British Airways (BA/BAW) is scrapping its all-business class service from London City Airport to New York JFK with immediate effect. The iconic Speedbird 1 and Speedbird 2 flights (BAW1/2) were originally used by the Concorde service to New York but shortly after Concorde was retired the airline launched the new [read more]
Pakistan International Airlines (PK/PIA), which is currently banned from flying in Europe, is targeting a return using chartered aircraft according to sources. The airline is apparently planning to wet-lease several aircraft with European Air Operators Certificates (AOC) including an A330-900neo from Hi-Fly destined for UK routes. A formal announcement is [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has scheduled changes for Summer 2021 which sees more A330 routes being replaced by the Airbus A321neo. Aer Lingus sees the single-aisle airliner as the future of transatlantic travel offering a much more effecient flight compared to its bigger sibling. The Airbus A321neo LR is able to operate [read more]
Hays Travel, the company that saved the jobs of thousands of Thomas Cook staff, has said that it will now have to cut 878 jobs as the Coronavirus pandemic had slowed down air travel and holidays abroad. Owners John and Irene Hays have said they are “devastated” that staff are [read more]
According to sources close to the airline, Friday is when British Airways Cabin Crew will find out whether they are being retained on new contracts prompting an upsurge in those taking voluntary redundancy. British Airways plans to “fire and rehire” all of its staff, except Pilots which have already agreed [read more]
A former Royal Air Force (RAF) C130J Hercules is heading for the US Navy Blue Angels team after being sold by the MOD and repainted at Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge ahead of delivery. The RAF is reducing its Hercules fleet and this example will replace the teams ageing C130T model and [read more]
Indian low-cost airline Spicejet (SG/SEJ) has confirmed it has a acquired a daily slot pair for London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) from 1st September 2020. The slots were awarded in what is a “bubble” arrangement between the UK and India and gives Spicejet the opportunity to operate a a flight arriving into [read more]
Emergency services are at the scene of a light aircraft crash near Heathfield, East Sussex. The aircraft reportedly crashed on open ground just after 11am this morning. East Sussex Rire and Rescue confirmed they were attending the scene and had extinguished a fire on arrical. Sussex Police also confirmed “Emergency [read more]
A Hawker Sea Fury has crashed during a routine flight from Duxford. A picture, shared widely on social media, shows the aircraft amongst trees after suffering an apparent engine failure. Two people have sustained injuries in the accident and were treated at the scene. The crash, which occurred this afternoon, [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has filed for Bankruptcy Protection under Chapter 15 in the Southern District of New York today just hours after it told a London Court it would run out of money in September. The filing does not mean the airline is bankrupt but is often seen as the [read more]
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