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Norwegian outlines expansion at Gatwick

04/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Norwegian has outlined its expansion plans for 2018 at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) including more US flights and its first South American flight. The low-cost airline will start a four-times-weekly service from Gatwick to Buenos Aires (EZE/SAEZ), Argentina will on 14th February using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. New destinations in the USA [read more]

2017: The Safest year on record for Civil Aviation

03/01/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

2017 was the safest year on record for Civil Aviation according to a report by Dutch Aviation Consultancy To70. The report showed that not a single jet-powered passenger airliner caused a fatality in 2017 and the only deaths on a commercial flight came from two turbo-prop crashes, one in Russia [read more]

boeing not looking for change of control at embraer

Boeing not looking for change in control at Embraer

02/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

US airframer Boeing has reportedly said it is not seeking a change of control at Embraer as it seeks to take over the Brazilian company. Boeing has moved quickly to create a tie-up with Embraer in what is seen as a retaliatory move to counter the Airbus/Bombardier deal which saw the [read more]

Cardiff Airport Terminal (Image: Cardiff Airport)

Cardiff Airport to hold recruitment day

02/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Cardiff Airport has announced it is holding an open recruitment day for positions across the airport. The event, which is being held on Tuesday 23rd January, will give people the chance to drop in without needing to make an appointment and find out about jobs at the airport. Cardiff Airport [read more]

Heathrow increases domestic passenger discount

02/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, has announced it is increasing the discount for a UK domestic passenger by 50%. The discount was introduced to make it cheaper for domestic passengers to use Londons Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) and encourage domestic flights. It counters some of the harmful effects of the Governments [read more]

Manchester Airport bags four best UK airport awards

28/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

2017 has been one to celebrate for Manchester as it bags all four of the key best UK Airport awards including Travel Weekly, Travel Bulletin, Travel Trade Gazette and Selling Travel. The year started with the first award being collected in January at Travel Weekly’s Globe Awards in London for [read more]

Second emergency in 4 days temporarily closes Bristol Airport

25/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) was closed to aircraft this evening due to a suspected electrical fire. Fire crews were called to reports of smoke appearing from a maintenance access point near the runway and it is understood that they tackled a small electrical fire. Being Christmas day air traffic is light but [read more]

Regional jet runs off runway at Bristol Airport

22/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Bristol Airport has been forced to close as a regional jet runs off runway in a landing incident. The BMI Regional Embraer RJ145 (Not pictured) had landed at the airport from Frankfurt but is understood to have run off the runway at the opposite end whilst taxiing. No injuries have [read more]

Plane leaves runway in at Bristol Airport

BMI Regional jet leaves runway at Bristol Airport

22/12/2017 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

A plane has left the runway in a landing incident at Bristol Airport this morning. The Embraer RJ145 (not pictured) belonging to BMI Regional is understood to have left the runway whilst taxiing after landing from Frankfurt at 11:36am. Bristol Airport said none of the 25 passengers on-board flight BM1822 were injured [read more]

Cardiff Airport prepares for busiest Christmas in years

22/12/2017 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is gearing up for what is expected to be the busiest Christmas period in 7 years for Wales’ national airport. Around 30,000 passengers are expected to fill the terminal over the next two weeks, a 10% increase on 2016. Amsterdam tops the destinations from Cardiff Airport this [read more]