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Airbus and Avolon partner to investigate commercialising Hydrogen aircraft

24/07/2024 2 minute read

Dublin, Ireland-based aircraft leasing specialist Avolon has announced it is partnering with Airbus through its ZEROe project to explore the financing and commercialisation of Hydrogen-powered aircraft. The announcement came at the Farnborough International Airshow and highlights the ambitions of both partners to meet the industry’s decarbonisation goals. Avolon is already [read more]

De Havilland Canada signs deal that sees it sell eight DHC6 Twin Otters

De Havilland Canada gets order for eight new DHC6 Twin Otters

23/07/2024 < 1 minute read

De Havilland Canada and SATENA have agreed terms for eight new DHC6 Twin Otter aircraft to add to Colombian operators’ growing fleet. SATENA uses the aircraft for vital regional connectivity in the region, particularly between remote communities, and terrain in which the DHC6 Twin Otter excels and provides the best [read more]

Berniq Airways signs an order for six A320neos

Berniq Airways signs up for six A320neos

23/07/2024 < 1 minute read

Libyan carrier Berniq Airways has signed a firm order for six Airbus A320neos as it seeks to develop domestic and international routes. The airline already operates six A320s and the commonality with the A320neo combined with the greater efficiency, range and modern cabins make the new engined variants a sensible [read more]

Japan Airlines orders 31 aircraft from Airbus

23/07/2024 < 1 minute read

Japan Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 31 airliners in a deal announced at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. The deal is made up of 20 wide-body Airbus A350-900 and 11 single-aisle A321neo airliners. The A350s will join Japan Airlines’ international network while the A321s will serve Japan’s [read more]

British Airways unveils funding for 200 aspiring pilots

23/07/2024 3 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced £21 million worth of funding for up to 200 aspiring pilots to learn to become commercial airline pilots through its Speedbird Pilot Academy. Announcing the news at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO, said: “I’m incredibly proud of the [read more]

Virgin Atlantic announce the order of seven Airbus A330-900neos at the Farnborough Airshow 2024 which will complete $17 Billion fleet transformation into one of the youngest cleanest fleets across the Atlantic. Pictured Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss and Airbus CEO, Commercial Aircraft Christian Scherer.

Virgin Atlantic orders seven A330neos as it completes fleet transformation

23/07/2024 3 minute read

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has signed a deal to purchase seven more A330-900neo airliners directly from Airbus as it looks to complete its fleet transformation. The latest order takes the total commitment for the A330neo by Virgin to 19 and was announced onboard Virgin Atlantic’s latest A330, G-VSRB “Ruby Rebel” which [read more]

Boeing and Luxair announced today the European regional carrier placed an order for two 737-10 airplanes with options for two more.

Boeing scores big on day one of Farnborough International Airshow 2024

22/07/2024 3 minute read

Boeing has come out as the big winner on Day one of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 with multiple orders being announced. As previously reported, National Airlines and Korean Air placed orders for 777 freighters and wide-body airliners respectively early in the day but this was followed a raft of [read more]

Drukair adds A320neo and A321XLR to fleet

22/07/2024 < 1 minute read

Royal Bhutan carrier Drukair has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Airbus A320neo and A321XLR aircraft as it looks to expand its fleet and network. The MoU covers three A320neo and two A321XLR will add to Druk Air’s existing fleet of four A320 family aircraft. Druk Air operates out [read more]

Boeing and Korean Air announced today the airline's intent to purchase up to 50 of Boeing's highly fuel-efficient widebody airplanes, including 20 777-9s and 20 787-10s with options for 10 more of the largest 787 Dreamliner variant.

Korean Air commits to 50 Boeing widebodies

22/07/2024 < 1 minute read

On the first day of the Farnborough Airshow, Korean Air signed a letter of intent (LoI) to purchase 50 Boeing wide-body airlines including the Boeing 777-9 (777X). The deal will see Korean Air expand its fleet to meet market demand on its European and North American routes with 20 Boeing [read more]

FIA orders get underway with 777F order for Boeing

22/07/2024 < 1 minute read

Monday got off to a positive start for Boeing with National Airlines signing an order for four Boeing 777 Freighters to boost its global cargo operation. The 777F is the world’s longest-range twin-engine dedicated freighter and fit into National’s fleet alongside its nine Boeing 747 Freighters. “We appreciate National Airlines [read more]

Saudia Group orders 50 Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft plus options for more

21/07/2024 3 minute read

Saudia Group has signed up for 50 Lilium Jet electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft with an option for 50 more at a ceremony at Lilium’s headquarters in Munich, Germany. The deal is a sign of confidence in the emerging eVTOL market and could see Saudia offer the eVTOL [read more]

Lockheed Martin F16 celebrates 50 years at RIAT

21/07/2024 2 minute read

The Lockheed Martin F16 was a key focus of this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) as it celebrated its 50-year anniversary. The iconic single-engine fighter undertook it’s first flight in 1974 and is still in production today many different variants being procurd over the five decades. Examples of F16s [read more]

CFM Leap-powered A321XLR gains EASA certification

19/07/2024 2 minute read

The Airbus A321XLR, powered by CFM Leap 1A engines, has gained its type certification from the European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA) paving the way for its entry into service. The milestone officially happened in Toulouse today when Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA, handed over the certificate to A321XLR [read more]

British Airways Airbus A380 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Over 3,000 flights cancelled as a result of Crowdstrike failure

19/07/2024 2 minute read

As of 15:00HRS today 3,343 flights have been cancelled globally due to the failed update from Cyber-security specialists Crowdstrike that has hit Microsoft Windows according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium Airlines are amongst many of the large companies hit by the corrupt update which causes Windows systems to [read more]

Boeing 737-10 landing (Image: Nick Harding / UK Aviation Media)

ACG orders 35 Boeing 737 Max aircraft ahead of FIA

18/07/2024 < 1 minute read

Aviation Capital Group has finalised an order for 35 Boeing 737 Max airliners ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow which kicks off next Monday. The order consists of 16 737 Max8 and 19 737 Max10 variants and brings the total ordered by the leasing specialist to 82. “This firm order [read more]

easyJet adds five new routes from four UK airports

17/07/2024 2 minute read

Leading UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has put five new routes on sale today from four UK airports. Crowning it’s release is a new route to Luxor in Egypt for the first time in over 10 years. Twice-weekly flights from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) will start from 11th November allowing travellers [read more]

RIAT: Only Sunday tickets left on sale

16/07/2024 < 1 minute read

The upcoming Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is sold out on every fay apart from Sunday where a few tickets remain available. The RAF Red Arrows will be celebrating their 60th anniversary at this year’s show along with 50 years of the Lockheed Martin F16. Other key themes include 75-years [read more]

Sukhoi Superjet kills all onboard during test flight

13/07/2024 < 1 minute read

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed near Moscow, Russia yesterday during a post-maintenance test flight killing all onboard. The aircraft, which belonged to Gazpromavia, had been undergoing maintenance at the Lukhovitsy aviation plant and was on a test flight to Vunkovo airport when it came down in woods near Kolomensky District [read more]

Jet2 Holidays Boeing 737-800 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Jet2 sees 24% rise in revenue for 2024

12/07/2024 2 minute read

Jet2 PLC, which operates under the Jet2.com and Jet2 Holiday brands, has reported a rise of 24% in revenue for the financial year ending March 2024 compared to the previous year. The latest 12 months saw the UK holiday company and airline achieve revenue of £6,225.3m compared to £5,033.5m in [read more]

Flight cancellations in Europe went up 46% in June

10/07/2024 < 1 minute read

The instances of flights being cancelled in Europe has risen 46% on the previous month causing problems for travellers getting away at the start of the summer season. The is the opposite of Asia Pacific region which saw a 16% drop according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. European airlines [read more]

Deutsche Aircraft pushes back EIS date for it’s new Eco regional airliner

10/07/2024 2 minute read

German airframer Deutsche Aircraft has pushed back the Entry into Service (EIS) date for the D328Eco regional turborpop until late 2027. Deutsche Aircraft says that it will use the extra time to further collaborate with potential operators & suppliers and to develop new features such as enhanced Short Take-off and [read more]