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Airbus A220-300 in Air Baltic livery (Image: UK Aviation Media)

AirBaltic to start flights from Manchester next Spring

09/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

AirBaltic, Latvia’s flag carrier, is to begin direct flights between the Latvian capital Riga and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) from March 2020. The route will operate four times per week and will be flown using one of AirBaltic’s state of the art Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of [read more]

Loganair signs agreement with United for USA connections

09/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Scottish regional airline Lognair (LM/LOG) has announced that its signed an interline agreement with leading American carrier, United Airlines (UA/UAL). An interline agreement is a commercial agreement between the two airlines and means that it can sell tickets and handle passengers that require multiple flights on multiple airlines, in this [read more]

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Happy 100th Birthday KLM!

07/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Dutch national airline KLM turns 100 today and on this day it’s poignant to mark its history and long-term association with the UK. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij or as we know it, KLM started life on the 7th October 1919 after being affirmed by Dutch Queen Wilhelmina. It was one of the [read more]

A Biman Bangladesh Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Biman Bangladesh adds Dhaka and Sylhet to Manchester

07/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG/BBC) will add flights from Manchester to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka (DAC/VHGS) and the important region of Sylhet (ZYL/VGSY) in the New Year. The route will be the first time Biman has operated from Manchester since leaving 7 years ago during a restructuring phase. Starting on the [read more]

Norwegian reports strong traffic for September

05/10/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-cost carrier Norwegian.com has reported strong passenger traffic and revenue numbers for September in its latest financial releases. The airline says it flew 3.3 million people in September which is an increase of 2% with an average load factor of 90%. The growth comes as the airline works through its [read more]

Pictured is the Virgin Orbit 'Cosmic Girl' launch aircraft flying in formation alongside the Red Arrows Hawk jets. (© Crown Copyright 2019)

Red Arrows go Cosmic as RAF pilot selected for Virgin Orbit

04/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have gone Cosmic in the USA as they flew with the former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, “Cosmic Girl”. The 747 recently left the Virgin Atlantic fleet to start her new life as the launch platform for Virgin Orbit‘s LauncherOne system. [read more]

Loganair adds four new routes from Newquay

03/10/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is continuing its expansion on of the UK domestic network with the addition of four new key routes from Cornwall Newquay Airport (NQY/EGHQ). Launching in early 2020 the new routes will transform connectivity between the South West with Scotland and the East of England with [read more]

CAE opens new training centres at Gatwick & Manchester

03/10/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Canadian Simulator Technology specialist CAE has opened its latest innovative training centres at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) The new centres, which feature the very latest state-of-the-art flight simulators, will provide advanced training facilities for European airlines including Easyjet which has an exclusive pilot training agreement with [read more]

5,000 roles available at ex Thomas Cook employment event

03/10/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Manchester Airport is playing host to a special employment event today (3rd October) for former Thomas Cook staff where 5,000 roles are on offer. Manchester was one of the biggest areas hit by the collapse of the travel firm which hit not only employees but the Thomas Cooks’s supply chain. [read more]

Virgin looks to grow Manchester long-haul routes

01/10/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has set out plans to increase its long-haul operations from the UK’s 3rd largest airport, Manchester (MAN/EGCC). For the Winter 2019/20 season it will add an addition service to the popular Caribbean island of Barbados as well as increased use of the Boeing 747-400 to add capacity [read more]