News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
Leading UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) is set to offer cabin crew a £1000 bonus at the end of the summer season to be able to retain seasonal staff for future seasons. The payment is officially in recognition of cabin crew contributions during what is expected to be busier than [read more]
Saudi Arabian carrier Saudia (SV/SVA) says it has operated the worlds-first “net positive” flight between Jeddah and Madrid. Saudia flight SV227, operated by a Boeing 787-9, had its carbon emissions offset by a factor of 2, a total of 346 tonnes, making the 5hr 55min flight net-positive. The flight forms [read more]
Calling all mavericks! easyJet (U2/EZY) has launched a new recruitment campaign which sees kids parody the 1980s classic, Top Gun! The video sees kids recreate scenes from the film in a bid to dispel stereotypes around roles in aviation such as only 6% of the world’s pilots being female. Aimed [read more]
Australian national carrier Qantas (QF/QFA) has set out its future Airbus fleet plans that include the Airbus A350 which will form the backbone of the airline’s Project Sunrise, a project that will see any worldwide city just one flight away from Australia. At a ceremony in Sydney, the airline announced [read more]
Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it has added a direct flight between Bournemouth (BOH/EGHH) to Malta’s Luqa airport this summer. The new route will operate twice per week and brings the number of destinations available from Bournemouth with Ryanair to 15. Managing Director of Bournemouth Airport, Steve Gill said: [read more]
The Transport Select Committee has said that current powers held by the UK aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are inadequate to deal with airlines that avoid refunding customers for cancelled flights. In the UK Aviation: Reform For Take-Off the committee recommends giving the CAA the power to fine [read more]
Air Canada has said that it will be restarting its direct Manchester to Toronto service from the 1st of June. The flight will operate five times per week leaving Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) at 12:15 and arriving in Toronto at 14:55 (local times) and will be operated by an Airbus A330. [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is set to fully reopen its terminal 3 from Friday 22nd April to cope with the growing demand for air travel as the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic ease. The terminal, which closed at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic when air travel fell off a cliff, [read more]
UK charter specialist JOTA Aviation (ENZ), which specialised in sports, music and film charters, ceased trading yesterday. No reason has been given for the collapse however Companies House lists its accounts as overdue suggesting serious financial issues. Formed in 2009 JOTA Aviation was one of a number of companies that [read more]
The airline dubbed Flybe 2.0 is returning to the skies for the first time since the original company collapsed in 2020 as the airline’s first flight between Belfast City and Birmingham got underway today. BE404 was the first passenger-carrying flight under the Flybe brand since March 2020 and it left [read more]
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