British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that is retiring the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet with immediate effect. The airline was the world’s largest operator of the type and has operated the Boeing 747-100, -200 and -400 variants. In a communication to staff British Airways said: “With much regret, we are proposing, [read more]
Spain will be a destination again from Teesside (MME/EGNV) airport this summer for the first time in nine years when as Eastern Airways commits to a weekly flight to Alicante (ALC/LEAL). The flight will start on 14th August and operate every Friday through to 7th September. Teesside Airport is owned [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is to cut 1,000 Irish flights from its schedule with the loss of 200,000 passengers as the row with the Irish government over quarantine heats up. The flight cuts through August and September will largely affect Shannon, Cork, Knock and Kerry as the airline says [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has confirmed it is re-opening Terminal 2 from 15th July as passenger numbers increase at the UK’s 3rd busiest airport. Terminals 2 & 3 closed earlier this year as almost all flights from Manchester Airport were suspended at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. Terminal 3 re-opened [read more]
The US Air Force (USAF) has given Boeing a contract worth nearly (USD)$1.2bn for eight F15EX Air Superiority Fighter and Multi-role combat aircraft. The most-advanced F15 ever built will help the USAF meet its capacity requirements and add capability to its fighter fleet. The F15EX will carry more weapons than [read more]
London Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) has confirmed that it will appeal the decision by Uttlesford District Council’s Planning Committee to refuse the airport’s application to increase the current cap on passenger numbers from 35 to 43 million a year. The airport says that the decision to refuse was “flawed” and came [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2.com (LS/EXS) has suspended flights between Scottish Airports and Spain after Scottish First Minister Nicolas Sturgeon said she would not allow air bridges into Scotland from the popular holiday destination. The UK Government recently announced a list of 59 countries that you can fly to without [read more]
If you in East Sussex in the next hour, particularly between Ditchling and Brighton then it may pay to look skyward and listen out for the iconic sound of Merlin engines. World War II forces sweet Dame Vera Lynn’s funeral is about to take place and the iconic Battle of [read more]
European airframer Airbus showed a small increase in deliveries for June 2020 compared to the previous month according to its half-year (H1) commercial aircraft orders & deliveries report. June saw 36 new aircraft being delivered compared to 24 in May and overall in the first half of 2020, Airbus delivered [read more]
Ryanair has agreed a 4-year deal with the union, Unite, which represents Ryanair’s UK cabin crew. The deal sees cabin crew take a interim pay cut of between 5-10% which will then restored over 4 years as the airline recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The deal comes just a week [read more]
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