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Ryanair warns 737 Max problems will see it cut routes & staff

17/07/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has warned that the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max will cause it to cut around 30,000 routes next year as well as culling some bases and closing …

Vueling is least reliable airline from UK airports

15/07/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

Vueling (VY/VLG) is the worst-performing airline from UK airports in terms of delays according to a study of Civil Aviation Authority data. According to CAA data, Vueling flights suffered an …

Thomas Cook £750m rescue plan leaves shareholders out in the cold

12/07/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Thomas Cook is admitted to staff that its cash injection from Chinese tour operator Fosun will leave current shareholders with little or no value in the Thomas Cook shares they …

Loganair shows off new corporate livery on a Saab 340

Loganair forced to cancel Kirkwall flights

04/07/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has been forced to cancel some flights to Kirkwall airport on Friday 5th July and change the flight times on Saturday 6th July as the …

Simon Rockett– Greenland From The Flightdeck

Pilots reveal 8 routes you have to book a window seat on!

12/06/2019 UK Aviation News Team 3 minute read

Experienced pilots, some flying close to 40 hours a week, reveal the most scenic routes commonly flown by British holidaymakers – and what to look out for. It’s easy to …

British Airways launches flights to Islamabad for first time in 10 Years

British Airways returns to Pakistan after 10 years

03/06/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) has operated a flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Islamabad (ISB/OPIS) in Pakistan for the first time since stopping flights to the country 10 years ago. The …

Biometric boarding gates (Image: British Airways/Stuart Bailey)

British Airways using biometric boarding on US flights

28/04/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

British Airways is now using biometric boarding on flights from the US to the UK with over 250,000 people already having used the system following a successful introduction of the …

Loganair to launch flights from East Midlands

23/04/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Rapidly expanding Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it will commence scheduled flights from East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) from September 2019. Lognair will initially launch flights to Brussels and …

JetBlue to launch New York & Boston to London flights

10/04/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

US budget airline JetBlue (B6/JBU) has announced it will launch direct flights to London from New York JFK and Boston airports. The airline hasn’t disclosed details of which London Airport …

WOW Air Airbus A320 TF-BRO (Image: Nick Harding / Aviation Wales)

WOW Air ceases operations leaving thousands stranded

28/03/2019 Nick Harding 2 minute read

Icelandic budget carrier WOW Air (WW/WOW) has ceased operations this morning after failing to secure a cash injection. The airline has been heavily in debt and was desperately seeking a …