The first pilot to break the sound barrier, Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager died on Monday 7th December aged 97. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, Yeager went on to a successful career in the United States Air Force (USAF) where he reached the rank of Brigadier General. Following the [read more]
Troubled Scandinavian budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY/NAX) (Norwegian.com) has begun a supplementary reconstruction process under Norwegian law in an effort to prevent the company collapsing. The move comes shortly after the airline’s Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air International (D8/IBK) recently claimed protection from creditors under the Irish examinership rules. Norwegian [read more]
The 2021 edition of the bi-annual Paris Air Show at Le Bourget has been officially cancelled due to uncertainty over the on-going Coronavirus Pandemic. The Board of Directors of the GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association), the Board of Directors of the Paris Air Show say that they have taken the [read more]
London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has said it saw passenger numbers for November 2020 drop by 90% compared to the same period in 2019. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions has seen demand for air travel effectively fall of a cliff with people only travelling if it is essential. It [read more]
Tickets for Virgin Atlantic’s unique Boeing 747 pop-up dining experience will go on sale at 9am tomorrow morning. The event, which takes place on the 12th December at Heathrow Airport, will see guests enjoy a three-course dinner on the upper class deck a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, known as the [read more]
The Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) will now operate their helicopters around the clock thanks for a new double-pilot crew operation which started on the 1st December 2020. Having two pilots on crew means that the Air Ambulance can reach anywhere in Wales during the night from its bases at [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has given Boeing a boost with an order for 75 more Boeing 737 Max 8 200s as part of a deal with the planemaker over compensation for the delay of its original Max order. The deal will bring Ryanair’s 737 Max order up to around 210 units with [read more]
Some might say that launching a brand new magazine in the current climate is simply crazy but sometimes passion outweighs everything else and that’s exactly what Ken Carr has done with LHR Magazine. Published by Visions International Entertainment Ltd the new bi-monthly magazine is packed full of features and news [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) is to launch a second direct connection to the Channel Islands from Scotland for Summer 2021. The Scottish airline will begin a twice-weekly service from Edinburgh to Jersey from 22nd May 2021 using a 70-seat ATR72. Kay Ryan, Loganair’s chief commercial officer, said: “We are excited by the [read more]
The Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB) has called on airport slot regulators to adopt a new set of principles rather than a carte blanche waiver on the 80/20 slot rule. The 80/20 rule means that airlines have to use their slots 80% of the time of face losing them but [read more]
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