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Wizz Air announces new route from Birmingham to Cluj

16/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced it will launch a new service from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Cluj in Romania. Cluj is the gateway to North Western and Central Romania and is the unofficial capital of the Transylvania region. Cluj is also a destination for nature addicts and avid city explores [read more]

British Airways family zone at Heathrow Airport

Top 20 family-friendly airlines named

16/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The top 20 family-friendly airlines have been named by the website Play Like Mum after they looked at the facilities for traveling families on the worlds top airlines. The website looked at criteria such as in-flight entertainment for kids, early boarding, free checked luggage and being able to take pushchairs [read more]

P8-A Poseidon (Image: The Aviation Media Co.)

US approves funds to acquire property in UK for sub hunters

15/08/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The US Department of Defense has approved funding to acquire property and develop military construction projects at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. The United States National Defense Authorization Act 2019, which was signed into law on Monday, allocates over $79,000,000 for US Navy projects in the UK following the decision last year [read more]

GKN Aerospace awarded STC for 737 ADS-B Out

15/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

GKN Fokker Services, part of GKN Aerospace, has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by EASA for its ADS-B Out modification for Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. The certificate allows GKN Fokker Services to carry out the modification to ADS-B Out on Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft ahead of the deadline [read more]

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Second daily Istanbul service for Birmingham Airport

14/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) will have a second daily service to Istanbul from March next year when Turkish Airlines doubles its flights from the Midlands airport. From the 31st March 2019 Turkish Airlines will operate a morning flight leaving Birmingham at 10:40 and an afternoon flight leaving at 17:00. The extra [read more]

Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (Image: Etihad)

Etihad to switch to Dreamliner at Manchester

13/08/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways (EY/ETD) has announced it will start Dreamliner operations at Manchester Airport from November. A Boeing 787-9 will replace the Boeing 777-300ER on one of the two daily flights between Manchester and Abu Dhabi adding an upgraded experience for travelers between the two cities. The Dreamliner [read more]

Horizon Air Dash 8-Q400 (Image: Eric Salard/CC BY-SAS2.0)

Airport worker steals airliner before crashing it near Seattle

11/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

An airport worker has stolen a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from Seattle Tacoma airport in an apparent suicide. The aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air was stolen by a mechanic who ATC communications identified as “Rich” before taking off from the airport without permission. The man then flew [read more]

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1 in 6 Ryanair flights cancelled in latest pilot strikes

10/08/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

1 in 6 Ryanair flights has been cancelled today as Pilot strikes spread across Europe. Pilots in Ireland are staging their latest 24-hour walkout and are joined by pilots in Belgium, German, Sweden and the Netherlands with around 50,000 passengers being affected. The row over pay and conditions for Pilots [read more]

Norwegian Boeing 787 Jane Austen (Image: Atle Straume)

Jane Austen takes flight with Norwegian

09/08/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The latest British hero to make it onto the tail fin of a Norwegian.com aircraft is Jane Austen. The Pride and Prejudice author now has her image on the tail of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, G-CKWE, which flies from London Gatwick on long-haul routes. The airline has always honoured iconic [read more]

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)

Airport Watch scheme launched at Cardiff Airport

09/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

South Wales Police have recently launched an airport watch scheme at Cardiff Airport for plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts. Cardiff Airport Watch allows local plane spotters and regular visitors to the airport to become a reliable source of information about goings on outside of the fence and help to boost [read more]