News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
The sales of summer holidays have surged in the last 24 hours according to the UK’s biggest tour operator thanks to Boris Johnson outlining the Coronaviurus lockdown exit strategy. TUI reported a 500% increase in holiday sales in the last 24 hours prompted by the plans to ease restrictions and [read more]
Boeing has recommended that any airline flying the Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 powered Boeing 777 should ground them pending an investigation into the United Airlines flight which suffered an uncontained engine failure on Saturday. United Airlines, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines all operate the type of [read more]
Tui Airways UK (BY/TOM) has begun carrying out air tests on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max8 aircraft ahead of their return to service ahead of the summer season. Tui’s has begun carrying out the necessary upgrades to the systems to meet the new airworthiness criteria with the first air [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) last remaining ‘baby bus’, Airbus A318 G-EUNA has been officially retired to its final resting place at Twente Airport in the Netherlands. November Alpha used to ply her trade across the Altantic between London City and New York together with sister ship November Bravo using the infamous [read more]
An Aberdeen to Shetland flight was forced to return to Aberdeen International Airport following a potential engine fault Thursday morning. The 06.50 am Loganair flight LM901 (18 February), was travelling to Shetland’s Sumburgh Airport when the crew received an alert of a fault with the right-hand engine. Following the alert, [read more]
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has written an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on him to support UK aviation by providing a “clear way out of this crisis”. The airline and travel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with air [read more]
The owners of European budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR), Ryanair Holdings PLC, has said it plans to appeal the EU Commission’s ruling on state-aid to Air France and SAS. The case centres around state-aid given to Air France by the French Government and SAS by the Swedish Government in the form [read more]
UK holiday airline Jet (LS/EXS) has cancelled flights and holidays through to at least mid-April as the current travel restrictions to combat Coronavirus continue to affect the ability to travel. According to sources within the airline, it is planning for the resumption of flights either in mid-May, mid-July or at [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has officially released its winter 21/22 schedule with over 700 routes in the programme as the airline banks on restrictions lifted. For winter sun-seekers highlights includeCyprus, Gran Canaria, the Greek islands, Sicily and Malaga. For winter sports fans, Turin, Milan and Salzburg feature. City breaks are also on [read more]
easyJet (U2/EZY) has announced two new routes to Newquay Cornwall Airport from Manchester and Glasgow. Flights from Manchester start on 21st June 2021 and will operate five-times-per-week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The Glasgow flights start 29th June and operate twice-weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays. easyJet’s UK Country [read more]
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