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London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) is facing more disruption this summer as aircraft refuellers employed at AFS plan to strike over pay and conditions. 50 refuellers from AFS will walk out for 72 hours on the 4th May potential causing disruption to around 35 airlines that use Heathrow over the bank holiday [read more]

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has unveiled a new pathway for aspiring commercial pilots to prepare them for joining a commercial airline. In partnership with CRM Aviation Europe, the Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) is focused on teaching new pilots the necessary skills to work as part of [read more]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for six more Airbus H145 Jupiter Helicopters as it continues its renewal of its rotary aircraft. The new aircraft are set to be deployed to Cyprus where they will undertake emergency response duties and also to Brunei to support UK [read more]

Icelandic low-cost carrier Play will launch a limited flight run between Keflavik, Iceland and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in October and November this year. The twice-weekly flight will operate for 6 weeks on Mondays and Fridays between 10th October & 20th November and is a welcome lifeline for the struggling Welsh [read more]

UK-based Menzies Aviation has reported revenue of $2.2 billion (£1.8bn approx) for the last financial year, a 10.7% increase on the previous one. The increase is partly due to the recovery of the aviation industry from the Global pandemic but also by Menzies Aviation increasing its footprint at existing and [read more]

Vinci, a subsidiary of Vinci Concessions is set to take a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) from current owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) who will retain the minority share. GIP has owned Edinburgh Airport since 2012 and the new deal with Vinci will be its second partnership with the [read more]

Leading UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has confirmed it is cancelling all flights to Tel Aviv, Israel until the end of summer 2024 due to the ongoing security situation in the Middle East following the attempted attack by Iran. The carrier had been operating flights to Tel Aviv from Luton [read more]

Airport management software company AeroCloud has unveiled its latest 360° curb-to-gate airport management platform, including new launches and enhancements. One of the major new components is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its AeroCloud Optic product to monitor passenger flow through the airport and terminals. This system can “plug in” to [read more]