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6 days ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, News 2 minute readVirgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has become the first airline to launch an ‘AI Champion’ apprenticeship program in partnership with digital skills education providers, Cambridge Spark. The apprenticeship aims to address sluggish AI adoption among enterprise employees globally and boost productivity & AI tool adoption by increasing AI fluency in non-technical professionals.
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1 week ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airport News, News 2 minute readiGA Istanbul Airport, home of Turkish Airlines, has hit a milestone with the implementation of Europe’s first-ever triple runway operation. With the implementation of the new system, iGA Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) can simultaneously handle take-offs and landings on three of its runways, significantly increasing operational capacity as it moves towards 200 million passengers per year.
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1 week ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, Airport News, News 2 minute readLeading leisure airline Jet2 has doubled down on flights from the UK to Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, with a new route from Bournemouth (BOH/EGHH) and an increase in capacity on flights from Newcastle (NCL/EGNT).
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2 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, News 2 minute readIrish flag carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) is set to begin flights from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to Nashville, Tennesee from Saturday the 12th of April. With direct connections from 9 UK regional airports and the ability to pre-clear US customs in Dublin the new transatlantic route could hit all the right notes for UK fans looking to visit the home of country music.
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2 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Aviation engineering and leasing news, Business aviation news, General aviation news, News 2 minute readDuring the recent British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) annual conference, the association urged aviation companies to ‘say yes’ to requests for work experience placements to bring the next generation into the industry outside of commercial aviation.
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2 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, Aviation engineering and leasing news, News 2 minute readTaiwan based EVA Air has placed a firm order with European OEM Airbus for Six A350 widebody airliners and three A321neo single-aisle airlines as part of its fleet expansion plans. The airline has once again selected the A350-1000, which is the larger of the two variants, for its long-haul expansion. The A350-1000 has a range of up to 9,700nm and can oeprate on up to 50% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend.
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3 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, News 2 minute readBritish Airways (BA/BAW) has kicked off its Summer 2025 schedule which sees the return of direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Tblisi, Georgia from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL)British Airways last few to Kuala Lumpur five years ago and the direct service operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner wil be a welcome return for many UK travellers.
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3 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, News 2 minute readThe case of a Ryanair pilot that was employed via an agency being incorrectly listed as self-employed is being heard in the court of appeal after it was ruled that the pilot was an employee not self-employed. Agency Storm Global hired out the pilot to Ryanair and treated them as self-employed meaning they had limited rights and no job security which prompted the landmark case where it was ruled that the pilot was in fact employed by Storm Global and/or Ryanair.
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3 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Airline news, Airport News, News 2 minute readFlights have officially got underway at Jet2’s 13th UK base, London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) today with the first flights taking off to Majorca, Tenerife and Antalya. The airline marked the launch with celebrations in the airport including a red carpet and giveaways as well as with passengers in the air. One lucky passenger recieved a seven-night holiday in Turkey courtesy of Liberty Signa which was given to them personally by Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy.
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3 weeks ago | 
ukaviation.news | Nick Harding
Aviation engineering and leasing news, News 2 minute readOrders from China Airlines and BOC Aviation have given Airbus March orderbook a boost as the month closes out. Leasing speciaist BOC Aviation signed a firm order for 70 additional A320neo family single-aisle airliners making BOC’s order backlog, airlines to be delivered, the largest in Airbus’ history.
