Canadian aerospace company Bombardier is to shed up to 600 jobs at its Belfast, Northern Ireland site. The job cuts are part of a wider plan by Bombardier to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide. The site in Belfast, which sits next to Belfast City Airport, is one of the largest manufacturing [read more]
The UK Governments latest piece of airline travel advice, which recommends that passengers use hold luggage instead of carry-on bags, has come under criticism with one airline calling it “rubbish”. The advice from the Department of Transport (DoT) says passengers should minimise carry-on bags and instead check luggage in to [read more]
Airbus’ military transport aircraft the A400M has achieved full certification for the simultaneous dispatch of paratroopers from the type. The certification reinforces its value to Air Force operators who will now be able to use the A400M to deploy up to 116 paratroopers from its two side doors (58 each [read more]
Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY), which resumes flying on 15th June, has said that it plans to have resumed 75% of its normal summer routes by August. Easyjet operates 1022 routes across Europe and initially plans to fly 50% of those in July and building up to 75% in August. The [read more]
Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP Gavin Newlands is bringing forward an emergency bill to the House of Commons which, if passed, will prevent companies from dismissing staff and rehiring them on contracts with worse terms. The Employment (Dismissal and Re-employment) Bill is in response to companies like British Airways who [read more]
Dubai based UAE airline Emirates (EK/UAE) has reportedly sacked 600 pilots today as it cuts its workforce in the wake of thr Coronavirus Pandemic. According to MoneyControl most of the pilots that have been dismissed were probationary first officers doing an Airbus A380 type-rating. The move could be seen as [read more]
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), one of the few unions actually engaged in talks with British Airways, has said that those talks are “hanging by a thread” after the airline issued notices of redundancy to all 4,300 pilots. The action by British Airways confirms its plans to “Fire and [read more]
A group of British airlines have launched a legal challenge against the UK Governments quarantine rules that come into force today. British Airways, Ryanair and Easyjet have sent a joint pre-action protocol letter saying that the rules are “disproportionate and unfair”. From today all passengers arriving into the UK will [read more]
Iberia (IB/IBE), which is wholly owned by International Airlines Group (IAG), has reportedly agreed terms to buy Spanish rival Air Europa (UX/AEA) for almost €1bn (approx £889m). The deal had come under scrutiny after it emerged that IAG was pressing ahead with the acquisition whilst still planning to cut 12,000 [read more]
London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) owners Stobart Group have raised £140m to transform and enhance the passenger experience in the new post-COVID-19 world. The airport will now invest the money over the coming years and will focus on maintaining a constant flow of passengers through the terminals and avoiding bottlenecks and [read more]
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