Airline news

Aer Lingus, irelands flag carrier, is moving flights between Manchester to Ireland to Terminal 2 from Tuesday the 16th of September. The move brings all Aer Lingus operations from Manchester Airport under one roof and follows a transformation programme on the terminal carried out by the airport. Passengers should be [read more]

Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier, Air Niugini, has take delivery of its first Airbus A220 single-aisle airliner from the European OEM. The aircraft, an A220-300, was delivered the airline after being financed by leasing specialist Azorra and is the first of three A220-300s the airline has ordered. In addition, Air [read more]

Air Canada (AC/ACA) has unveiled the first route that will utilise the Airbus A321XLR, the Extra Long Range version of the single-aisle airliner, and it is between Montreal and Palma de Mallorca. The Canadian flag carrier is expecting its first A321XLR in early 2026 making it available for the Summer [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 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]

The UK’s leading holiday airline and package holiday company, Jet2, has opened a new aircraft maintenance facility at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to support the airline’s fleet. The 6,300 square metre facility is on the site of a previous hangar, which was demolished to make way for the new state-of-the-art facility [read more]

Airlines can slash their carbon footprint by more than a quarter without investing in new aircraft or alternative fuels—simply by rethinking how they configure their cabins, according to new analysis from aviation data specialist Cirium. Research from Cirium’s EmeraldSky platform shows that higher seating density can deliver reductions of over [read more]