The state-of-the-art Newton Flight Academy (NFA )at Glasgow’s Science Centre celebrates its first anniversary today having opened on the 29th March 2022. The centre has welcomed thousands of visitors over the past year including RAF and Naval cadets, 2386 members of the public and 1565 S2 and S3 school pupils and teachers from 11 local authorities. Developed in partnership with First Scandinavia with investment from Boeing the Newton Flight Academy is equipped with full-motion flight simulators which can be booked for free by schools across the region thanks to the support from the National Ma ..read more

Leading regional airliner Loganair (LM/LOG) has it a milestone of 30,000 passengers on its Isle of Man to Birmingham route. Isle of Man resident, Sidney Cunningham, was Loganair’s 30,000th passenger to fly from Isle of Man to Birmingham and as a result, was gifted a free return flight courtesy of Loganair. Sidney Cunningham said: “I always enjoy flying with Loganair and Emirates, and this has been quite a surprise. I am a frequent traveller and have visited everywhere from Bangkok to Glasgow, and the Loganair partnership with Emirates is vital for connecting communities like Isle of Man, to th ..read more

Low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has outlined a raft of new routes from Belfast International and Belfast city which is the equivalent of 140,000 additional seats from the Northern Irish capital. The airliner is launching brand new routes from Belfast City (BHD/EGAC) to London Luton (LTN/EGGW) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) with up to 4 flights per week on both routes from 26th June 2023. Together with the routes from Belfast International (BFS/EGAA) the extra capacity will be on routes to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK), London Luton, Glasgow (GLA/EGPF), Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) and Manchester. Belfast Int ..read more

The Home Office has outlined plans for the former Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Scampton to become a detention centre for thousands of refugees as the government seeks to get a grip on the growing migrant crisis. But the plans have been met with strong objections from historians, broadcasters and RAF veterans who have all called on Home Secretary Suella Braverman to abandon the plans which will end hopes of £300million regeneration project set out by Lincolnshire Council which would make the site a centre of aerospace technology and create thousands of jobs. RAF Scampton was the home of the fa ..read more

US airframer Boeing has signed a deal with Saudia for the purchase of 39 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with an option for a further 10. The Saudi Arabian national carrier is purchasing a mixture of Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners as it looks to grow its long-haul network and build on its plan to turn the country into a global aviation hub. “Saudia continues its expansion efforts in all aspects of the airline; whether it’s introducing new destinations or increasing the aircraft fleet,” His Excellency Engr. Ibrahim Al-Omar, Director General of Saudia Group. “The agreement with Boeing deliv ..read more

Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced that it plans 14 additional routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) this summer to destinations across Europe. The new routes include Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Brindisi, Genoa and Venice in Italy, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece, Cluj and Lasi in Romania, Stockholm in Sweden, Leipzig in Germany and Cornwall Airport Newquay in the UK. The additional routes mean that Ryanair will have 16 Boeing 737 Max 8200 aircraft based in Dublin during the summer, up from the current 11. Ryanair will operate a total of 130 connections across its network and more tha ..read more

Romanian startup Dan Air is set to launch a service from Transylvania to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) from the 16th June 2023. Dan Air, which is set to commence operations on Wednesday this week. is wet leasing Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft to operate its network and was formally set to launch as Just Us Air. The service between Brasov and London Gatwick will operate once per week. The post Dan Air name to return to Gatwick for first time in over 30 years appeared first on UK Aviation News ..read more

TAP Air Portgual has announced it is relaunching its popular stopover scheme which allows transiting passengers to stopover in Portugal for up to 10 days. The scheme is being operated in association with Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese tourist board, and is being launched to coincide with this year’s International Tourism Fair in Lisbon and will help to boost Portugal’s travel and tourism sector. Working with Turismo de Portugal, TAP customers will be able to stopover in Portugal for up to 10 days, and get access to 290 exclusive offers and discounts across 115 hotels, restaurants, attract ..read more

Emerald Airlines, operating under Aer Lingus Regional, has announced two new routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to the UK and Northern France. Operating 11 flights per week, the new service from Dublin to Liverpool will begin on the 27th of April with flights departing Dublin at 11:15 (daily) and 14:30 (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday), and returning from Liverpool at 13:15 (daily) and 15:55 (Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday). The Dublin to Brest, Brittany service will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays from the 20th of May. Announcing the new route, Claude Arphexad, Dire ..read more

Abu Dhabi-based airline and Manchester City sponsor Etihad has flown four aspiring young female footballers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Manchester after an invitation from England Lionesses star Chloe Kelly and her teammates. The airline flew the girls, who all attend City Football Schools in the UAE, to Manchester where there met with Chloe along with teammates Lauren Hemp and Hayley Raso. Manchester City FC & Etihad Airways surprise four aspiring footballers from the UAE to trip of a life to Manchester Georgia Bainbridge, City Football Schools Coach, said, “When we were told a ..read more