Insights

By DebbieH 11 Feb 2019 5 min read

Ex-Flybe First Officer George celebrates positive experience at airline

An Emirates flight declared a low-fuel emergency over the UK on Friday morning, as Storm Erik prevented it from landing at Gatwick International. According to Logistics Middle E...

By DebbieH 07 Feb 2019 5 min read

Aviation industry seeking full funding for new workforce programs

Over three dozen organisations representing a cross section of the aviation industry are urging the Trump administration to prioritise aerospace workforce development in the president’...

By DebbieH 30 Jan 2019 5 min read

Jet2 recruiting more jobs based in Leeds this month

Budget airline Jet2 have launched a big recruitment drive, with hundreds of Leeds-based roles up for grabs. The positions range from executive-level to ground operations, and are permanen...

By DebbieH 29 Jan 2019 7 min read

BBGA Annual Conference 2019

‘Tomorrow’s People Today’ Our partner the British Business and General Aviation Association are hosting an annual conference on March 7th 2019. See below for more details on the ev...

Stay up-to date with our aviation community

By DebbieH 28 Jan 2019 6 min read

Could US government shutdown lead to privatizing air traffic control and airport security?

The final day of the US government shutdown featured profound air traffic delays at three major east coast airports due to a lack of air traffic controllers. According to the Federal Aviatio...

By DebbieH 21 Jan 2019 6 min read

Man charged with flying device near Heathrow

A 38-year old man has been charged with flying a drone near Heathrow Airport on Christmas Eve. The suspected drone flight happened just days after Gatwick experienced the same, which gro...

By DebbieH 14 Jan 2019 5 min read

Virgin and Stobart join forces to take out Flybe with £2.2m bid

Flybe is close to being taken over by a consortium led by Virgin Atlantic, in a cut-price deal that will underscore the aviation sector’s huge financial challenges. Reported b...

By DebbieH 10 Jan 2019 7 min read

Aviation Job Search shortlisted for 2019 Onrec Award

Aviation Job Search, part of Simply Jobs Boards has been shortlisted for The Niche Job Board Award for the 2019 Onrec Awards! The aviation job site was named a finalist for the award alongside four ot...

By DebbieH 08 Jan 2019 7 min read

Heathrow plans extra 25,000 flights a year

Heathrow has announced that an extra 25,000 flights a year could come through the airport before the third runway is built. An eight-week consultation over Heathrow’s operations and airspace is part o...

By DebbieH 08 Jan 2019 5 min read

Atlantic Flight Training opens second base at Waterford

Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), a Cork based international flight school, has opened its second pilot training base, located at Waterford Airport. As reported by Pilot Career New...

By DebbieH 04 Jan 2019 6 min read

More than 400 jobs lost as Monarch Engineering collapses

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) has fallen into administration with the loss of around 408 jobs. According to Sky News, the organisation, owned by private equity firm Greybull...

Industry News