The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the union which represents British pilots has won a landmark case against Ryanair’s practice of blacklisting pilots who took part in the strikes in 2019. Ryanair used this blacklist to withdraw perks such as travel benefits to pilots who exercised their right to strike [read more] The post BALPA wins landmark case against Ryanair over pilots strike appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has been granted the UK’s first licence to launch rockets vertically from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). When they begin, the launches will be from the UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport on Shetland and the licence allows up to ten launches per year. RFA wants to use [read more] The post UK’s first vertical rocket launch licence granted appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Taiwanese carrier Starlux has five more Airbus A350F freighters for its cargo operation doubling the initial order placed by the airline. Starlux already operates the A350 on its passenger routes which means the A350F will fit seamlessly into its operation. It also operates A321neo and A330neo Airbus aircraft. The A350F, [read more] The post Starlux orders more Airbus A350F freighters appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Britain’s busiest airport, London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) has recorded its busiest-ever year in 2024 with 83.9 million passengers passing through its terminals which is around 4.7 million more than last year and 3 million more than that last pre-pandemic year of 2019. Not resting on its laurels, though, the airport expects [read more] The post Heathrow sees busiest ever year in 2024 appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Regional airline Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) in partnership with London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) is set to launch a new route from Southend to Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) for Summer 2025. Flights are set to launch on the 3rd of April 2025 and will operate daily with fares starting at £59,99 one [read more] The post New London Southend to Cornwall route for Summer 2025 appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

2024 was a year of recovery for aircraft OEMs who all continued their post-pandemic recovery but for Boeing in particular there was also the recovery from several years of very high-profile production problems with their 737 Max and 787 range. The 2024 Farnborough Airshow threw up some decent orders which [read more] The post 2024 – Who won the battle of the OEMs? appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Getting a job with an airline is highly competitive. To stand out from the crowd, you need an exceptional cover letter to get your application noticed. Cover letter templates can help you craft a compelling letter tailored to the role and airline. Your cover letter is your chance to showcase [read more] The post Writing a Compelling Cover Letter for a Job with an Airline appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Dublin-based aircraft leasing specialist Avolon and Air New Zealand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to research the commercialisation of electric aircraft along with battery hybrid and hydrogen-powered aircraft. The agreement between the two partners also includes the sale and leaseback of Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) BETA Alia [read more] The post Avolon and Air New Zealand to partner on electric aircraft commercialisation appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

Integrated facilities specialists ABM have been awarded the cabin cleaning contract for the British Airways (BA/BAW) fleet using terminal 3 at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The company began servicing the BA fleet in November after successfully winning the contract following a tender process. ABM will carry out cabin cleaning during turnaround [read more] The post ABM awarded BA Cabin cleaning contract at Heathrow appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

When it comes to a flight simulator experience there are plenty to choose from but, whilst many are good, very few can offer the experience of the Full Motion Boeing 737-800 Simulator at JetEx Simulation in Frome. So, when the invite came in to try it out, we jumped at [read more] The post Reviewed: JetEx’s Full Motion 737-800 Simulator appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more