UK charter specialist JOTA Aviation (ENZ), which specialised in sports, music and film charters, ceased trading yesterday. No reason has been given for the collapse however Companies House lists its accounts as overdue suggesting serious financial issues. Formed in 2009 JOTA Aviation was one of a number of companies that [read more]
The airline dubbed Flybe 2.0 is returning to the skies for the first time since the original company collapsed in 2020 as the airline’s first flight between Belfast City and Birmingham got underway today. BE404 was the first passenger-carrying flight under the Flybe brand since March 2020 and it left [read more]
The first date has officially been announced for the new Air Race World Championship which begins later this year. Goodwood Racecourse has been announced as the first venue and the air race will take place over the weekend of 9th & 10th July. The new series features many familiar names [read more]
A video posted on social media by multiple sources has shown the money a DHL Boeing 757 skidded off the runway and broke into two sections in Costa Rica. The aircraft had returned to the airport shortly after take-off due to a hydraulic issue with the aircraft and the emergency [read more]
When it comes to Bristol’s congestion, which comes into force later this year, it really is a tale of two airports as the boundaries mean it will be bad news for Bristol Airport, but potentially great news for Cardiff Airport across the river. Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) lies outside of the [read more]
A light aircraft has crashed into a block of flats near Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire today with witnesses describing the pilot as having “bailed out” shortly before the crash. Thames Valley Police confirmed the incident occurred around 12:00hrs and that the pilot had been taken to hospital but did not [read more]
Kuwait Airways has confirmed it is launching flights from Kuwait International to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) from 1st May 2022. The gulf airline already serves London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) but will now add its second destination in the UK. Kuwait Airways chief executive Maen Razouqi said: “Kuwait Airways is proceeding, according to well-thought-out [read more]
The reincarnation of failed regional carrier Flybe has finally put its first flights on sale, with the first flight on 13th April 2022. From its bases in Birmingham and Belfast it will serve 16 airports across the UK and Northern Europe. The first route to commence will be a four-times-daily [read more]
Chinese authorities have said there is unlikely to be any survivors from China Eastern flight MU5735 which crashed in the Southern region of China. The Boeing 737-800 B1791 was operating a flight from Kunming to Guanghzou when according to flight data, it entered a sudden steep dive and crashed into [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced two new routes from the UK for Summer 2022. The first new route is from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to Abruzzo (PSR/LIBP). The airport serves Pescara and the surrounding areas on the east coast of Italy. The second new route is from East Midlands [read more]
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