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Turkish Cargo named Cargo Airline of the Year
Air cargo news

Turkish Cargo named Cargo Airline of the Year

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]

British Airways A320neo G-TTNY
Engineering and leasing news

Airbus delivers 51 aircraft but has zero orders in May 2025

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]

First D328eco test aircraft is rolled out in Germany.
Engineering and leasing news

Deutsche Aircraft unveils first D328eco test aircraft

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]

Loganair launches new Glasgow to Newquay route
Airline news

Loganair starts new Glasgow to Newquay service

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]

Menzies Aviation
Air cargo news

Menzies Aviation to acquire Norwegian cargo handler

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]

The first A350F wingset
Engineering and leasing news

First A350F wings completed at Airbus Broughton

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]

First A320neo for Royal Jordanian
Engineering and leasing news

Avolon delivers first A320neo to Royal Jordanian

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]

An American Airlines Boeing 777 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Airport News

UK Airports brace for busiest day of the year so far

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]

Etihad Airways' latest 787s
Airline news

Etihad to expand fleet with 28 aircraft Boeing order

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]