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British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has reported a €6bn loss in its Quarter 3 (Q3) financial results. The group, which also owns Aer Lingus, said Q3 had seen it run an operating loss of €5.9bn compared to a €2.5bn profit in the same period last year. IAG [read more]
Ryanair has said it is to suspend all operations from Irish airports with the exception of Dublin. The suspension will start on 4th November and last for at least 4 weeks and will see flights stopped from Shannon, Cork, Knock (West Ireland). Ryanair has taken the decision due to a [read more]
US aerospace giant Boeing is looking to cut another 7000 jobs across its global workforce as losses at the Seattle-based company deepen. Boeing said that by the end of 2021 its workforce will be 20% lower than pre-pandemic levels, dropping from 160,000 to 130,000 employees. The news comes as Boeing [read more]
The Airports Council International (ACI) has issued a stark warning today that 200 European Airports face insolvency as a result of the drop off in air travel caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. They warn that an estimated 277,000 jobs could be at risk at 193 airports if air travel [read more]
The UK’s biggest tour operator TUI is set to return to Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) from Summer 2022. TUI will return to the airport with a weekly service to the Spanish island of Majorca from the 10th May 2022. The tour operator previously operated from the airport under its previous name, [read more]
Cotswold Airport put a mysterious post up late on Sunday evening on its Instagram story saying that news was dropping and pictured the British Airways Negus Liveried Boeing 747-400. Shortly after midnight, they posted another part of the story saying “We have saved her” meaning that G-CIVB was being saved [read more]
Wizz Air UK sees London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) as its primary focus for expansion in the UK according to Owain Jones, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday Mr Jones said that Wizz Air wants to take control of up to 20 of the daily 110 [read more]
TUI UK along with TUI Airways UK is targeting a return to Egypt’s Sharm-El-Sheikh resort from regional airports next year. The airline currently has a flight program to the region from major airports including Manchester, Birmingham and London Gatwick but has postponed a regional return several times. If plans proceed [read more]
After days of speculation it has now been confirmed that British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVW will see out its days as a film set at Dunsfold Park. Dunsfold Park is perhaps most famous as the home of BBC One’s Top Gear but the site is also home to Aviation Filming [read more]
Trainee pilots at the L3 Harris Commercial Aviation Academy say they have been left with the choice of paying an additional £65,000 to avoid losing up to £100,000 after Easyjet terminated its job offers. The trainees where on a Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL) course with L3 Harris on the basis [read more]
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