Low-cost carrier Norwegian has said it is planning to base up to eight long-range A321neo aircraft at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) in 2020 as it plans to expand its trans-Atlantic operations to the US Mid-west including Detroit, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. Chief Executive Bjorn Kjos made the statement ahead of the results [read more]
With ambitious aims to reach 2 million passengers by 2020 and 3 million by 2025, we look at what Cardiff Airport needs to do to achieve this. Recent passenger figures showed Cardiff Airport grew by 9% in 2017 which, comparing to other airports around the UK is around the average [read more]
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]
Icelandair is ending its Reykjavik to Birmingham service in January 2018. The main airline of Iceland had previously announced it would switch the twice-weekly service from a Boeing 757 to one of their new Boeing 737 Max aircraft but have since decided to withdraw the service completely. Icelandair has seen significant growth [read more]
Icelandic leisure airline Primera Air (PF/PRI) has added to new European destinations to it’s list of routes from Birmingham (BHX/EGBB). Daily flights to Malaga (MLG/LEMG) and Palma De Mallorca (PMI/LEPA) in Spain will begin on May 14th 2018 using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured in 189 seat one-class economy setup. [read more]
Seattle based air-framer Boeing is on track to open it’s new Sheffield facility in 2018, Boeings first dedicated manufacturing facility in Europe. Boeing Sheffield will manufacture spur gears, shafts and housings with materials that are also sourced in the UK. The result of a £20m investment, the facility will support global [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
Monarch, the UK’s oldest privately owned travel group, has ceased trading as it has been unable to get the investment required to meet ATOL requirements and continue trading. The announcement came at the final flight touched down in the UK just after 3 am this morning and comes following days [read more]
Troubled UK airline Monarch (ZB/MON) is once again holding last-minute talks to stave off collapse and the loss of their ATOL bonding. One year on from the near collapse of the airline, it is once again seeking urgent financial assistance in order to retain the ATOL certificate that was extended [read more]
Boeing has beaten Airbus for the most orders at the 2017 Paris Airshow with the Seattle-based airframer racking up orders worth $74.9bn. The annual race to get the most orders during the airshow, and what aircraft are ordered has become a significant marker for both the health of the industry [read more]
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