Abu Dhabi-based airline and Manchester City sponsor Etihad has flown four aspiring young female footballers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Manchester after an invitation from England Lionesses star Chloe Kelly and her teammates. The airline flew the girls, who all attend City Football Schools in the UAE, to [read more]
Emerald Airlines, operating under Aer Lingus Regional, has announced two new routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to the UK and Northern France. Operating 11 flights per week, the new service from Dublin to Liverpool will begin on the 27th of April with flights departing Dublin at 11:15 (daily) and 14:30 [read more]
TAP Air Portgual has announced it is relaunching its popular stopover scheme which allows transiting passengers to stopover in Portugal for up to 10 days. The scheme is being operated in association with Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese tourist board, and is being launched to coincide with this year’s International [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced that it plans 14 additional routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) this summer to destinations across Europe. The new routes include Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Brindisi, Genoa and Venice in Italy, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece, Cluj and Lasi in Romania, Stockholm in Sweden, [read more]
Romanian startup Dan Air is set to launch a service from Transylvania to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from the 16th of June 2023. Dan Air, is set to commence operations on Wednesday this week. The airline is wet leasing Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft to operate its network and was formally set [read more]
US airframer Boeing has signed a deal with Saudia for the purchase of 39 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with an option for a further 10. The Saudi Arabian national carrier is purchasing a mixture of Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners as it looks to grow its long-haul network and build [read more]
The US Militaries European Command have released footage from the MQ Reaper that was caused to crash following an intercept with Russian fighters. Initially Russia denied a collision had taken place but the video evidence from the U.S. shows the Russian fighters spraying the drone with fuel through its dumping [read more]
The Home Office has outlined plans for the former Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Scampton to become a detention centre for thousands of refugees as the government seeks to get a grip on the growing migrant crisis. But the plans have been met with strong objections from historians, broadcasters [read more]
The popularity of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) seems to be rising rapidly with airlines looking to it as a low-carbon alternative to conventional fuel and this has been backed up today by Finnair, who have made their biggest purchase to date. The 750-tonne order from SAF producer Neste will be [read more]
Low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has outlined a raft of new routes from Belfast International and Belfast city which is the equivalent of 140,000 additional seats from the Northern Irish capital. The airliner is launching brand new routes from Belfast City (BHD/EGAC) to London Luton (LTN/EGGW) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) with up [read more]
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