The Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) Charlie Cornish has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to lobby in support of a government deal to bail out Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR). MAG joins Airbus and Rolls-Royce in supporting the airline which is owned by Richard Bransons’ Virgin Atlantic Limited (51%) and [read more]
UK airlines will be able to defer European air navigation charges for up to 14 months following the latest government announcement aimed at helping the UK’s aviation industry. Air Navigation Charges are paid by airlines when they use a counties airspace and navigation services and this announcement covers all EUROCONTROL [read more]
Last week saw the launch of Project Wingman which brings airline crews from across UK airlines together to help support the well-being of frontline NHS staff dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic. The project recreates the atmosphere of an airline lounge to help Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals unwind and get [read more]
The UK Government has said it has agreed a deal with multiple UK airlines to carry out rescue flights for Britons still stuck abroad. The agreement will see thousands of stranded Britons flown home on flights operated for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Some estimates suggest there are nearly [read more]
London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) has said that it will consolidate all flights into the South Terminal from 1st April 2020. As with all airports in the UK, Gatwick has lost between 80-90% of its daily flights due to travel restrictions during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airport says that it [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is set to ask the UK Government for a bailout totalling around 300 million according to sources close to the airline. The news comes just days after Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned airlines that taxpayers help would be the last resort and they should seek commercial arrangements and [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has issued an HR-1 notice to staff in all areas of the airline warning them that there is a risk of redundancy according to an email to Unite Members. British Airways CEO Alex Cruz met with representatives from Unite including Assistant General Secretary Diane Holland and National [read more]
All Jet2 flights from the UK to Spain have turned back to the UK according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24.com. The flights currently affected are LS641 East Midlands to Alicante LS605 East Midlands to Malaga LS1451 Stansted to Fuerteventura LS271 Leeds to Alicante LS879 Manchester to Alicante LS177 Glasgow [read more]
According to the Sky News struggling regional airline, Flybe has warned the UK Government that it could collapse within days if it doesn’t receive emergency funding. Flybe has been seeking a commercial loan from the government but talks around this idea appear to have come to an end without a [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that it is cutting flights between the 17th March 8th April, mainly to and from Italy where there will be a 25% reduction. The move is in direct response to a falloff in demand following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In addition to the [read more]
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