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Gatwick Airport has warned that it could take up to four years to recover from the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic which has seen movements at the airport drop from around 900 a day to just 10. The airport hopes to return to regular flights next month or into early June [read more]

According to a letter to Airbus staff from Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury, the airframer has lost almost a third of its business and that it must act quickly to protect the very survival of the company. In the communication Mr Faury says that the company is “bleeding cash at [read more]

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is seeking a buyer for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as sources close to the situation say that no government help will be available for the airline. The airline had sought a £500m government loan and Mr Branson even offered his private island as collateral but the reports [read more]

The Air France-KLM Group is set to receive billions in state-aid from the French and Dutch Governments. The airlines in the group are struggling to remain in operation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which has seen an almost total drop off in air travel. As a result the [read more]

A brand new Maintenance hangar capable of housing aircraft up to a Boeing 737-800 is to be built at the former MOD site at St Athan. The Welsh Government contract to build the hangar has been awarded to Rubb Buildings which will use its unique technology to build the hangar. [read more]

Hungarian owned low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced that it plans to resume operations from London Luton (LTN/EGGW) Airport from 1st May. The airline has said that it will restart a limited program to destinations in Israel, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain with enhanced safety and distancing measures [read more]

A British Air Charter company has paid tribute to the NHS with some flight tracking sky art yesterday. Belfast, Northern Ireland based Woodgate Aviation operated the flight using one of the companies Beech B200 Super King Air aircraft which are often used for Air Ambulance missions. G-NIAA took off at [read more]

There has been much news recently about airlines being reluctant to refund passengers for flights cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic preferring to give a credit voucher instead, but here are your rights, and how to get that cash refund. The import regulation to remember here is the [read more]