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British Airways (BA/BAW) is preparing its Airbus A350-1000XWB aircraft for its first long-haul service next month. G-XWBA, which recently joined the British Airways fleet, is due to fly its first long haul service to Dubai (DXB/OMDB) on the 2nd September 2019 and the airline is busy putting the aircraft through [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has unveiled its new “Flying Icon” nose art on its brand new Airbus A350-1000XWB G-VLUX ‘Red Velvet’. Virgin aircraft have always carried the companies famous Flying Lady which is based on the pin-up girls made famous in the 1930s and 1940s by Peruvian artist Alberto Vargas. The new [read more]

Low-cost airline Norwegian is to end all transatlantic flights from Ireland from the 15th Septemeber 2019 after undertaking a review of its services. Currently Norwegian flies six routes to the USA and Canada from Dublin, Cork and Shannon which were set up to be operated by the airlines Boeing 737 [read more]

Spanish carrier Vueling (VY/VLG) will no longer operate between Amsterdam and London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) from 15th August 2019 as sister airline Level (VK/FOO) adds a second daily service on the route. Both airlines are owned by International Airlines Group (IAG) and the change completes the transfer of Vueling routes [read more]

This year is shaping up to be a summer of strikes for multiple airlines which will cause misery for thousands of air travellers looking to get away from UK airports. So who is expecting strikes and when? Our list shows how industrial action might affect you if your planning to [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000XWB at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, G-VLUX “Red Velvet”, is the first of 12 Airbus A350XWB aircraft for the long-haul airline. Virgin’s Airbus A350-1000XWB is expected to begin a crew training programme with the airline [read more]

Ryanair pilots in the UK have voted to stage a series of strikes in a row over pay and conditions. Pilots that are members of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) will stage a walkout for 48 hours on 22nd August 2019 and again on the 2nd September for 60 [read more]

Low-cost carrier Norwegian.com reported increased load factors for July as it carried over 3.7 million passengers to destinations across the globe. The airliner, which operates short-haul and long-haul flights from UK airports including London-Gatwick, Edinburgh and Manchester, had an overall load factor of 93.5% in July, up from 93% in [read more]