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Her Majesty The Queen passed away peacefully this afternoon at Balmoral castle. God save the King.

Derby-based aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has withdrawn from the Boom Overture supersonic airliner saying it had completed its contract with the project. Rolls-Royce was one of several jet engine manufacturers helping Boom with engineering studies and had signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the US company. Unlike other engine manufacturers, [read more]

Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) will see a boost to its winter schedule thanks to Ryanair’s (FR/RYR) biggest ever winter program from the airport. The Irish budget airline will operate a total of 80 weekly flights across 15 routes during the Winter 2022/23 season. This includes 6 new routes to Barcelona, Cork, [read more]

Romanian carrier Blue Air (0B/BLA) has hit out at the Romanian government after having its accounts frozen leaving it unable to operate flights. The Romanian Ministry for the Environment seized the accounts of the airliner and the National Authority for Consumer Protection [ANPC] warned passengers not to buy tickets leaving [read more]

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has today launched its newest connection from Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD) as it got its flight to Oslo underway. Operating every weekday, all year round, the new connection is a vital link for the oil and gas industries which often have strong connections to the two cities. [read more]

Budget airline easyJet (U2/EZY) is offering all Flexifare customers lounge access at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as part of a trial. Customers who book a Flexifare with easyJet for travel between 1st September and the end of November will be able to access the Gateway Lounge for free to work [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is looking for new members for its Customer Panel programme to help create solutions and ideas to improve Ryanair’s customer experience. The airline has already held two customer panel events this year but is now looking to expand its Customer Panel to gather more feedback, [read more]

A private jet flying from Jerez in Spain to Cologne, Germany has crashed in the Baltic sea after becoming unresponsive causing NATO jets to be scrambled. The Cessna Citation II (551), registered OE-FGR, left Jerez airport at 14:56 local time on a flight that should have taken about three hours. [read more]