European airframer Airbus says it has delivered 47 aircraft during May 2022 to a total of 27 customers worldwide including easyJet and Wizz Air UK. In total Airbus delivered 4 Airbus A220 family and 37 A320neo family aircraft from, its narrowbody catalogue and From its wide-body range, it delivered 3 [read more]
Uk travel agents are finding a large number of calls to their contact centres are from passengers with summer bookings who are worried following the half-term chaos that has seen hundreds of flights and holidays cancelled. Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage Travel Partnership, said that her company had [read more]
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he will meet with airlines and airports saying that they have “seriously oversold” flights and holidays compared to their capacity to deliver. He has intervened after thousands had flights and holidays cancelled as a result of staffing issues. Mr Shapps called the scenes that [read more]
Travellers looking to get away this half-term have faced chaos at UK airports with massive queues at check-in and security due to low staffing levels with some finding out their flights have been cancelled whilst at the airport. This has prompted Unite the Union which represents thousands of airport staff [read more]
TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) will continue to charter aircraft for the foreseeable future as it continues to suffer from staff sickness levels according to sources close to the airline. So far the world’s largest charter airline has used aircraft from Canadian holiday partner Sunwing as well as from charter specialists [read more]
Manchester Airport will be one of the key exhibitors at the upcoming Wythenshawe Jobs Fair where potential recruits will be able to meet recruiters from the airport and its on-site partners. Airport owners, Manchester Airports Group. organised the event in partnership with Manchester City Council, Department for Work and Pensions [read more]
Ryanair has selected South Wales MRO provider Caerdav for winter maintenance of its Boeing 737 fleet. Formerly known as Cardiff Aviation, Caerdav was started by Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson with help from the Welsh Government. After a rocky start, the MRO specialist has contracts with EasyJet and TUI [read more]
Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) has launched its Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) to Wick John O’Groats (WIC/EGPC) service with the first flight leaving Aberdeen yesterday. The service will now operate (up to) twice daily on weekdays and Sundays and an additional early morning departure will commence from the 25th of April on Mondays, Tuesdays [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has announced that 24 popular routes are set to restart this March and April from the South West’s main airport, from four of its most popular airlines. easyJet Bristol’s biggest carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) is bringing back the most routes with the return of destinations including Antalya, Athens, [read more]
Storm Eunice battered the United Kingdom yesterday with the South-West bearing the brunt of the gusts that hit 122mph in exposed areas. Some people were watching over-enthusiastic presenters cheering on near-death experiences at London airports but others, like some of our team, were on board flights due to land at [read more]
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