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Norwegian 787 Dreamliner at London Gatwick

Choose your next destination by temperature

23/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Traditionally, people choose their next destination through business need, culture, history or from a bucket list but thanks to Norwegian.com, you can now choose by its temperature too! Europe’s third largest low-cost carrier has launched a temperature filter to its route map which allows you to find a destination with [read more]

Qatar Airways returns to Gatwick after 7 year abscence

22/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Qatar Airways has returned to London Gatwick airport today for the first time since it stopped services in 2011. The worlds best airline has resumed operations with a twice-daily service to Doha (DOH/OTHH) using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The return offers yet another link from the UK to Qatar and [read more]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 G-VOWS (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin move Las Vegas flights from Gatwick to Heathrow

22/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Virgin Atlantic is moving its London to Las Vegas flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from March 2019. The route will also benefit from an upgrade to a state of the art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft instead of the current Boeing 747-400. The upgrade means an increase in [read more]

Flybe to reduce fleet to 70 as it banks on Q400

21/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Exeter based regional airline Flybe is to reduce its fleet of aircraft to 70 over the next 2 years in a bid to make the airline more efficient. The move will allow the airline to continue its strategy of reducing its overall fleet and to concentrate on profitable routes only. [read more]

French ATC Strike: Here’s what you need to know

21/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

As the latest French Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike takes hold later today here’s what you need to know if you plan to travel over the next few days. Today’s strike is the latest in a long-running dispute by French Air Traffic Controllers who are unhappy with changes to their [read more]

RAF100: Aircraft Tour gets underway in Cardiff

19/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The RAF100 Aircraft Tour gets underway this weekend and its first stop on the tour is Cardiff. For this weekend only you will a Wessex Helicopter, Eurofighter Typhoon, A Harrier and a Spitfire parked on the grass in front of Cardiff’s City Hall and you can visit them, for free. [read more]

Jet Airways A330 (Image: Helmy Oved CC BY-SA2.0)

New Route: Manchester to Mumbai

18/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Major Indian airlines Jet Airways (9w/JAI) has announced that it will operate a four-times-weekly service from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Mumbai (BOM/VABB). The route will start in November 2018 and will operate on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday using an Airbus A330 with 254 seats. The route will be Jet Airways [read more]

Welsh Dambusters links remembered with flypast 75 years after raid

17/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Wales will see a flypast of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Lancaster this evening at Chepstow and Cardiff as the Welsh connections to the famous Dambusters raid are remembered. The raid, known as Operation Chastise, took place 75 years ago over the course of the 16th & 17th May 1943. [read more]

Primera Air to start Birmingham to New York with 757

17/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-cost airline Primera Air began services from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) this week with flights to New York starting on Friday 18th May. The airline’s operation at Birmingham got underway on Monday with the first flight to Malaga and Palma from the Midlands airport. Primera, like many other airlines, is being hit by [read more]

The Blades announce new Blade 4 pilot for 2018

16/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Blades aerobatic display team has announced that Gerald Cooper will join the team as the new Blade 4 for 2018. Gerald joining the team is the first time a pilot will be in the team who isn’t a former Red Arrows pilot and fills the gap left by Mike Ling, [read more]