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British Airways (BA/BAW) is set to use its long-haul fleet to boost capacity on European routes this summer to meet the expected surge for European flights. According to sources close to the airline, many routes that are traditionally operated by single-aisle airliners such as the Airbus A320 with see wide [read more]

The World Championship Air Race (WCAR) has announced it has selected Aurora Media Worldwide as its Broadcast and Digital Format partner for the upcoming seasons. Already world leaders in live sports productions, Aurora will be responsible for broadcasting the events worldwide on conventional and digital platforms and attracting new audiences. [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has today launched its new Covid-19 Travel Wallet designed to make it easier for passengers flying with the airline. The travel wallet is located within the Ryanair App and makes it easy for passengers to upload their negative PCR tests, Covid vaccination certificates and any [read more]

Air Passenger Duty for domestic flights is to be reviewed under plans by the UK Government. Air Passenger Duty or APD, is charged on all outbound flights from UK airports which means that on a domestic flight, you will pay APD in both directions as opposed to a flight to [read more]

With the roadmap out of lockdown starting to to take effect plans are turning to holidays in Summer 2021 and the airlines are responding. Travel agents have seen a massive increase in bookings, particularly for destinations such as Greece, Spain and Portugal so what are the airlines planning for. Jet2 [read more]

Airbus has reported a negative net order book for the first part of 2021 after it received a cancellation for 92 Airbus aircraft from struggling low-cost carrier Norwegian. The order was cancelled by a court order under the Irish examinership which the airline had entered into in a bid to [read more]

Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it will launch a new link from Teesside Airport to Bristol Airport. The flight will connect the North-East with the South West of England five times per week Monday to Friday leaving Teesside at 14.25, and Bristol at 16.05 for the return. Loganair Chief [read more]

When it comes to inspirational women in aviation, few can argue against the inclusion of Sheila Scott (OBE) onto the list. Born in 1922 as Sheila Christine Hopkins, Sheila Scott broke over 100 aviation records during her 66 years including a 34,000-mile “world and a half” flight in 1971. It [read more]