Major UK airports including London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL), London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) are likely to miss the deadline for lifting the 100ml liquid restriction for passengers due to delays with scanner upgrades. The limit is due to be lifted in June 2024 but airports say it is unlikely they [read more]
The number of UK flight cancellations in the first half of 2023 is the lowest seen since the covid pandemic hit in 2019. 6,665 flights were cancelled in the first half of this year according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium equating to 1.53% of scheduled flights. Unsurprisingly 2020 saw the [read more]
Global air traffic is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by June of this year, around a year ahead of original predictions, according to airliner leasing specialist Avolon. The Dublin, Ireland-based operation says the sector is set to thrive in 2023 after 2022 saw a 70% recovery of air travel [read more]
International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said that the cost of air travel will rise in the coming months as the rising price of fuel is passed on to passengers. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme Mr Walsh said that [read more]
International holiday air travel is to be suspended in England from Thursday 5th November under new lockdown measures announced by the UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson made the announcement that England would enter a month-long lockdown earlier this evening from Thursday which bans all but essential travel. The [read more]
The Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexandre de Juniac, has called on governments to “support the entire [aviation] sector” as it deals with the Coronavirus Pandemic. According to IATA the worlds airlines are losing $300,000 per minute or $13bn per month which will put [read more]
Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has today put its winter schedule on sale with a series of enhancements including extending some summer routes into winter and extra capacity on existing winter routes. Some of the schedule highlights include the continuation of its Manchester – Inverness – Stornoway route throughout the Winter [read more]
A massive sandstorm engulfing the Tenerife & Gran Canaria has forced the cancellation of flights from the UK to the Canary Islands. Easyjet, Jet2, Norwegian, Ryanair and TUI Airways UK have all cancelled flights to the islands with several flights that were already on their way having to be diverted [read more]
Leading airframer Airbus has said it expects the world airliner fleet to double in size from 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038. The predictions, which include passenger and cargo aircraft, mean that there will be a global demand for 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians to be trained. Airbus [read more]
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