Glasgow belongs to Emirates
Emirates has announced it is restarting services to Glasgow in the United Kingdom, with 4 weekly flights from August 11 2021. From August 11 to October 30, flights between Dubai and Glasgow will operate four times a week on Emirates’ Boeing 777-200LR, in a two-class configuration, offering premium services in Business Class and Economy Class. […]
Breaking: Suspect cargo incident dealt with at Glasgow Airport
Scottish media is reporting that passengers were evacuated from a flight at Glasgow Airport this morning in an emergency incident following a cargo spillage in the hold of a KLM flight from Amsterdam. Emergency service crews discovered dry ice used to package glass tubes containing vaccines had started to leak, prompting passengers on board KL1473 […]
HAE Group supports regional growth
Multi-platform air cargo service provider HAE Group has a philosophy of supporting regional development, managing director Colin White tells Air Cargo Week. The service provider, which was founded in 1997 at East Midlands Airport has had a strong start to 2019, with business in Ireland up 20% year-on-year and the UK by 15%. In the […]
Virgin and Delta to add flights for summer 2020
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines will boost UK-US flights for the summer of 2020, joining forces at London’s Gatwick Airport for the first time. Gatwick will become Delta’s seventh trans-Atlantic destination with flights from Boston starting on 22 May. One day before, Virgin will launch daily flights to New York JFK from Gatwick, with […]
Quartet of UK contract wins for Menzies Aviation
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has scored a number of contract wins and renewals across its UK business, including a key cargo deal. At London Heathrow, EgyptAir, a long-standing customer of 18 years, has renewed its contract with Menzies World Cargo for a three-year term at London Heathrow Airport. Operating a daily B777 and double […]
Emirates celebrates 30 years of UK operations
Emirates is celebrating 30 years of UK operations, providing UK passengers and cargo links to the world since the first flight from Gatwick Airport on 6 July 1987. The airline started the service in 1987 using an Airbus A310, at a time when it had six aircraft in its fleet and six other destinations. The […]