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‘Activists’ face jail over Stansted Airport break-in

11/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

15 so-called activists are potentially facing jail after being convicted of the intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome, an offence under the aviation and maritime security act. The activists cut a hole in the perimeter fence at Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) on 28th March 2017 and then chained themselves to [read more]

TUI 737 Max 8 G-TUMA at Manchester Airport

TUI starts 737 Max service, but it’s already been repaired!

10/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) (formerly Thomson Airways) has begun operating the Boeing 737 Max 8 from UK airports, but the start didn’t go quite to plan. So far, TUI’s latest aircraft first flew from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) on the 3rd December 2018 but just days later, G-TUMA was in a [read more]

Pilot had no control of tail rotor in Leicester City crash

07/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The pilot of G-VSKP had no control over the trail rotor of his aircraft when it crashed at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on 27th October 2018 killing all onboard. The finding comes from the latest special bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) who found that the tail [read more]

British Airways adds two new short-haul destinations for 2019

06/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) is adding two new short-haul destinations from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for 2019. Starting on the 11th July 2019, British Airways will operate a four-times-weekly service to Montpellier, France (BA336/337) followed by a twice-weekly service to Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA690/691) from the 15th July 2019. Montpellier is in Southern France [read more]

Ryanair faces legal action from CAA over compensation

05/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today commenced legal action against Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) over its refusal to compensation to passengers caught up in this summers strikes. The move comes after hundreds of Ryanair passengers had their claims rejected by the airline who said that the strikes by [read more]

Durham Tees Valley Airport (Image: Adam Brookes/CC BY-SA3.0)

Tees Valley Mayor buys Airport for £35m

05/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Local Mayor Ben Houchen has agreed to buy Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME/EGNV) for a reported £35m from the Peel Airports Ltd. The airport, which is currently losing £2.5m per year is, according to Mr Houchen, “missing piece of the jigsaw” for development and business in the Tees Valley area. [read more]

Monarch Aircraft Engineering seperates from collapsed holiday group

Monarch ends Flybe contract as the airlines woes grow

04/12/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has terminated its contract to maintain Flybe aircraft after concerns about the airlines ability to pay. Flybe, which recently put itself up for sale, is reportedly short of available cashflow following a downturn in profits and sources close to situation said that MAEL had asked [read more]

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Ryanair traffic grew 11% in November

04/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Irish budget airline Ryanair has released figures showing its passenger numbers grew by 11% in November compared the same period last year. The figures show the airline is maintaining high load factors of 96% following a tumultuous year for the airline which saw its profits hit by industrial action by [read more]

WOW Air Airbus A320 TF-BRO (Image: Nick Harding / Aviation Wales)

Frontier Airlines owner seeks stake in WOW Air

01/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The parent company of Frontier Airlines, Indigo Partners, has said it plans to buy a stake in struggling WOW Air following the collapse of the takeover bid from Icelandair. The US based private equity firm already owns a stake in several budget airlines including European carrier Wizz Air. WOW Air [read more]

Lithuanian Air Force to make UK flying debut at RNIAD

28/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Lithuanian Air Force will be making its UK flying debut in 2019 at the Royal Navy International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton. Previously only sending static aircraft, the Lithuanian Air Force will this year be flying an L-39C Albatross jet trainer at the air show. It will be accompanied [read more]