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Air Navigation Solutions provider NATS has taken over Air Traffic Control services at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan. The former MOD airfield is now owned by the Welsh Government after it turned to civilian use in 2019. Welsh Government-owned Cardiff Airport manages the operations of the site which [read more]

The Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) Charlie Cornish has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to lobby in support of a government deal to bail out Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR). MAG joins Airbus and Rolls-Royce in supporting the airline which is owned by Richard Bransons’ Virgin Atlantic Limited (51%) and [read more]

Liverpool Airport (LPL/EGGP) has said that from tomorrow (12th April) all scheduled passenger flights will operate from the XLR Executive Jet Centre. The move allows the airport to close the main terminal as passenger flights have all but stopped at the airport, and across the UK as a result of [read more]

Low-Cost Carrier Easyjet (U2/EZY) has reached an agreement with Airbus which allows it to postpone delivery of its latest aircraft. The deal allows Easyjet to defer the delivery of 24 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft due to be delivered over the next 24 months. The structure of the deferral is [read more]

UK airlines will be able to defer European air navigation charges for up to 14 months following the latest government announcement aimed at helping the UK’s aviation industry. Air Navigation Charges are paid by airlines when they use a counties airspace and navigation services and this announcement covers all EUROCONTROL [read more]

Last week saw the launch of Project Wingman which brings airline crews from across UK airlines together to help support the well-being of frontline NHS staff dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic. The project recreates the atmosphere of an airline lounge to help Doctors, Nurses and Health Professionals unwind and get [read more]

Airbus has been using an Airbus A350-1000XWB test aircraft to transport millions of face masks from China to Airbus Home Countries. The face masks were purchased by Airbus and will be donated to France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Aircraft, F-WWIL, took from Toulose, France and headed for [read more]

A group of British Airways Cabin Crew have refused to carry out their duties as they claim the airline is failing to issue enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to keep them protected from Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to the multiple sources, 25 members of Mixed Fleet Cabin Crew are refusing to [read more]