News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) is to begin a consultation with staff as it prepares to cut up to 4,500 staff from its workforce. The airline was recently given a £600m loan by the UK Government to help it survive the Coronavirus Pandemic but now says it needs to make the [read more]
Unite, the Union representing Engineers, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff at British Airways have launched a campaign to highlight what it calls the “BA Betrayal” The campaign got underway with the BA Betrayal campaign being light painted on landmarks and iconic buildings including the Angel of the North, Marble Arch [read more]
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has alleged that ‘voting fraud’ occurred during the shareholder meeting on Friday which saw Stelios fail in his attempt to oust four directors of the company. The founder of Easyjet still owns 34% of the airline and has been battling with the board over an order for [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has welcomed travel safety advice from the European Union which will see passengers being able to resume travel within the EU in the next few weeks. Under the EU guidelines, airlines and airports must ensure that passengers keep a distance of 1.5 metres from each [read more]
Low-cost carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said it plans to restart domestic flying from 22 European Airports from the 15th June. The airports include routes from many UK airports including London Gatwick, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Belfast, and Isle of Man. Easyjet’s aim is to initially return to [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
Easyjet (U2/EZY) has said that the details and payment information for up to 9 million people has been accessed in what it called a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” The low-cost carrier said it first became aware of the attack in January and it has informed the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) of [read more]
When you think of Scottish airports you probably think of Glasgow and Edinburgh, maybe Aberdeen if you are in the oil business. You may remember the “transatlantic gateway’ at Prestwick, but that’s it right? I’d guess that most people would be surprised to discover that there are actually another twelve [read more]
The first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner for British Airways is due to arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) on Thursday 21st May at around 8 am (local). The extended version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used on the London to Atlanta route and offers a 25% fuel saving on the [read more]
Unite, the Union representing British Airways Engineers, Cabin Crew, Ground and Call Centre Staff has told members that the airline has no “honest intention” to consult on planned job losses. Last week International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways, CEO Willie Walsh rebuked calls from MP’s to put the [read more]
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