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Dublin, Ireland based Aviation maintenance company, Dublin Aerospace Group, has launched Exeter Aerospace in the former Flybe Maintenance Facility at Exeter Airport. The group already provides maintenance for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 & A330 families at its site in Ireland but now aims to complement that with regional jet [read more]

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has applied for Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) on 22 pieces of land around the North Somerset airport. The land is primarily around the A38, which passes the regional airport, and will be used to improve access into the airport and turn the single carriageway road into a [read more]

During August and September of 2020, RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds hosted 6 USAF B-52 Strato fortress heavy bombers as they took part in two exercises in Europe and Africa. The 6 aircraft that took part were: 60-0007 Guardians of the upper realm 60-0029 Warriors beyond the horizon 60-0056 Black [read more]

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have officially suspended flights from Doha to Birmingham (BHX/EGBB) and Cardiff (CWL/EGFF) airports for Winter 2020 as travel restrictions mean demand isn’t there. The airline had hoped to resume flights from both airports in October but the current global situation means the airline is focusing on the [read more]

According to a recording obtained by the BBC, EasyJet Captain and British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) rep Mark Entwisle claims that the airlines future is ‘hanging by a thread’ as it continues to deal with the global crisis. The recording is allegedly from a presentation given by union reps where Mr [read more]

EasyJet (U2/EZY) has reached an agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) which ensures that no pilot will be made compulsorily redundant. Many EasyJet pilots were facing the loss of their jobs after Easyjet closed three bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle but they will now be offered jobs [read more]

Jazeera Airways (J9/JZR) is launching a daily flight between Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The service will launch on 25th October and will be operated by an Airbus A320neo aircraft. Founded in 2004, Kuwait based Jazeera Airways was the first non-government owned airline to operate in Kuwait, [read more]

Leading gulf carrier Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has filed some changes to its winter schedule to the UK. From the 25th October, Qatar Airways is reducing a number of routes to fit the current and expected demand for air travel. Route reductions include: London Gatwick reduction from 18 to 4 weekly [read more]