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Air Malta expands Southend route network

16/04/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Maltese flag carrier, Air Malta is expanded its operations in the UK by adding three new routes to London Southend airport (SEN/EGMC). From 4th May 2018, it will offer a direct service to Malta as well as flights to Cagliari and Catania in Italy. Both Italian routes offer onward connections to Malta. [read more]

15 years of Easyjet at Newcastle

16/04/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Low-Cost carrier Easyjet has celebrated 15 years of operations at Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT). Passengers were met with celebrations that included cake at check-in whilst crews were treated to party food in the crew room. Passengers on board one Easyjet flight also had the opportunity to win prizes as part of the [read more]

Norwegian cuts some UK to US services to summer only

13/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air International has cut some UK to US transatlantic routes to summer only from October 2018. Services from Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) to Providence (PVD/KPVD) and Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) to Newburgh Stewart (SWF/KSWF) will no longer be operated between the end of October 2018 and March 2019. Norwegian Air [read more]

50 years of the Fenestron

13/04/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Fenestron is now a familiar sight on helicopters produced by companies like Aérospatiale, sud-aviation and later Airbus but before 1968 the safety-improving device didn’t exist, We look back at 50 years since the invention of the Fenestron. Invented by Paul Fabre and René Mouille the shrouded tail rotor was initially developed [read more]

Hi Fly grows its fleet with brand new A330’s

12/04/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Long haul charter specialist Hi Fly has announced that two brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft will join the fleet this summer. The aircraft are currently in final assembly at Airbus facility in Toulouse and will be delivered to the airline in June and July. Hi Fly says that both aircraft will [read more]

Cardiff Airport sees 10% growth over last financial year

12/04/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has ended 2017/18 financial year with 10% growth according to figures released by the airport. The rolling 12 month total (a comparison to the previous 12 month period) 2017/18 saw 1.48 million passengers had used Wales’ national airport, bolstered by the UEFA Champions League final in June [read more]

British Airways parent eyes Norwegian take-over

12/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group has bought a small stake in Norwegian Air Shuttle in order to establish a starting point to take over the low-cost carrier. In a statement, IAG’s Chief Financial Officer, Enrique Dupuy de Lôme, said “IAG considers Norwegian to be an attractive investment and [read more]

Thomas Cook to add Sri Lanka flights in Winter 18/19

12/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

UK holiday airline Thomas Cook is planning to add a series of charter flights to Sri Lanka to its Winter 18/19 program. The flights will operate from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Colombo (CMB/VCBI) in October 2018 and January 2019 using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Colombo is the [read more]

UK flights to Cyprus warned about possible military action

11/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

UK airlines have been warned that military action against Syria could cause safety concerns in the Cyprus area along with “intermittent disruption to navigation equipment”. The warning was issued today by the European Aviation Security Agency (EASA) and covers the Eastern Mediterranean & Nicosia flight information region (FIR), which includes [read more]

Etihad A330 (Image: Nick Harding/Max Thrust Digital)

Etihad axes Edinburgh route from September

11/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Etihad appears to have axed the Abu Dhabi – Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) service from the end of September 2018. According to Routes Online, Etihad closed reservations for the route yesterday with the last flight operating on 30th September 2018. Etihad currently operates the flight between Abu Dhabi and Edinburgh five times [read more]