Airline news

Dublin based leasing specialist Avolon is continuing its growth with the order of 140 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. in its latest round of orders the global finance company has ordered 100 Airbus A321neos from Airbus and 40 Boeing 737 max jets from Boeing. The orders bring the total [read more]

Budget airline Wizz Air is set to hide £1,000 worth of flight vouchers around London as part of its “Win with Wizz” scavenger hunt with clues starting to appear from today. The airline will be posting clues to the locations on its instagram account with the first clues hitting at [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) is launching a recruitment drive to find 14 new cabin crew members at its Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) base at Manchester Airport in a partnership with Nobex recruitment. The job opportunities are designed to attract a diverse range of applicants and the airline is inviting candidates to [read more]

Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific has placed an order for the Airbus A350 Freighter as it seeks to build its future cargo fleet. The deal for six aircraft will see the A350F, whose wings are made in Broughton, North Wales, become central the airlines cargo operation. When certified, the A359F [read more]

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has confirmed that German carrier Eurowings is set to launch direct flights between the North West and Stuttgart, Germany from Spring 2024. Operating four times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays the service will be operated by an Airbus A319. Stuttgart will be the 8th [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has confirmed it has found unauthorised parts in two engines during inspections of its Boeing 737s. Unauthorised parts are those purchased through the supply chain but carry falsified certification documents. The number of unauthorised parts found on aircraft is rapidly becoming a scandal with many major airlines finding [read more]

Low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has secured its future at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) after signing as new long-term deal which will see it remain as Gatwick’s largest operator. The deal was announced as the LCC released its full year results which also included the news that easyJet was returning 3,000 slots [read more]

Turkish low-cost-carrier (LCC) Pegasus Airlines is set to strengthen its links to the UK by adding a 3rd destination, Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to its existing routes to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from Istanbul. Operating three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the route will connect Birmingham [read more]