14 MARCH 2022
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- COMMENT: The cost of Uber
- BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS *
- LETTERS
- PASSENGER LOCATOR FORMS *
- Aerotime News & Russia *
- Air Astana profits
- Airbus goes hydrogen *
- Airlines UK dinner outburst
- American promotes BA
- Aussies take to the air
- Blue Islands
- China refuses aircraft parts
- Comair South Africa grounded
- EasyJet outsources inflight retail
- Finnair flies East
- Gatwick Airport financials
- Ireland opens up
- Isle of Man & London
- Luton DART nearly ready
- Malaysia back
- Russia and aircraft leasing
- Wizz Air and refugees
- ON TOUR: The favourite British UNESCO Sites *
- MARCH ROAD TEST: Ford Kuga
- AND FINALLY: Petrol prices
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COMMENT: The cost of Uber
When you book a flight direct with an airline, typically BA or easyJet, the actual charge is clearly shown. This is not the case with Uber.
Air Astana profits
The Kazakhstan national airline Air Astana, 49%-owned by BAE, has resumed its twice-weekly service from Heathrow to the former Soviet Republic’s capital Nur-Sultan.
Airbus goes hydrogen *
The A380 may not be dead yet with Airbus coming up with an idea to install a hydrogen-fuelled engine into the body of the jumbo.
American promotes BA
Proving that code shares and alliances are not just a gesture, American Airlines (AA) is heavily promoting Heathrow (LHR) in its US marketing.
Aussies take to the air
More than 300 passengers were set to take off this morning (local time Melbourne) on Jetstar’s first flight to Bali in two years with travel restrictions for international visitors to the island easing.
Blue Islands
The Jersey-based airline, as with the other well run small regional airlines, is emerging from the pandemic at least as strong as when Covid-19 hit the air travel industry in February 2020.
Comair South Africa grounded
South African airline Comair, a partner of British Airways, has had its AOC (Air Operator Certificate) suspended by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) as a precautionary measure due to the airline consortium's recent in-flight emergencies with engine problems and landing gear issues. Comair also operates the low-cost Kulula airline.
EasyJet outsources inflight retail
Dnata (Dubai National Air Travel Agency) has been appointed to manage easyJet’s inflight retail services across the airline’s extensive network.
Finnair flies East
The oneworld airline continues to fly some routes to the East.
Gatwick Airport financials
With passenger numbers exceeding one million in August, September, October and December. Gatwick Airport saw an encouraging end to 2021.
Malaysia back
The encouraging trend for the major airlines to resume their pre-pandemic Heathrow (LHR) schedules continues.
ON TOUR: The favourite British UNESCO Sites *
With Easter just around the corner, and hopefully a pandemic-free summer to look forward to, BTN brings you here a ranking of the top UNESCO heritage sites in Britain.
Aerotime News & Russia *
A fascinating report in Singapore-based Aerotime News sets out clearly some of the actions taken by Russian airlines, both to circumvent aviation rules and deal with the current situation. (See also Russia and aircraft leasing in this week’s BTN).
Airlines UK dinner outburst
“Outburst” was probably not the description that Aviation Minister Robert Courts would have called his words at the Airlines UK annual dinner last Wednesday but that was how it came across.
China refuses aircraft parts
As part of a worldwide aircraft industry mission to further isolate Russia and curtail its civil aviation activities China has refused to supply Russian carriers with aircraft parts.
Ireland opens up
The Emerald Isle has dropped all Covid-19 entry restrictions on arrivals, regardless of vaccination status. And Shannon is back on the map.
Isle of Man & London
Loganair, now the UK’s largest regional airline, has announced that it will launch services from the Isle of Man (IOM) to both London City (LCY) and Heathrow (LHR) airports from next month, marking a major step forward for the island’s post-pandemic air connectivity.
Luton DART nearly ready
Another project delayed by the pandemic, the four-minute DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit) automated people mover ride between Luton Parkway station and the airport terminal is due to open in August.