France, Germany and Nordic countries close airspace to Russian planes February 27, 2022 France, Germany and the Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – are joining the growing list of countries who closed their airspace to Russian aviation following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. “France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on,” tweeted French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. “To [...]
UK slams Russia’s airline restrictions as “retaliation” to Aeroflot ban February 25, 2022 The UK has slammed Russia’s decision to restrict its airspace to British airlines as “retaliation” to yesterday’s ban of Moscow airline Aeroflot. “I think that’s their retaliation for us yesterday banning Aeroflot from using and landing in the United Kingdom,” defence secretary Ben Wallace said to ITV’s Good Morning Britain. “That’s their tit for tat [...]
CAA bans Russian carrier Aeroflot from flying to UK following Ukraine invasion February 24, 2022 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned Russian carrier Aeroflot from flying into the UK airspace following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Following the announcement by the Prime Minister in Parliament today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the foreign carrier permit held by Aeroflot until further notice,” said a CAA spokesperson. “This means [...]
More than 14,000 ghost flights departed from UK airports during Covid February 23, 2022 New figures have revealed that more than 14,000 ghost flights have departed from UK airports throughout the whole Covid pandemic. With 4,910 flights, Heathrow was crowned the airport with most ghost flights, while Manchester and Gatwick came in second and third place, with 1,548 and 1,044 flights respectively. The figures, which include cargo flights and [...]
Air France becomes latest airline to scrap Ukraine flights February 21, 2022 Air France has decided to cancel tomorrow’s flights between Paris and Kiev “as a precautionary measure” following the increasing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. “In view of the local situation and as a precautionary measure, flights AF1752 and AF1753 to and from Kiev (KBP) on Tuesday 22 February 2022 are cancelled,” the carrier told Reuters. [...]
Kuwait’s Agility locks in John Menzies takeover after upping offer to 608 pence February 21, 2022 The board of John Menzies plc has accepted an offer from Kuwaiti firm Agility, which is set to see a subsidiary of the Kuwaiti logistics company take over the Scottish aviation firm. Menzies has said it will recommend its shareholders accept an offer from Kuwaiti firm Agility Logistics, through which Agility subsidiary National Aviation Service [...]
Lufthansa suspends all fights to Ukraine amid invasion fears February 20, 2022 Lufthansa has announced it will be suspending all flights to the Ukraine capital Kyiv from tomorrow as fears of a Russian invasion grow. The German airline said it will also stop flights to Odessa, a key port city on the Black Sea. The response contrasts to the Irish budget airline Ryanair and the Hungarian Wizz [...]
The sky is the limit: Sustainable aviation does not need to be an oxymoron February 19, 2022 Aviation and sustainability don’t exactly go hand in hand. With aviation responsible for approximately 2.5 per cent of the carbon emissions that are warming the planet, according to the International Energy Agency, clearly something needs to be done. “Businesses and consumers alike agree that flying less is vital today than it has been in the [...]
NAS goes on shopping spree and acquires an additional stake in Menzies February 18, 2022 Kuwait-based firm seems to have gone on a shopping spree today, as it announced its parent company Agility had acquired an additional stake in aviation services giant Menzies. The company said it had entered contracts to buy a further 5.3 million ordinary shares, around 5.8 per cent of Menzies’s issued capital at a price of [...]
Shell becomes Singapore’s first supplier of sustainable aviation fuel February 17, 2022 Shell has become Singapore’s first supplier of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced today during the Singapore Airshow. “We have delivered some (SAF) to our customers SIA Engineering Company and the Republic of Singapore Air Force,” said Shell’s head of aviation Asia Pacific and Middle East Doris Tan. While the first batch of SAF was blended [...]