Airline news

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has come under fire after telling the public that now is not the time to book a holiday. Speaking on BBC Radio, he said: “On the shrinking chance that there is anybody listening to this interview at this stage, and thinking of booking a holiday under [read more]

Sources close matter have said that Warwick Brady, Chief Executive of Esken, the new name for Stobart Group, is set to quit his role and take over as Chief Executive of Handling agent Swissport. Esken, which owns London Southend Airport and Stobart Aviation Services, has just completed an investment round [read more]

London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) has committed to carbon neutrality by 2027 after achieving airport carbon accreditation. The airport has already begun reducing CO2 emissions which totalled 4,724 tCO²e¹ in 2019, down from 5,133 in 2018 which is a 36% reduction in emissions per unit revenue. Glyn Jones, CEO, London Southend [read more]

Images of scores of airliners parked at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) visually shows how Bristol Airport has been hit coronavirus travel restrictions. Bristol Airport is normally one of easyJets busiest airports but the airport has become a parking lot for the airline with just a fraction of the normal flights operating. [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has reported loses of €306 (£269) million for the third quarter of its current financial year as traffic for the period dropped 78%. The figures show that while the load factor remained relatively high at 70%, the airline carried just 8.1m passengers in the period [read more]

Airports and ground handling companies in England are set to recieve up to £8 million in Government help as the Airport Support Scheme comes online. As we reported earlier this month, the government announced the Airport Support Scheme last year and then more recently said it would be in place [read more]

easyJet (U2/EZY) cabin crew are being trained under a fast track scheme to become NHS Vaccinators following an offer of help to the UK Government was accepted. The airline made the offer to support the national vaccination programme and has over 3000 crew who are first aid trained and security [read more]

Tesside Airport (MME/EGNV) is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year and it is doing so with what it describes as an “transformative” year. Originally known as RAF Middleton St George, the airfield started life in 1941 as a base for World War II bombers including Whitleys, Wellingtons and Lancasters. The [read more]