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London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has appointed Keith Ludeman as the new chairman of the airport. Mr Ludeman brings vast experience of the transport industry to the airport having previously been chairman High Speed One (HS1) railway and bus operator, Go-Ahead Group PLC and takes over the role with immediate affect. [read more]

Blackpool-based Helispeed has announced a new contract with Heliconia Air Services of Morocco which will see Helispeed supply them with qualified pilots for 12 months. Helispeed will supply pilots from its ‘Heli-Trax’ database which holds over 700 highly trained and vetted pilots from across the world. Gemma Walker, Operations Director, [read more]

Fortunes continue to improve for South Wales based Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) company, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, as it announced today it had gained an approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The FAA has approved Cardiff Aviation as a Part 145 Repair Station which means it can now carry [read more]

A report by the UK Airprox Board has concluded that the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350 did not comply with the instructions from Air Traffic Control putting it at “high risk” of colliding with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 over London last year. The incident, which occurred on [read more]

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has reported a 29% drop in profits for the 2018/19 full financial year with an after tax profit of €1.02bn. Ryanair says that the drop in profits is partly down to rising fuel costs and falling fares, the average Ryanair fare fell by 6% to around [read more]

Low-cost carrier Easyjet has carried 55 million passengers since it began operations at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) in 2002. Bristol Airport is one of Easyjet’s largest bases and the largest outside of London. Currently it operates 71 routes from the West Country airport and up to 740 flights per week in [read more]

Three Britons and a South African are known to have been killed in a plane crash at Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB). The crash, which happened around 19:30 local time, is said to have involved a navigation aid calibration aircraft belonging to Shoreham Airport based Flight Calibration Services Limited. Flight Calibration [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has hit 17 million passengers for the rolling 12 month period for the first time in its history. The milestone comes after the airport saw its busiest April on record which saw 1.5m passengers pass through the terminal. The airport has also seen an increase in [read more]