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Hundreds of Manchester Airport roles to be available at job fair

16/05/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Manchester Airport will be one of the key exhibitors at the upcoming Wythenshawe Jobs Fair where potential recruits will be able to meet recruiters from the airport and its on-site partners. Airport owners, Manchester Airports Group. organised the event in partnership with Manchester City Council, Department for Work and Pensions [read more]

Loganair launches Newcastle to Norway flights

16/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Hot off the heels of the resumption of Norway flights from Edinburgh, Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has launched new flights from Newcastle (NCL/EGNT). The Newcastle to Stavanger service gets underway for the first time since the pandemic and later this week (Saturday 21st May) sees the start of the brand [read more]

easyJet set to offer staff end of summer bonus in retention bid

16/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leading UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) is set to offer cabin crew a £1000 bonus at the end of the summer season to be able to retain seasonal staff for future seasons. The payment is officially in recognition of cabin crew contributions during what is expected to be busier than [read more]

Saudia claims worlds-first “Net-Positive” flight

13/05/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Saudi Arabian carrier Saudia (SV/SVA) says it has operated the worlds-first “net positive” flight between Jeddah and Madrid. Saudia flight SV227, operated by a Boeing 787-9, had its carbon emissions offset by a factor of 2, a total of 346 tonnes, making the 5hr 55min flight net-positive. The flight forms [read more]

Loganair First Officer, Jonathan West; Loganair Sales Manager, Greig White; Loganair Cabin Crew, Elaine Scott; Rob Lang, Head of Marketing at Edinburgh Airport; Loganair Captain Timothy Higgins

Edinburgh to Norway flights get underway

12/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Yesterday saw the return of direct flights between Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) and two airports in Norway with Loganair (LM/LOG). The Scottish airline now flies to Stavanger and Bergen direct from the Scottish capital three times per week for the first time since the routes were suspended in 2019. Flights to Stavanger [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Ryanair extends winter maintenance with STS aviation contract

12/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has extended its use of 3rd party MRO providers for its winter maintenance needs by awarding STS Aviation a contract. The agreement will see STS work on Ryanair’s fleet of Boeing 737s at its facility at Birmingham Airport. Ian Bartholomew, Senior Vice President Business Development Europe at STS [read more]

easyJet recruitment campaign parodies Top Gun

11/05/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Calling all mavericks! easyJet (U2/EZY) has launched a new recruitment campaign which sees kids parody the 1980s classic, Top Gun! The video sees kids recreate scenes from the film in a bid to dispel stereotypes around roles in aviation such as only 6% of the world’s pilots being female. Aimed [read more]

Caerdav’s name has been officially unveiled by Chairman Bruce Dickinson (L) and CEO Joachim Jones (R).

Ryanair selects Caerdav for winter maintenance

11/05/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ryanair has selected South Wales MRO provider Caerdav for winter maintenance of its Boeing 737 fleet. Formerly known as Cardiff Aviation, Caerdav was started by Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson with help from the Welsh Government. After a rocky start, the MRO specialist has contracts with EasyJet and TUI [read more]

MAGicALL wins contract to supply CityAirbus motors

10/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Camarillo, California-based MAGicALL has been selected by Airbus to produce and supply the electric motors for its CityAirbus eVTOL urban transport project. MAGicALL specialises in producing lightweight brushless motors and will become the power behind CityAirbus’ NextGen electric propulsion system with features that will match its unique design. Joerg P. [read more]

Airbus A330neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Airbus: April figures show 48 deliveries

09/05/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

European airframer Airbus has published its orders and deliveries for April 2022 which show it delivered 48 airliners to 34 customers. The deliveries included 38 A320neo family aircraft, 7 Airbus A220s, 2 Airbus 330 (1x ceo 1x neo) and 5 Airbus A350 aircraft. Wizz Air UK and Virgin Atlantic (Air [read more]