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Christmas lights covered the Easyjet Airbus A320

A320 gets lit up for Christmas at Luton Airport

18/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-cost airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) and Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) have put on a spectacular Christmas light show, on an Airbus A320. Ground staff at the airport created a spectacular festive experience by wrapping the aircraft with Christmas lights to the amazement of hundreds of specially invited guests including local children from [read more]

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RYANAIR: Pilots are ‘layabouts’ and CAA are ‘lazy regulators’

18/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The boss of Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has come under fire from a pilots union after referring to his crews as “a bunch of layabouts” after a summer of strikes has left the airline facing legal action over compensation claims. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary made the comments in phone [read more]

Easyjet announces new route from Bristol to Montpellier

15/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Low-cost airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) has announced a new route from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Montpellier (MPL/LFMT) in Southern France. Located just 8 miles from the Mediterranean coast, Montpellier is a popular destination with those seeking slightly cheaper alternative to Nice. Flights to Montpellier from Bristol will start in June 2019 [read more]

Airbus hits 100th A320 milestone in Mobile

12/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

European airframer Airbus has delivered the 100th US built A320 family aircraft from its Mobile, Alabama assembly line. The A320neo was delivered to Frontier Airlines and featured a livery showing 2 horses, Meadow & West. Airbus’ assembly facility at Mobile first started production of the A320 family for US markets [read more]

Bredon Hill Crash: Aircraft was unintentionally flown into ground

12/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The conclusion of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch’s (AAIB) investigation into the light aircraft crash at Bredon Hill, Gloucester earlier this year is that the aircraft was in controlled flight when it hit the ground killing two people. The Piper PA28 Warrior III (G-WAVS) crashed on Bredon Hill on the [read more]

An Ethiopian Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Ethiopian begins Dreamliner service from Manchester

11/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ethiopian Airlines has begun its four-times-per-week service between Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB). The route, which operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays is being operated using a state of the art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with Ethiopians Business Class and Economy Cabins. The [read more]

‘Activists’ face jail over Stansted Airport break-in

11/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

15 so-called activists are potentially facing jail after being convicted of the intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome, an offence under the aviation and maritime security act. The activists cut a hole in the perimeter fence at Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) on 28th March 2017 and then chained themselves to [read more]

TUI 737 Max 8 G-TUMA at Manchester Airport

TUI starts 737 Max service, but it’s already been repaired!

10/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) (formerly Thomson Airways) has begun operating the Boeing 737 Max 8 from UK airports, but the start didn’t go quite to plan. So far, TUI’s latest aircraft first flew from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) on the 3rd December 2018 but just days later, G-TUMA was in a [read more]

Pilot had no control of tail rotor in Leicester City crash

07/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The pilot of G-VSKP had no control over the trail rotor of his aircraft when it crashed at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on 27th October 2018 killing all onboard. The finding comes from the latest special bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) who found that the tail [read more]

British Airways adds two new short-haul destinations for 2019

06/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) is adding two new short-haul destinations from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for 2019. Starting on the 11th July 2019, British Airways will operate a four-times-weekly service to Montpellier, France (BA336/337) followed by a twice-weekly service to Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA690/691) from the 15th July 2019. Montpellier is in Southern France [read more]