Virgin Atlantic will withdraw operations between London and Nairobi on 23 September.
The airline's chief commercial officer, Julie Southern, cites high fuel prices and increased aviation taxes in the UK as motivating the withdrawal.
Since the service launched in 2007, fuel costs have increased by over 50%, while Air Passenger Duty (APD) has risen by over 100%.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
Australian investigators have opened a probe into an engine failure incident on a Qantas Boeing 737-800 that was flying from Sydney to Brisbane.
Investigators analysing the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 are recommending a review of cockpit firefighting procedures – particularly regarding oxygen-fuelled fires – and believe greater research is needed on alternative extinguishing agents to halon. The Egyptian air accident investigation commission’s recommendations draw on analysis by French counterpart BEA ...
French investigators probing a fatal EgyptAir Airbus A320 crash in May 2016 have highlighted the potential risk of smoking in the cockpit, even though they could not establish whether a lit cigarette sparked an oxygen-fuelled fire on the jet. Investigation authority BEA has recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety ...
