Aerial Image of Barra Airport (Image: HIAL)
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Scotland’s Airports on the front line

When you think of Scottish airports you probably think of Glasgow and Edinburgh, maybe Aberdeen if you are in the oil business. You may remember the “transatlantic gateway’ at Prestwick, but that’s it right?  I’d guess that most people would be surprised to discover that there are actually another twelve [read more]

Boeing 777-200LR in flight
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Delta Airlines to retire its 777 fleet

Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has said that it plans to retire all of its Boeing 777 aircraft by the end of 2020. The Atlanta Hartsfield based airline currently has 18 Boeing 777-200 aircraft in its fleet. 10 of which are the Long-Range (200LR) variant. Delta says that decision is a strategic [read more]

Nordwind Boeing 777-300 (Image: John Moore)
Cardiff Airport News

Cardiff Airport gets two special visitors in one day

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has had two special visitors in one day, one delivering Personal Protective Equipment, the other training. The first arrival of the morning was a Nordwind Boeing 777-300 VP-BJL which brought in the latest shipment of PPE equipment for the Welsh Government. The aircraft carried around 600,000 fluid-resistant gowns [read more]

Easyjet Terminal Scene
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CAA investigates airlines over refunds

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating the way airlines are handling refunds for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Under EU Denied Boarding legislation, if your flight is cancelled by the airline then you are entitled to a full refund within 7 days but many airlines [read more]

Flybe Dash 8 at London City Airport (Image: Aviation Media Agency)
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No job retention scheme for ex-Flybe employees

According to documents seen by Sky News, administrators for the collapsed regional carrier Flybe have said that there is not enough money left in the business to implement the Government-backed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The Government backed scheme allows employers to give furlough staff and pay 80% of the wages [read more]