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Up To 4 Flights A Week: Hainan Airlines To Boost Its Edinburgh-Beijing Schedule Next Summer

Hainan Airlines will offer the only direct connection between China and Scotland starting May 2024.

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Scottish Carrier Loganair Prepares To Retire The Saab 340

You can visit the airline's Saab 340 at the company's hangars next year!

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Pan Am Holiday Sweater Disgusts Scots Ahead Of 35-Year Anniversary Of Lockerbie Bombing

Members of the local community affected most deeply by the tragedy felt the use of the Pan Am logo in a Christmas setting was a distressing reminder.

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AneasyJet Airbus A320neo about to land.
Glasgow Growth: easyJet To Base A 6th Plane At Scotland's Second-Busiest Airport

The move will create job opportunities and improve connectivity.

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Loganair Embraer ERJ145 Landing In Manchester
Loganair Owners Take The Scottish Carrier Off Sale

The airline had originally been put up for sale this time last year.

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A Hebridean Air Services Islander parked on sand.
Britain's Smallest Scheduled Airline: Who Are Hebridean Air Services?

The tiny carrier operates lifeline flights around the highlands and Islands of Western Scotland.

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A British Airways Airbus A320 At Aberdeen Airport.
How To Access Scotland's Major Airports Via Public Transport

A look at how passengers can get to the country's main hubs without needing a car.

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Loganair ATR-72 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Loganair Opens Applications For Its Third Round Of GreenSkies Sustainability Funding Worth £30,000

The fund will support local community groups and charities in implementing "small-scale but high-impact" sustainability projects.

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Scotland's Forgotten Air Disaster: How Low Visibility Downed A Douglas C-47 On The Mull Of Galloway In 1944

When the aircraft crashed, it was transporting wounded soldiers from the Normandy Landings.

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Scotland's Airline: A Brief History Of Loganair

The carrier has now been active for six decades.

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5 Reasons Why Air Travel Is Vital For Keeping Scotland's Islands Connected

Flights within Scotland's highlands and islands have many advantages over ferries.

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A Twin Otter landing at Barra Airport in Scottland.
3 Reasons Why Avgeeks Love Scotland's Barra Airport

The airport handles just two flights per day.

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KLM Embraer E-Jet & Helicopter At Aberdeen Airport
Paw-some News: Aberdeen Airport Adds New Recruits To Its Team Of Therapy Dogs

One of the new additions is a BBC award winner!

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Barra Airport, Outer Hebrides, Scotland - a Loganair Twin Otter lands
The UK’s Highland & Island Airports See A 10% Passenger Increase

Passenger numbers are up across most of the eleven airports scattered across the country

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Glasgow Airport Workers End June On A High As Unite Secures Two New Pay Deals

Pay increases have been secured for several groups of workers at the Scottish airport.

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A British Caledonian Helicopters Sikorsky S61N parked at an airfield.
Local Hero: The Role Of Aviation In Scotland's Most Charming Film

The much-loved movie recently turned 40 years old.

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An easyJet A320 on the taxiway.
easyJet Welcomes 9th Jet To Edinburgh Base

Up to 6.3 million seats will be offered to 70 destinations from Scotland this summer, surpassing 2019's previous record.

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Did You Know: The UK's Longest-Running Air Route Is 90 Years Old

Island connectivity has long been a high priority for the country's regional carriers.

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