Every year we traditionally choose one woman from the history books of Aviation or someone that has achieved something of note and celebrate them on international women’s day. We have noticed of late though that the number of “firsts” for women in aviation is slowing down, and that is far [read more]
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has started a recruitment drive for fixed-wing pilots to operate its Vulcanair P68 aircraft in air support roles. NPAS provides air support, primarily using helicopters, for Police forces across the UK and recently added four Vulcanair P68 aircraft to its fleet. Two additional pilots [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2.com has confirmed it has chosen the CFM Leap 1A engine option for the 36 A321neo aircraft it has on order with Airbus. The option will come as no surprise given that Jet2.com’s Boeing 737s are CFM powered so the airline has an established relationship with [read more]
Signature Flight Support has announced that operators flying humanitarian aid or support to Ukraine will have their handling fees waived. The Fixed Base Operator (FBO) provides services at 12 UK airports and anyone wanting to arrange a flight supporting the people of Ukraine should contact Signature Flight Support directly or [read more]
The two biggest plane makers have cut ties with the Russian aviation industry and are refusing to support aircraft used by Russian carriers or supply spare parts. In a statement, Airbus said: “In line with international sanctions now in place, Airbus has suspended support services to Russian airlines, as well [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has announced that 24 popular routes are set to restart this March and April from the South West’s main airport, from four of its most popular airlines. easyJet Bristol’s biggest carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) is bringing back the most routes with the return of destinations including Antalya, Athens, [read more]
Aeroflot, the Russian state airline has been banned from flying to the UK as part of a new sanctions package announced today by the UK Government. The sanctions are in direct response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier today, something that has drawn global condemnation. Other sanctions include freezing [read more]
Flights from the UK to Ukraine have been suspended after Russia invaded the country in the early hours of this morning. Despite claiming for weeks that it had no intention of doing so, Russia has launched and air and ground invasion of Ukraine bringing worldwide condemnation. To protect civilian flights, [read more]
As the ongoing dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways deepens, the Toulouse based airframer has cancelled another two aircraft that the airline had ordered. This time the revoked order is for two A350-1000 aircraft which Airbus says Qatar Airways failed to take delivery of so the orders were cancelled as [read more]
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and Space X, reportedly offered a student $5,000 to stop tracking his private jet and posting the information on twitter. According to CNN, Florida based Jack Sweeney received a Direct Message from Elon Musk on twitter asking him to stop tracking his private jet [read more]
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