Turkish Cargo, the dedicated freighter division of Turkish Airlines, has been named Cargo Airline of the Year at the 2025 World Air Cargo Awards. The award was given to Turkish Cargo by a combination of votes from industry professionals along with an independent jury assessement. Judges praised Turkish Cargo’s excellence [read more]
Airbus has delivered 51 aircraft to 32 customers in May 2025 as the European OEM continues its strong start to 2025 with 243 aircraft delivered so far this year. May’s deliveries consisted of six wide-body airlines made up of three A330-900s and three A350-900s to airlines including Delta Airlines, Emirates [read more]
A planned strike by members of the Unite Union working for Red Handling at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has been called off after the two sides were able to resolve the issue surrounding pensions. Over a hundred employees went on strike last month as Red Handling and Unite failed to get [read more]
Sustainable aviation innovators Deutsche Aircraft have unveiled their first D328eco test aircraft at an event at their headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Rather than a clean sheet aircraft, the D328eco is an advanced evolution of the established Dornier 328 and will be used to test the technology that will deliver enhanced performance and [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has begun its new Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) to Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) with the first departure leaving Glasgow on the 31st May. The new weekly service operates on Saturdays giving Scots a direct route down to Cornwall for short breaks and getaways. Known for its surf [read more]
Edinburgh headquartered Menzies Aviation is set to acquire Spirit Cargo Handling from SAS Ground Handling Norway in a deal that will see the British ground handling specialist expand its cargo network. The acquisition of Spirit Cargo Handling will give Menzies addition cargo capacity of up to 150,000 tonnes per year [read more]
Global Airlines, the UK-based A380 startup that is the brainchild of entrepeuner James Asquith, was started with the goal of reinventing air travel and bringing it back to the golden age providing scheduled flights onboard an A380 super jumbo but could that all be about to change. According to an [read more]
The UK Government is setting out plans in Parliament today to undertake the largest redesign of UK airspace since it was formed in 1950 when it had to handle just 200,000 flights per year. The results could see shorter flight times, particularly around congested areas such as London, fewer delays [read more]
The first wings for thew Airbus A350 Freighter (A350F) has been completed at Airbus’ wing manufacturing facility in Broughton, North Wales. Although different to the passenger variant, the wings have been designed to be sufficiently similar so they can be produced on the same production line as all other A350 [read more]
The pilot of a Piper Super Cub PA18-150 (G-CUBX) had insufficient aerodynamic control due to lack of speed to counteract a left hand divergence after taking off from Croft Farm Airstrip (Defford Airfield) near Worcester leading to a fatal crash on the 27th August 2024. According to the report by [read more]
Dublin-based leasing specialist Avolon has delivered the first of eight Airbus A320neos to Royal Jordanian marking the delivery with a ceremony at Airbus’ delivery centre in Toulouse. Royal Jordanian A320neos are configured with 180seats in a one-class all economy layout and designed for passenger comfort and efficient operations across its [read more]
Vietnam’s largest private airline Vietjet has placed an order with Airbus for 20 more A330neo airliners as it looks to continue its fleet expansion grow its network. The wide-body A330-900s will be used to increase capacity on high-density routes across the Asia-Pacific region from Vietjets bases across Vietnam. The formal [read more]
Wizz Air is holding an open day for prospective Airbus A320 first offers and captains looking to join the growing low-cost carrier. The event is being held at the Sandman Signature Hotel at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) on Thursday 5th June and is a chance for candidates to meet the airline [read more]
Malta has topped a list of alternative holiday destinations for British holidaymakers according to data compiled by easyJet holidays. The island sits in the Mediterranean off the coast of North Africa and about halfway to Italy. It also has heavy British influences making it a melting pot of cultures and [read more]
The late may bank holiday is upon and UK airports are set for their busiest day of the year so far with not only a long weekend looming, but for many, its also school half-term. According to data from viation analytics firm Cirium, 12,185 flights are due to depart the UK over [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced it will launch a direct flight from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) to Cancun, Mexico from January 2026. The new flight will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 and will run three times per week. For UK passengers, there is seamless connections to the flight from nine [read more]
Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has entered a strategic collaboration with UC Berkeley in order to look at technology that will shape the future of passenger experience. Pegasus Airlines has an aim to be one of the top three airlines in the world in terms of the use of technology and [read more]
Abu Dhabi based carrier Etihad has confirmed and order for 28 wide-body airliners from US OEM Boeing as part of its continued fleet expansion. The order consists of a mixture of Boeing 787 and Boeing 777X aircraft, both powdered by GE engines which will be backed up by a support [read more]
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