An Easyjet A320neo takes off from Bristol Airport (Max Thrust Digital)
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Latest Summer 2021 plans from the UK Airlines

With the roadmap out of lockdown starting to to take effect plans are turning to holidays in Summer 2021 and the airlines are responding. Travel agents have seen a massive increase in bookings, particularly for destinations such as Greece, Spain and Portugal so what are the airlines planning for. Jet2 [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
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Ryanair lost almost £270m in last quarter

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has reported loses of €306 (£269) million for the third quarter of its current financial year as traffic for the period dropped 78%. The figures show that while the load factor remained relatively high at 70%, the airline carried just 8.1m passengers in the period [read more]

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Bristol Airport begins appeal of expansion rejection

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) will today begin its appeal into North Somerset Council’s rejection of its planning expansion which would allow it to expand facilities at the airport. In February last year, the council voted 18-7 to reject Bristol Airports plans for expansion which would see Bristol Airport capable of handling [read more]

AirbusZEROe Turbofan Concept
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Airbus: hydrogen-powered aircraft in service by 2035

European airframer Airbus has announced plans for the first zero-emissions commercial aircraft which it says could be in service by 2035. Airbus is developing three ZEROe concept aircraft which will be powered by Hydrogen in what CEO Guillaume Faury called an “a historic moment for the commercial aviation sector”. It [read more]