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Visitors to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford today were treated to a one-off flypast by the Red Arrows and the British Airways “BOAC” Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet. The flypast saw a special British Airways flight, BA100, leading the nine red jets across the skies over the Gloucestershire [read more]

Jet2 (LS/EXS) has billed a disruptive passenger £85,000 for causing the flight to Dalaman she was on to divert to London Stansted last month. Chloe Haines (25) from Maidenhead, Berkshire caused the flight to be intercepted by RAF Typhoon jets after she attempted to open the door of the aircraft [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has warned that the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max will cause it to cut around 30,000 routes next year as well as culling some bases and closing others. The Boeing 737 Max has been grounded following two fatal crashes of the type linked to its new systems [read more]

Easyjet (U2/EZY) has updated its schedule from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to include two services operated by their latest fleet addition, the Airbus A321neo. The first A321neo entered the Easyjet fleet in July 2018 and the low-cost operator (Bristol Airports largest airline) now has 6 of the type in service. From [read more]

The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the Royal Air Force has taken its first flight from Renton, Washington. The maritime poatrol aircraft, designated ZP801, took off and underwent a 90-minute test flight from the Boeing factory at Renton during which the aircraft underwent key testing. The aircraft has now moved [read more]

Vueling (VY/VLG) is the worst-performing airline from UK airports in terms of delays according to a study of Civil Aviation Authority data. According to CAA data, Vueling flights suffered an average delay of 31 minutes per flight with UK airline Thomas Cook coming second with an average delay of 24 [read more]

A Flybe (BE/BEE) Dash 8-Q400 (G-JECN) hit a Ground Power Unit at Southampton Airport earlier this year because the pilots had forgotten to turn on the Standby Hydraulics. The aircraft had arrived at Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI) from Jersey (JER/EGJJ) on the 2nd March 2019 and was operating the last of [read more]

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has said that talks to avert a strike by British Airways (BA/BAW) pilots, the first of which is due to take place on the 26th July. BALPA General Secretary Brian Strutton said: “It is bitterly disappointing that despite two full days at ACAS we [read more]