Saturdays giving Scots a direct route down to Cornwall for short breaks and getaways. Known for its surf [read more]

Global Airlines, the UK-based A380 startup that is the brainchild of entrepeuner James Asquith, was started with the goal of reinventing air travel and bringing it back to the golden age providing scheduled flights onboard an A380 super jumbo but could that all be about to change. According to an [read more]

Vietnam’s largest private airline Vietjet has placed an order with Airbus for 20 more A330neo airliners as it looks to continue its fleet expansion grow its network. The wide-body A330-900s will be used to increase capacity on high-density routes across the Asia-Pacific region from Vietjets bases across Vietnam. The formal [read more]

Wizz Air is holding an open day for prospective Airbus A320 first offers and captains looking to join the growing low-cost carrier. The event is being held at the Sandman Signature Hotel at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on Thursday 5th June and is a chance for candidates to meet the airline [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced it will launch a direct flight from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to Cancun, Mexico from January 2026. The new flight will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 and will run three times per week. For UK passengers, there is seamless connections to the flight from nine [read more]