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Berne based regional carrier Skywork Airlines has insisted that it is still very much “alive” despite the Swiss regulator, FOCA, refusing to renew its operator’s licence on Sunday. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) declined to renew Skyworks licence over financial concerns. Skywork suspended operations on the 29th October as [read more]

Larnaca based carrier Cobalt Air has launched a new service from Larnaca to London Gatwick. The service will operate 6 days a week (Sa/Su/Mo/Tu/We/Th) and from December, will feature Cobalt Air‘s new business class service which will feature large bespoke business seats in a 2 by 2 configuration which will bring a [read more]

Dutch airline KLM (KL/KLM) is operating its final Fokker F70 flights the day before a series of special flights to mark its withdrawal from service. The Fokker F70 has been a regular sight at UK airports operating the daily services to Amsterdams Schiphol (AMS/EHAM). The Fokker F70 was First flown [read more]

Dutch airline KLM (KL/KLM) is operating its final Fokker F70 flight from Cardiff Airport today, the day before the type retires from service with the airline. The Fokker F70 has been a regular sight at Cardiff Airport operating the daily services between Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) and Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) and [read more]

UK Leisure airline Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) has increased capacity on flights to Turkey from Cardiff Airport. The increase comes partly from the return of Antalya as a destination from the Wales’ national airport as well as a 2nd weekly Dalaman rotation. Thanks to low prices Turkey was the third most [read more]

Flights to Hurghada, Egypt are set to return to Cardiff Airport nearly 3 years after they were cancelled over terrorism fears. UK holiday airline TUI (formerly Thomson) is bringing the destination back into their Winter 2018/19 programme. TUI operates a 2 aircraft base in the summer, and a 1 aircraft [read more]

On Sunday afternoon a TUI flight bound for Cancun was forced to divert to Quebec in Canada after a drunk passenger began attacking passengers and crew after becoming drunk onboard the flight. TUI flight 182 was flying from Manchester to Cancun when Bridget Hanley, a 34-year-old British woman, became drunk [read more]

It’s emerged in the last few weeks that Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa has been in talks with Alitalia and the Italian Government to acquire some of the failing airline’s assets. In particular, Lufthansa wants to buy the Italian airlines Aircraft, Runway slots and their route network. The German carrier has said [read more]