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Lots of unexpected changes but thank you for all your hard work Ashley. It really is appreciated what you do and the forum wouldn't be possible without your backroom experience.

We have reached an extraordinary bottleneck in global fleet planning. The global commercial aircraft backlog has ballooned to over 18,000 aircraft which represents nearly 60% of the entire active global fleet. For airline bosses, long-term fleet planning is up in the air. If a carrier places an...

The Independent reports that Transport for London (TfL) has started a massive, staggered series of closures on the Piccadilly line that will run all summer long to prepare for the new air-conditioned Tube fleet entering service later this year. I can't imagine this will be good for passengers...

Pegasus Airlines is launching a daily Istanbul service, making them the ninth brand-new airline to set up at Gatwick this summer (joining Jet2, AirAsia X, Condor, and others). It pushes London-Istanbul capacity to a massive 27 flights a day across all airports. Can Gatwick comfortably sustain...

Wizz Air have cancelled their order for airbus A321XLR saying due to a change in direction they are no longer required.

Looks like you struggled with the mushrooms 🍄 😉

Mentioned within one of the airport forums Jet2 has announced the launch of its first-ever dedicated 76 seater executive charter service, featuring a bespoke Boeing 737-800 reconfigured for high-end group travel. Moving away from its standard 189-seat layout, the specialised aircraft to be based...

Jet2 boss has issued an update on its bookings to Cyprus and Turkey amid the conflict in the Middle East. Chief Executive Steve Heapy said flights on these routes are becoming 'empty' due to the uncertainty caused by the ongoing conflict abroad. Demand is instead shifting to destinations such...

I've already succumbed to answering one such complaint.

How many of those will be for TUI ?

Many of the UK airports have a history of regular flights to Canada. Zoom used to fly regularly between Canada and Cardiff airport as well as Glasgow so it isn't totally alien to Cardiff. This is more a case of bringing Canadian tourists to the UK. Where to next? Newcastle for Cumbria? Leeds...

The CWL and GLA Gambit: A Stroke of Genius? In this context, WestJet’s choices of Cardiff (CWL) and Glasgow (GLA) appear less quirky and more calculated. From a British perspective, one might have expected the giants of Manchester or Birmingham to be the beneficiaries. Yet, those airports...

You've hit the nail on the head about the core structural issues, and the LBA-SOU route is an interesting point. On the surface, it looked like a head scratcher. But if we try to see the logic, it was likely a desperate attempt to build a network rather than just point-to-point routes? The...

The Inevitable End for a Regional Carrier? With Blue Islands suspending operations after 26 years, the classic dilemma of regional aviation is laid bare once again. On one hand, this looks like an inevitable failure. The model of a small airline operating thin, lifeline routes has been broken...

I agree.

No please don't :censored:

Absolutely. As much as we love the services Ryanair and Jet2 provide, it is important to diversify as much as possible for that very reason. A banker once told me the value of the airport would increase substantially with every new airline that bases at the airport. This is exactly why Liverpool...

I'll taylor my response from a Leeds specific standpoint. Wizz Air is an Ultra Low Cost Carrier and with that brings significant opportunities for LBA. I believe whatever the future holds for Wizz, for Leeds Bradford Airport it is important to continue to work with Wizz to try to further...

There may indeed be a desire to relocate to Manchester Airport but with bigger airports come more commercial risks such as air traffic congestion delays arriving and departing. Parking remotely due to gates close to the terminal being taken by higher paying airlines and On Time Performance...