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Ryanair in talks for NIKI assets

15/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has confirmed it is in contact with administrators for the former Air Belin owned NIKI with a view to purchasing NIKI assets. NIKI entered administration yesterday when Lufthansa pulled out of a deal to buy the subsidiary as regulators were concerned about a monopoly. Ryanair is looking [read more]

Ryanair looks to recognise unions under strike threat

15/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it is willing to recognise unions for its pilots after being hit by strike threats from pilots in 4 of the airline’s core markets. On Tuesday the union representing Irish Ryanair pilots, IALPA, gave formal notice to the airline that pilots would strike on the 20th December [read more]

Welsh Wings for Delta as airline orders 100 aircraft

15/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]

Easyjet launches 20 new UK routes in S18

14/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Budget airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) is launching 20 new UK routes for Summer 2018 from airports around the UK. The new routes include flights to Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey & Italy from seven of Easyjet‘s UK bases. Sophie Dekkers, Easyjet‘s UK country director, said: “We’re really pleased to be launching 20 [read more]

Air Berlin’s NIKI to Cease Operations

14/12/2017 3 minute read
Written by: William Hogarth

German carrier Lufthansa shocked the aviation industry yesterday when the announcement came they were to abandon a deal to buy defunct Air Berlins leisure carrier, NIKI leaving the airline insolvent. The news means that the Austrian leisure carrier has now been forced to cancel all flights from December 14th after [read more]

Airbus draws giant Christmas tree over Germany

13/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Airbus has drawn a giant Christmas tree over Germany on a test flight of a new Airbus A380. The flight from Airbus’ A380 assembly facility in Hamburg took at 12:47 and proceeded to draw out the Christmas tree which could be clearly seen by users of websites such as Flightradar24, Flightaware and Plane [read more]

Irish Ryanair pilots to strike before Christmas

12/12/2017 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ireland based Ryanair pilots who are members of IALPA have notified Ryanair of their intent to take industrial action before Christmas, a move which the Irish budget carrier says it will “face down”. 83 Ryanair pilots who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) voted to take industrial [read more]

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)

British Airways 747 arrives at Cardiff Airport on 3 engines

12/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A British Airways 747 Jumbo Jet has been flown into Cardiff Airport this morning on just 3 engines after suffering an engine problem on an earlier flight. It was no emergency, however, the Boeing 747-400 G-CIVM (not pictured) arrived at British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) which is located at Cardiff [read more]

German Pilots association threaten Ryanair strike at anytime

12/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The German Pilots association, Vereinigung Cockpit, has said that Ryanair can expect industrial action, including strikes, at any time over what it describes as “systematic social dumping” by Ryanair. The action is intended to assist Ryanair Pilots in their collective bargaining process for fair and transparent working conditions. Ingolf Schumacher, Head [read more]

Easyjet adds 3 new destinations from Belfast

12/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

UK Low Cost Carrier Easyjet has added 3 new destinations from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) for Summer 2018. The LCC will offer flights to Naples (NAP/LIRN), Valencia (VLC/LEVC) and, in a contender for the shortest route on the network, to the Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) just 67nm away from Belfast. The [read more]