With so much negative news over the last 12 weeks or so (which of course is understandable), a little bit of positive news is starting to appear 

 

British Airways were talking about leaving Gatwick airport after decades of use. Now reports are suggesting BA are going to resume flights from Gatwick in the middle of July . This is great news for all concerned. 

 

Already Easyjet, Ryanair and other operators are starting to release dates and destinations that will restart soon 

 

Several European countries that have also been hit hard by coronavirus have started to reopen for business, and HOPEFULLY the UK government will NOT extend the 14 day quarantine at the end of June 

 

Lets all hope that Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and all UK airports and aviation travel and businesses around the world start to return to a decent level FOR ALL OUR SAKES !!! 

 

Stay safe 

Keep well 

Look after yourselves 

 

The aviation industry were looking forward to another busy year at the start of 2020. 

We all know what happened only a few weeks in, but who could have foreseen the deep and far reaching consequences for the global economy and people's health ? 

 

With the sudden and abrupt halt of air travel, in a bid to help stay in business, most airliners are cutting costs and retiring several of their aircraft EARLY, as well as postponing or cancelling future orders for new aircraft 

 

Where do they go ? 

 

Their are several airplane "graveyards", the most famous being "The Boneyard" in Tuscon, Arizona. 

 

Here the aircraft are either stored, dismantled for spares or scrapped 

A very sad ending for aircraft with years of faithful service 

 

Hopefully the next blog will be more cheerful......... 

 

Stay safe