BCT Aviation Maintenance has secured a number of maintenance contracts for Boeing 777F cargo aircraft at its East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) facility. Chinese cargo carrier Central Airlines has appointed BCT to carry out line maintanance for the two Boeing 777F aircraft that it is operating into East Midlands on behalf [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) along with its subsidiary Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) has launched a September sale offering discounts on all UK airports to destinations in North America and the Caribbean. For passengers looking to travel between October 2025 and March 2026 flights to those regions start at just £359 return [read more]
Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has made a number of high level appointments as it looks to build on its existing success. Farrah Malik, formerly of easyJet and John Lewis, is appointed as the airlines interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following the departure of Chris Gemmell. An expert in [read more]
Workers at Airbus’ UK sites that are members of the Unite Union have postponed planned strike action after a new pay offer was made by the European OEM. Unite says that it will ballot its members at Filton and Broughton factories on the new offer between Friday, the 12th of [read more]
UK-based global aviation services provider Menzies Aviation has completed its acquisition of G2 Secure Staff, effectively doubling its footprint in the US market. G2 Secure Staff, based in Texas, is a service partner for major airlines across the US, providing ground handling, cabin cleaning, customer assistance, and security solutions. The [read more]
Dublin-headquartered global aviation finance specialist Avolon has delivered the first of six Boeing 737 Max 8s to Virgin Australia. The six 737 Max 8s are being delivered to Virgin Australia on a sale and leaseback arrangement, an arrangement where the purchased airliner is sold and then immediately leased back. Virgin [read more]
Airports around the UK are braced for the August Bank Holiday weekend getaway, with Friday, the 22nd of August, expected to be the busiest day. According to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, 12,474 flights are due to depart the UK over the course of the weekend, which is equal to [read more]
Workers at Airbus’ UK sites who are members of the Unite union have voted overwhelmingly to strike after rejecting a pay offer from Airbus. Unite represents 3000 aircraft fitters and engineers employed by Airbus, including at its wing production facility in Broughton, North Wales, which produces the wings for all [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has launched the Airliner Returners Scheme aimed at getting experienced pilots back in the skies after career breaks Many pilots can take breaks during their career to raise children, undertake caring duties or for other personal reasons, but getting back to flying after can be [read more]
easyJet has launched a new recruitment initiative aimed at encouraging young people to consider a career as cabin crew, as the airline looks to hire nearly 1,000 new recruits for 2026. The campaign, called Flight Paths, specifically targets young adults not currently in education, employment or training (NEET), to highlight [read more]
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