Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is one of two Virgin airlines facing a bleak future after failing to secure Government funding for a bailout to help it ride out the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The airline which is owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group (51%) and Delta Airlines (49%) had reportedly asked the [read more]
Loganair (LM/LOG) and Stobart Air (RE/STK) are two airlines seeking help to weather the Coronivirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. Ireland-based Stobart Air is seeking protection from creditors, bankruptcy protection, from the Irish courts in a bid to prevent the airline being wound up while Scottish airline Loganair is seeking a bailout from [read more]
A medical ventilator built by several engineering companies including European Aerospace company Airbus and a number of Formula 1 teams has gained approval for use in the UK. The ventilator will help treat patients with severe breathing difficulties as a result of COVID-19. The approval from the Medicines and Healthcare [read more]
Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) has torn Irish Journalist and failed politician Gemma O’Doherty apart on Social Media after she falsely claimed the airport was operating “business as usual” during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In a post on social media site, Twitter, O’Doherty said: “While you’re being subjected to house arrest by an [read more]
A British Airways Airbus A350 has collided with an Emirates Boeing 777 on the ground at Dubai International (DXB/OMDB). The aircraft, G-XWBA, was due to operate British Airways flight BA106 to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). An image posted on Twitter by @airline_kitty shows that both aircraft appear to have suffered damage [read more]
Air Navigation Solutions provider NATS has taken over Air Traffic Control services at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. The former MOD airfield is now owned by the Welsh Government after it turned to civilian use in 2019. Welsh Government-owned Cardiff Airport manages the operations of the site which [read more]
The Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) Charlie Cornish has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to lobby in support of a government deal to bail out Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR). MAG joins Airbus and Rolls-Royce in supporting the airline which is owned by Richard Bransons’ Virgin Atlantic Limited (51%) and [read more]
UK airlines will be able to defer European air navigation charges for up to 14 months following the latest government announcement aimed at helping the UK’s aviation industry. Air Navigation Charges are paid by airlines when they use a counties airspace and navigation services and this announcement covers all EUROCONTROL [read more]
Last week saw the launch of Project Wingman which brings airline crews from across UK airlines together to help support the well-being of frontline NHS staff dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic. The project recreates the atmosphere of an airline lounge to help Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals unwind and get [read more]
Airbus has been using an Airbus A350-1000XWB test aircraft to transport millions of face masks from China to Airbus Home Countries. The face masks were purchased by Airbus and will be donated to France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Aircraft, F-WWIL, took from Toulose, France and headed for [read more]
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