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Iranian flag carrier Iran Air (IR/IRA) has confirmed that it is starting a weekly flight from Tehran (IKA/OIIE) to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) from 4th July. The weekly flight will operate on a Saturday using one of the airlines two Airbus A330-200. The route will be the airlines second destination in [read more]

The UK’s biggest tour operator Tui has finally unveiled its plans to start package holidays again from the UK. The holiday company has confirmed it will start a limited summer programme to eight destinations from three UK airports from 11th July Tui has chosen its destinations on where it thinks [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has resumed flights to destiantions including mainland Spain from today, 10 days ahead of their planned restart. The move came as Spain opened its borders once again allowing UK travellers into the popular holiday destination without the need to quarantine. Spain was one of the [read more]

Hundreds of jobs ground staff jobs are set to be lost as the airline transfers all of its current staff to Gatwick Ground Services (GGS). 412 British Airways ground staff will join the existing 511 employees of Gatwick Ground Services, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways, in July [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has said that it will be cutting up to 500 jobs as it deals with the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic that has affected airlines around the world. In a statement, it said that it had formally notified Ireland’s Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection of [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has signalled the possible end of its Boeing 747-400 operations as it cancels all further training and recency on the type. The airline is the worlds largest operator of the Boeing 747-400 but with the fleet being modernised with incoming aircraft such as the Airbus A350, Boeing [read more]

United Airlines (UA/UAL) has confirmed it will not be restarting flights from Manchester Airport in 2020. The Chicago, Illinois based airline previously operated a flight between Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) and New York Liberty (EWR/KEWR) and had been due to restart operations on the 24th October after a spring and summer [read more]

CCTV images that have been been widely shared show the moment that ground staff lose control a former Flybe Dash 8 at Aberdeen Airport last tuesday. The aircraft apparently had no braking ability and the video shows ground staff desperately trying to stop the aircraft rolling forward before it collides [read more]