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DAT to challenge Loganair on Aberdeen to Esbjerg route

24/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Just days after announcing it would replace the FlyBMI service from Aberdeen to the Danish city of Esbjerg Loganair (LM/LOG) now faces competition on the route from Danish Air Transport (DX/DTR). The Danish airline has announced it will operate a direct service from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) to Esbjerg (EBJ/EKEB) using [read more]

Loganair to operate routes from Derry to London and Manchester

22/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) will take over the the Public Service Obligation (PSO) route from Derry in Northern Ireland to London following the collapse of FlyBMI. The airline will begin operating the route from Derry (LDY/EGAE) to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from the 27th February under the revised Derry City and [read more]

Loganair takes over FlyBMI routes at Aberdeen

17/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Scottish Airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has said it is taking over three key routes from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) that were run by FlyBMI which collapsed yesterday. Lognair will take over the routes to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD), Oslo (OSL/ENGM) and Ebsjerg (EBJ/EKEB). FlyBMI, also known as BMI Regional, entered administration yesterday and [read more]

FlyBMI ceases operations as it enters administration

16/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

FlyBMI (BMI Regional) (BM/BMR) has ceased all operations as the airline has entered administration tonight. The airline has been struggling financially for some time and could not secure a cash injection to keep it afloat today. All flights have been cancelled by the airline and many of its aircraft have [read more]

BMI Regional G-CKAG after the incident at Bristol Airport (Image: AAIB/OGL)

Wrong lever selection caused BMI incident at Bristol

10/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The selection of the parking brake lever rather than the speed brake lever caused a BMI Regional Embraer ERJ 145 to come off the runway at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) in 2017 according to the formal accident report. The incident happened at 11:37hrs on 22nd December 2017 as the Embraer Regional [read more]

FlyBMI adds daily Leeds to Munich

24/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Regional airline FlyBMI (BM/BMR) has announced it will begin a daily flight from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) to Munich (MUC/EDDM). The service will begin on the 8th April 2019 and will be operated daily by one of the airlines regional jets. Munich is a popular city with British tourists and [read more]