A group of Channel Islands Air Search (CIAS) representatives has visited Britten-Norman, manufacturers of the new CIAS Islander aircraft, at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, to inspect progress made on the new search and rescue aircraft. Roger Dadd, founder of CIAS and one of the visiting group said: “We remain confident that a new aircraft, built to a high standard and with all the latest…

Regretfully, Alderney Airport will have to operate on reduced opening hours on the days of Friday 13th, Saturday 14th, Sunday 15th, and Monday 16th July 2018. This is due to a shortage of Air Traffic Controllers based in the island, and more importantly, to ensure the available staff can safely comply with rules governing the amount of time they are allowed to work. Alderney Airport apologises…

45 aircraft and crews descend on Guernsey to take part in the 2018 Guernsey Air Rally.  “The weather behaved itself long enough for us to welcome all those aircraft that had entered”, said Rally director, Gary Elson. Participants flew in from France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden as well as the UK mainland. Thomas Hesselman flew his PA60 Aerostar all the way from Toluca in Mexico to be at…

A surprise aircraft from Mexico has entered this year's Guernsey Aero Club Air Rally that gets underway from Friday 15th June to June 17th 2018. A PA60 Aerostar, registration XB - ANQ, will be attending all the way from Toluca near Mexico City. "It was quite a surprise when the details dropped into our entries system," said Air Rally Director, Gary Elson. “We give a prize to the aircraft…

Aurigny is launching its very own version of “Willy Wonka” by hiding five Golden Tickets in locations across the islands. The Golden Tickets could be hidden anywhere in the Bailiwick and each contain a pair of Return Tickets on the Aurigny network. Each of the tickets will be hidden of different days throughout the summer, with clues given to the public on the Aurigny Facebook page and near…

Blue Islands has launched its summer seasonal Guernsey – Cardiff route for 2018, after it delivered several boosts to the island in 2017. The direct service is available to book now at flybe.com from £39.99 one way, including taxes and charges. Rob Veron, Blue Islands CEO, was pleased to once again include the Guernsey - Cardiff service in its summer network for 2018. “Launching the Guernsey…

Tourists from Holland and Switzerland will have direct access to the Channel Islands this summer as Blue Islands has been chosen as the preferred airline partner by two tour operators for seasonal charter activity. Tom Barrasin, Blue Islands CCO said: “Blue Islands is thrilled to be selected to partner with two leading tour operators and welcome thousands of visitors to discover our stunning…

Blue Islands and Bontour have teamed up to give Channel Islanders two new exciting direct European city break destinations for 2018. Three night breaks in Florence and Prague will now be just a single flight away thanks to this partnership between the two local businesses. Rob Veron, Blue Islands CEO, said the airline was constantly looking at innovative ways of enhancing outbound travel…

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or the Dakota plane used in the film the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society film is due to visit Guernsey Airport on Liberation Day <May 9th> 2018 for the first time. The film and the book of the same name is about Juliet (Lily James), a charismatic and free-spirited writer receives a letter from a member of a mysterious literary club started in…

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has announced the first phase of its 2018/19 Winter programme earlier than ever this year featuring 127 routes and a choice of up to 2,683 flights a week throughout the UK and mainland Europe. Seats are on sale now (Wednesday 8th March 2018) and currently available for travel between 28th October 2018 and 13th January 2019. This winter, Flybe is closer…