Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker has warned Boeing and Airbus with litigation if they don’t allow the airline to defer delivery of aircraft beyond 2021. The airline does not want to accept any of the 165 aircraft that are due in the next 2 years until at [read more]
Australian flag carrier Qantas (QF/QFA) has cancelled all international flights, with the exception of New Zealand, until at least 24th October. The move comes as many airlines prepare to return to the skies but is a clear indication that long-distance air travel will not be returning to normal anytime soon. [read more]
Emirates (EK/UAE) has officially resumed flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) today with the arrival of this mornings flight from Dubai (DXB/OMDB). EK17, a Boeing 777-300ER, touched down at 11:42 local time this morning for the first time since travel restrictions were imposed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Jason [read more]
London Southend Airport (IATA: SEN, ICAO: EGMC) is located around 35 miles from central London and until the 1970s was the 3rd busiest London airport, losing its crown to Stansted. The airport is a base for Low-cost carriers Easyjet (U2/EZY) and Ryanair (FR/RYR) as well as seeing operations from Wizz [read more]
The wife of First Lieutenant Kenneth “Kage” Allen has lead tributes after the US Air Force officially named Lt Allen as the pilot killed in Mondays F15 Crash in the North Sea. Hannah Allen described her husband as “perfect” adding that she had “never been treated with more love and [read more]
Hungarian Airline Wizz Air (W6/WZZ) has announced that it will open a new base in the Romanian city of Bacău. The base at George Enescu International Airport (BCM/LRBC) will be the Seventh in the country consolidating Wizz Air’s position as the No1 operator in Romania. Routes from Bacău will include [read more]
A US Air Force (USAF) F15 Eagle has crashed into the North sea off the Yorkshire Coast. A search and rescue operation was put into action near Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Later in the day, Col. Will Marshall, Commanding Officer of the 48th Fighter Wing confirmed that the body of [read more]
The third of Airbus’ giant transport aircraft, the Beluga XL has left the paint shop ahead of its entry into service with Airbus Transport International (ATI). The Beluga XL is used to transport Airbus components such as fuselage sections and Wings between the manufacturing sites such as Broughton, North Wales [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that is waiving all booking change fees for passengers during July and August. The move means that passengers planning to book trips away during the summer will able to do so knowing that if things change, they can change their flights without penalty. [read more]
Leading UK holiday airline Jet2.com has informed passengers that it has cancelled all flights and holidays up to the 15th July. The news is against the trend of several other UK airlines, including rival TUI which intends to start flying again from the middle of June. The Leeds Bradford based [read more]
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