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New easyJet recruitment campaign tackles job stereotypes

A new recruitment campaign by easyJet is aiming to tackle job stereotypes and inspire more young people to consider a career in aviation, including encouraging more girls to become pilots. The airline has released a recruitment film based on scenes ...

10 May 2022 at 01:25

Consumer group wants airlines fined over flight chaos

Airlines should be fined for ignoring passengers’ rights, a consumer group has claimed. Which? called for aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority to be given “teeth” following travel chaos in the run-up to Easter. Hundreds of flights have ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:25

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China says no survivors in plane crash with 132 on board

Chinese authorities have officially confirmed that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week with 132 people on board. The announcement by an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China at a ...

26 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Heathrow defends charges plan as report warns over ‘disproportionate’ increase

Heathrow will receive an “unjustified” £5 billion over the next four years if a proposed increase in charges is approved, according to analysis commissioned by airlines. The report by consultancy WPI Economics warned that raising fees will ...

12 May 2022 at 07:55

Manchester Airport warns passengers to expect 90-minute queues

Manchester Airport has warned passengers to expect queues of up to 90 minutes due to staff shortages. Charlie Cornish, chief executive of owner Manchester Airports Group, urged departing travellers to arrive three hours before their ...

08 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

New aviation recruits will be permitted to begin training before passing security checks to ease flight disruption, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Passengers have faced chaos in recent weeks, with flights cancelled ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Travellers urged to use £85m of unspent vouchers

Holidaymakers are being urged to use unspent vouchers worth £85 million before they lose financial protection. This is the total value of unused refund credit notes (RCNs) given to customers by travel firms for package holidays ...

26 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Virgin plane turns back after it emerges first officer had not completed test

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft turned back to Heathrow after it emerged the first officer had not completed his final flying test. The Airbus A330 jet was nearly 40 minutes into its journey to New York on Monday when the two ...

05 May 2022 at 10:25

Heathrow take-offs aborted after eight planes infested by insects

Eight passenger planes were infested by insects which caused abandoned take-offs at Heathrow Airport last summer, an investigation has found. Wasp and bee nests blocked speed-measuring pitot probes on six British ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Heathrow to ask for more flight cancellations if chaos continues

Heathrow has warned it will ask airlines to cancel more flights this summer if it does not believe previous schedule reductions will sufficiently reduce disruption. Carriers were ordered by the Government and ...

11 Jul 2022 at 09:07

Heathrow orders last-minute cancellations affecting around 10,000 passengers

Heathrow Airport ordered the cancellation of dozens of flights at short notice on Monday, affecting around 10,000 passengers. Sixty-one flights were axed as the west London airport did not believe it could ...

11 Jul 2022 at 15:54

Airlines accused of ‘harmful practices’ in treatment of passengers

Airlines have been accused of “harmful practices” in their treatment of passengers affected by disruption. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have issued a ...

21 Jul 2022 at 12:37

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