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A report by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee has branded British Airways as a ‘national disgrace’ over its plans to fire all 42,000 employees and rehire 30,000 of them under new contracts with lower pay. The report which was published today recognises that the industry has been badly [read more]

The UK Governments latest piece of airline travel advice, which recommends that passengers use hold luggage instead of carry-on bags, has come under criticism with one airline calling it “rubbish”. The advice from the Department of Transport (DoT) says passengers should minimise carry-on bags and instead check luggage in to [read more]

Norwegian, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines has today announced that it plans to lay off 4700 staff. As the struggling airline declares four of its subsidiaries bankrupt. Norwegian were one of the weakest carriers to enter these unprecedented times of uncertainty, as COVID-19 continues to spread. Norwegians rising debts [read more]

Ryanair’s Irish pilots that are members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) will join their British colleagues in striking on the 22nd and 23rd August. 94% of Irish Pilots voted in favour of joining their British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) colleagues in the action over terms and conditions as [read more]

Ryanair Holdings, the parent group of Ryanair (FR/RYR), is to cut Chief Executive Officer Micheal O’Leary’s salary in half according to the airline’s annual report. The outspoken CEO was paid a basic salary of just over €1m in 2018 as well as a bonus of nearly €800,000. The airline is [read more]

South-Wales based Caerdav (formally Cardiff Aviation Ltd) is opening a line maintenance station for ASL Airlines France at Cardiff Airport with technicians from its facility at St Athan. The facility is part of Caerdav’s new operator support service which it now offers in addition to worldwide Aircraft of Ground (AOG) [read more]

Flights to the US from the UK have got cheaper and cheaper in recent years thanks for low-cost long-haul carriers but one of them, Norwegian.com has just made it even cheaper! The airline, which operates flights to top US destinations from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), has just launched its biggest ever [read more]

With just 4 weeks to go until the bi-annual Farnborough Airshow, we take a look at the top exhibitors and events for both trade and public. The Farnborough Airshow alternates with Paris as Europes premier aviation trade event. Its held on even years (the next one will be 2020) and [read more]