A last minute airframe change on a Wizz Air UK flight caused incorrect passenger distribution information to be used prompting take-off issues according to an AAIB report. The flight from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) to Prague (PRG/LKPR) on 16th January 2020 was originally due to be operated by an Airbus A320 [read more]
A man who shone a laser pen at a Police helicopter in a deliberate and sustained attack has been jailed for seven months at Cardiff Crown Court. Matthew Davies (33) of Dol yr Eos, Mornington Meadows, Caerphilly admitted shining or directing a laser beam towards a police helicopter and his [read more]
The last two British Airways Boeing 747s are due to depart from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) this morning in what British Airways CEO dubbed a “difficult day for everybody at British Airways“. In a rare occurrence, the final two aircraft G-CIVB and G-CIVY, will depart simultaneously from Heathrow’s parallel runways before [read more]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports has begun talks with Unions over plans to cut up to 900 jobs. It is understood that 465 roles are under threat at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC), 376 at London Stansted (STN/EGSS) and 51 at East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have announced a new Red 1 for 2021. Squadron Leader Tom Bould, a former frontline Typhoon Pilot, takes over the role from outgoing Red 1 Martin Pert on the 12th October. 39-year-old Tom Bould hails from Bradford, West Yorkshire joined [read more]
Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it will close its bases at Cork and Shannon on 26th October if the Irish Government fails to fully adopt the EU Travel List permitting restriction free air travel to/from Green and Amber regions. The budget airline has called on Minister Ryan to adopt the policy [read more]
Dublin, Ireland based Aviation maintenance company, Dublin Aerospace Group, has launched Exeter Aerospace in the former Flybe Maintenance Facility at Exeter Airport. The group already provides maintenance for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 & A330 families at its site in Ireland but now aims to complement that with regional jet [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has applied for Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) on 22 pieces of land around the North Somerset airport. The land is primarily around the A38, which passes the regional airport, and will be used to improve access into the airport and turn the single carriageway road into a [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have officially suspended flights from Doha to Birmingham (BHX/EGBB) and Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) airports for Winter 2020 as travel restrictions mean demand isn’t there. The airline had hoped to resume flights from both airports in October but the current global situation means the airline is focusing on the [read more]
EasyJet (U2/EZY) has reached an agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) which ensures that no pilot will be made compulsorily redundant. Many EasyJet pilots were facing the loss of their jobs after Easyjet closed three bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle but they will now be offered jobs [read more]
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