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Canadian Simulator Technology specialist CAE has opened its latest innovative training centres at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) The new centres, which feature the very latest state-of-the-art flight simulators, will provide advanced training facilities for European airlines including Easyjet which has an exclusive pilot training agreement with [read more]

Manchester Airport is playing host to a special employment event today (3rd October) for former Thomas Cook staff where 5,000 roles are on offer. Manchester was one of the biggest areas hit by the collapse of the travel firm which hit not only employees but the Thomas Cooks’s supply chain. [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has set out plans to increase its long-haul operations from the UK’s 3rd largest airport, Manchester (MAN/EGCC). For the Winter 2019/20 season it will add an addition service to the popular Caribbean island of Barbados as well as increased use of the Boeing 747-400 to add capacity [read more]

A 54 year-old man from Llantwit Major has been sent to prison for 32 months after he put the lives of the passengers and crew of a Tui 737 in danger by shining a ‘laser pen’ at it. Micheal Bisgrove of Berry Court, Boverton shone the laser at the Tui [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced a winter warmer offer with short breaks to Christmas Markets in Europe from just £99 per person. With summer firmly over and the weather turning autumnal its definitely the time when most of us turn our attention to winter breaks and for many, that means [read more]

Air India (AI/AIC) have announced that they are starting direct flights from Amritsar (ATQ/VIAR) to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from November 2019. Announcing the decision, Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the decision was ‘dedicated to mark the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak.’ Mr Puri said the three-times per week [read more]

The chairman of Cardiff Airport, Roger Lewis, is to stand down according to a tweet by Wales’ Minister for Economy and Transport Ken Skates but not before extending his tenure until May 2020. In the tweet Mr Skates said “Grateful to Roger Lewis for agreeing to stay on as Chair [read more]

With the collapse of Thomas Cook earlier this week it left a lot of cabin crew without jobs and facing an uncertain future. Many airlines including Ryanair have said they will fast track applications from Thomas Cook crews but which UK airlines are actually recruiting? TUI Airways UK TUI Airways [read more]