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Ryanair to open new base in Toulouse

21/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is to create a new base in Toulouse, France. The two-aircraft base will open in October 2019 and will serve 20 routes including 11 new ones including: Alicante (2 per week) Brest (3) Budapest (2) Lille (daily) Luxembourg (3) Marseille (Daily service) Oujda [read more]

3 Tornados carry out a flypast to mark the end of service for the Tornado (Image: John Edwards)

RAF bids farewell to the Tornado

21/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Royal Air Force has said goodbye to the Panavia Tornado in a farewell tour of the UK which took place over the last 3 days. Originally designed as a low-level penetration bomber and strike fighter for the Cold War, the Tornado has been in service with the Royal Air [read more]

New drone laws – bigger restriction zones for airfields

20/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Flying a drone or other unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near an airport or airfield will be a criminal offence next month when new legislation comes into force extending the restricted areas. From the 13 March 2019 the flight restriction zone around airports and airfields changes and under new rules the [read more]

Aer Lingus to end Cork flights from Southampton

20/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Aer Lingus has said it will end flights between the Irish city of Cork and Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI) later this year. The flights, operated by Stobart Air, operates up to five times per week depending on the time of year, will stop on the 20th May 2019. The airport said [read more]

Flybe at Cardiff Airport (The Aviation Media Agency)

US-based MESA Air Group puts an offer to Flybe

19/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

In what could be yet another blow to the plan to sell Flybe to Connect Airways, a group led by Stobart Group and Virgin Atlantic, MESA Air Group has submitted an offer to the board. The consortium led by Bateleur Capital and Mesa Air Group is understood to have offered [read more]

British Airways retro liveried BOAC Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

In Pictures: British Airways unveils its first #BA100 aircraft

18/02/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has unveiled its first retro-liveried aircraft to mark its #BA100 celebrations. The Boeing 747-400, G-BYGC, has been repainted into the blue and gold livery of BOAC (which became British Airways in 1971) and we were on hand to watch it arrive into Heathrow for the first time [read more]

RAF Tornado at Cardiff Airport (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

When and Where to see the Tornado farewell flypast

18/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Ove the next 3 days the Royal Air Force is carrying out a farewell tour of the UK with 3 RAF Tornados. The Panavia Tornado, affectionately known as “Tonka”, has been in service with the RAF in various forms for nearly four decades and it was Britains front line Cold [read more]

Loganair takes over FlyBMI routes at Aberdeen

17/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Scottish Airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has said it is taking over three key routes from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) that were run by FlyBMI which collapsed yesterday. Lognair will take over the routes to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD), Oslo (OSL/ENGM) and Ebsjerg (EBJ/EKEB). FlyBMI, also known as BMI Regional, entered administration yesterday and [read more]

FlyBMI ceases operations as it enters administration

16/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

FlyBMI (BMI Regional) (BM/BMR) has ceased all operations as the airline has entered administration tonight. The airline has been struggling financially for some time and could not secure a cash injection to keep it afloat today. All flights have been cancelled by the airline and many of its aircraft have [read more]

Bruce Dickinson set up Cardiff Aviation in 2012 with the help of the Welsh Government

Cardiff Aviation suspends Managing Director & hires restructuring expert

16/02/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

St Athan-based aircraft maintenance company, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, has suspended Managing Director Martyn Anderson and terminated his appointment as a director. The company didn’t comment on the exact reasons but sources within the company have cited ‘operational irregularities’ which are currently under investigation. At the same time that Cardiff Aviation [read more]