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Flight Sharing in the spotlight after Sala crash report

26/02/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Flight Sharing has been described as the “uber of the sky” but now services such as Wingly & Coavmi are firmly under the spotlight following the death of Emiliano Sala in a plane crash earlier this year. The latest special bulletin into the accident of Piper Malibu N264DB released by [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin Atlantic’s Tel Aviv service to launch in September

25/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has confirmed its new London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Tel Aviv (TLV/LLBG) direct flight will start on the 25th September 2019. The daily service will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 with a flight time of just under 5 hours. Speaking about the new route Shai Weiss, Virgin [read more]

Direct Jersey to Newquay service for Summer ’19

25/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Blue Island Airways (SI/BCI) will launch a new direct service between Jersey, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ) and Newquay, Cornwall (NQY/EGHQ) from 3rd June 2019. The three-time-weekly flight will operate under its partnership with Flybe and will use flight numbers BE6540/6541. It will be operated by a Blue Island Airways ATR42 turboprop [read more]

A Smartlynx Airbus operating for Thomas Cook at Cardiff Airport

Thomas Cook cuts Summer ’19 flights from Cardiff Airport

25/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Some Thomas Cook customers who have booked flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) this summer have been forced to take alternative flights after the Airline decided to cut several flights from the schedule. Passengers have been offered new flights, in many cases from rival Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) after they were contacted [read more]

DAT to challenge Loganair on Aberdeen to Esbjerg route

24/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Just days after announcing it would replace the FlyBMI service from Aberdeen to the Danish city of Esbjerg Loganair (LM/LOG) now faces competition on the route from Danish Air Transport (DX/DTR). The Danish airline has announced it will operate a direct service from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) to Esbjerg (EBJ/EKEB) using [read more]

Loganair to operate routes from Derry to London and Manchester

22/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) will take over the the Public Service Obligation (PSO) route from Derry in Northern Ireland to London following the collapse of FlyBMI. The airline will begin operating the route from Derry (LDY/EGAE) to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from the 27th February under the revised Derry City and [read more]

Next BA retro jet will BE An Airbus A319

22/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced that the next retro jet for its 100th anniversary will be an Airbus A319 painted in the scheme of British European Airways (BEA). The aircraft, G-EUPJ will head to Shannon this weekend to be repainted into the BEA scheme before returning to the airline and [read more]

Flybe at Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Agency)

Flybe completes asset sale after European approval

22/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Flybe (BE/BEE) has announced that it has completed the sale of its operation, include all the companies assets, to Connect Airways Ltd, A consortium led by Stobart Group and Virgin Atlantic. The announcement came just hours before the deadline for the sale which was awaiting approval from the European Commission. [read more]

Ryanair to open new base in Toulouse

21/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is to create a new base in Toulouse, France. The two-aircraft base will open in October 2019 and will serve 20 routes including 11 new ones including: Alicante (2 per week) Brest (3) Budapest (2) Lille (daily) Luxembourg (3) Marseille (Daily service) Oujda [read more]

3 Tornados carry out a flypast to mark the end of service for the Tornado (Image: John Edwards)

RAF bids farewell to the Tornado

21/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Royal Air Force has said goodbye to the Panavia Tornado in a farewell tour of the UK which took place over the last 3 days. Originally designed as a low-level penetration bomber and strike fighter for the Cold War, the Tornado has been in service with the Royal Air [read more]