UK puts jobs and passengers at centre of post-Covid aviation recovery May 26, 2022 The UK Government has put jobs and passengers at the centre of its post-Covid plan for the aviation sector’s recovery. Launched today by aviation minister Robert Courts, the ‘Flightpath to the Future’ 10-point plan will focus on building back consumer confidence as well as supporting new jobs and the sector’s sustainable recovery to reach net-zero [...]
Heathrow urges govt to ‘bring pace to the policies’ as 10-point plan is rolled out for aviation recovery May 26, 2022 The Government must “bring pace to the policies” after publishing a long-awaited strategy to support the recovery of aviation from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Heathrow Airport. A 10-point plan named Flightpath to the Future has been released by the Department for Transport, focusing on growth, sustainability and protecting passengers. It commits to “position the [...]
We’re focusing on profitable passengers not volumes, says Southend airport May 25, 2022 Southend airport is focused on attracting profitable passengers back instead of worrying about volumes, according to David Shearer, executive chairman of the airport’s owner Esken. The airport welcomed its first passenger flight at the beginning of May, after low-cost airline returned back to the hub, with routes services to Faro, Malaga and Mallorca. The airport [...]
AerCap posts $2bn net loss as jets remain stranded in Russia May 17, 2022 AerCap has posted a $2bn net loss in the first three months of 2022 as more than 100 of its jets remain stranded in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The world’s largest aircraft lessor said today that after sanctions were imposed on Moscow by the West, 113 of its jets and 11 engines remained [...]
DfT pledges £1m to finance world’s first net-zero transatlantic flight May 14, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has pledged £1m to finance the world’s first net-zero flight. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has called on the global aviation industry to work on the project, inviting international airlines to collaborate alongside the UK Government to deliver the demonstrator flight in 2023. “This trailblazing net zero emissions flight, a world [...]
US aviation union calls on Menzies to guarantee workers rights post NAS takeover May 11, 2022 A US-based aviation union has called on services firm Menzies to guarantee that workers’ rights will be respected following a £571m takeover by Kuwaiti rival National Aviation Service (NAS) through subsidiary Agility. The Airport Workers United Campaign of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) said workers were left in the dark about the deal’s details [...]
Air France-KLM beats quarterly forecasts following boom in travel bookings May 5, 2022 Air France-KLM announced it has beaten its own profit forecasts for the first quarter following a boom in travel bookings. In the three months ended 31 March, the French-Dutch power house posted a €221m EBITDA, a 135 per cent increase on last year’s losses worth €628m. Despite taking a hit as a result of the [...]
Airlines UK boss Tim Alderslade warns aviation’s recruitment problems are here to stay May 3, 2022 The aviation sector’s ongoing difficulties to recruit more staff are here to stay, according to Airlines UK’s chief executive Tim Alderslade. “There’s a huge number of challenges [to overcome in the industry] and labour will be a real issue moving forward, and not just in the short term,” he said today while speaking at Advantage Travel [...]
Fast fashion slammed over cargo plane emissions May 2, 2022 Fast fashion critics have called for more industry regulation after Shein and other retailers have been using planes to deliver their products, often at great environmental cost. According to the data from the CarbonCare emission calculator, a cargo plane used by Shein carries 100 tonnes of cargo, producing around 443 tonnes of CO2 to go [...]
Lloyd’s of London prepares to fight over picking the tab up for $10bn Russian-seized planes May 2, 2022 Lloyd’s of London and aircraft lessors are reportedly going to war over who needs to pick up the tab after more than 400 foreign-leased planes were seized by Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine. Sources told the Telegraph Lloyd’s of London has hired global law firm Clyde & Co to investigate whether insurance claims made [...]