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Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY/NAX) has said that it plans to temporarily lay staff off as it gets set to cancel 3000 flights following a sharp drop off in demand. Like many other airlines, Norwegian is facing a tough time as people curtail travel plans in the wake of the global [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is cancelling all flights to Italy in light of the Italian Governments implementation of a country-wide lockdown. The move also comes after the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) advised against all but essential travel to Italy. British Airways currently flies to most major [read more]

Online cheap flights specialist Netflights has launched a petition in the hopes of persuading Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) to rename the airport after Aviatrix Amy Johnson. According to Netflights, the timing is right for the change as the airport has revealed updated plans for a brand new terminal to complete [read more]

Airlines look set to get a temporary exemption from having to utilise 80% of their slots in order to keep them. Secretay of State for Transport Grant Shapps MP recently wrote to Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) asking them to reconsider the rules on slot utilisation during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. [read more]

RAF Lossiemouth has released more information about yesterdays afternoons interception of two Russian TU-142 Bear along the west coast of the UK. The RAF Launched Quick Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the aircraft which flew around the North of Scotland before heading down the West Coast of [read more]

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) will be operating as an independent airline again following the collapse of Flybe last week. The airline had previously operated as a Flybe Franchise partner with tickets being sold via the Flybe website but the collapse left many passengers due to fly on Eastern Airways flights in [read more]

Col. Nicole Malachowski (Ret’d) has served an inspiration to many women in aviation with her glass-ceiling breaking achievements in the US Air Force (USAF) and being the first women selected for the USAF Thunderbirds Display Team. Col. Malachowskis flying career started when she obtained her private pilot’s licence in high [read more]

The UK Governmennt has confirmed that the UK will leave the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) at the end of the Brexit transition period. EASA is responsible for certifying aircrews and aircraft across European and when it was formed in 2002, largely adopted regulations set out by the UK’s Civil [read more]