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Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to build a sustainable and more efficient state-of-art terminal. The new terminal will replace the existing one, which was built in 1965, with an efficient three-floor building designed to help the airport meet its net-zero by 2023 [read more]

MP’s which are part of the Commons Transport Committee have called on British Airways (BA/BAW) to put their planned redundancies on hold after the Governments Job Retention scheme was extended. International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways, recently announced it would need to cut around 12,000 jobs whith British [read more]

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) has had two special visitors in one day, one delivering Personal Protective Equipment, the other training. The first arrival of the morning was a Nordwind Boeing 777-300 VP-BJL which brought in the latest shipment of PPE equipment for the Welsh Government. The aircraft carried around 600,000 fluid-resistant gowns [read more]

Brussels Airlines (SN/BEL) has announced it will cut 1,000 jobs and reduce its fleet size by one-third as it restructures to deal with the global crisis caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Belgian airline suspended operations on the 21st March and has been losing €1m per day ever since. The [read more]

The organisers of the Bournemouth Air Festival have confirmed that this years show has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The UK’s largest air festival usually attracts thousands of visitors every year Bournemouth’s beaches to watch displays from aircraft of all types including the Red Arrows. [read more]

Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said that it plans to get 40% of its summer schedule flying again from the 1st July 2020, subject to intra-EU travel restrictions being lifted. The move will see Ryanair restore flights to 90% of its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) route network, albeit with reduced frequencies. [read more]

Sir Richard Branson is selling his share in the space tourism business, Virgin Galactic to raise money for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR). The stake is expected to raise around $500m which Virgin Group says will be used to support the groups “leisure, holiday and travel businesses” including the airline. The group [read more]

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating the way airlines are handling refunds for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Under EU Denied Boarding legislation, if your flight is cancelled by the airline then you are entitled to a full refund within 7 days but many airlines [read more]