An Aer Lingus Airbus A320 has diverted into Cardiff Airport after it declared an emergency with fumes in the cockpit. The flight, EI845 was en-route to Cork from Amsterdam when the pilots reported smoke or fumes in the cockpit. As a precaution, the aircraft diverted immediately into Cardiff Airport after [read more]
Beijing Capital Airlines (JD/CBJ) has pushed back the launch of its Qingdao to London Heathrow route. The new route was due to launch on the 30th October 2017, however, a recent schedule change means the inaugural flight will now happen on the 17th November. The route will operate twice-weekly using [read more]
A Fair Tax On Flying, an umbrella group of airlines and travel companies committed to the reduction of Air Passenger Duty, has gained the support of many MP’s at a pre-budget event at Parliament. The group aimed to get MP’s to sign a model of an Airbus A350-900 and pledge their [read more]
Caerphilly-based aircraft end-of-life management company AerFin has seen its turnover boosted thanks to acquisitions made over the last 2 years. AerFin specialises in aircraft end of life services, offering leasing, technical consulting, trading and supply of equipment from entire aircraft through to piece part components. In the last 12 months, [read more]
British Airways have announced plans to start a new Spanish route from London Heathrow airport to Almeria in the summer season of 2018. They will operate this route twice a week on board the Airbus A319 aircraft. They plan on starting this route from 27th March 2018. with prices as [read more]
Easyjet (U2/EZY) has suggested it will be looking to the domestic German market if they are successful in the purchase of Air Berlin aircraft. The Luton based Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) has put in a bid for around 30 of the defunct German airlines Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft, based in the [read more]
When the Monarch Travel Group collapsed in the early hours of this morning and while the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) put its rescue plan into effect another plan was being put into motion, to separate the profitable engineering arm based at Birmingham Airport. Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), which has been [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]
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