British Airways retro liveried BOAC Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
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Ex-BA Jumbos to Rossiya is a false rumour

This story has now been verified as being false, the information appeared to initially confirm the rumours but this has now been shown to not be the case. We apologise for inaccuracies and this does happen occasionally despite us trying to verify as much as possible.

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777
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Boeing & Etihad partner on 787-10 ecoDemonstrator

Boeing and Etihad Airways (EY/ETD) have announced a partnership that will see them test ways to reduce emissions and noise while flying with a sustainable fuel using a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The ecoDemonstrator 787-10 is one that is destined to be formally delivered to Etihad later this year. Boeing and [read more]

A Vueling A320 departing Cardiff Airport (TransportMedia UK)
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Vueling flights get underway again from Cardiff Airport

Spanish airline Vueling ()VY/VLG) has relaunched flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) to Spain following the easing of travel restrictions. The first flight to Alicante (ALC/LEAL) resumed yesterday (16th July) with Malaga (AGP/LEMG) resuming on the 1st August and Palma de Mallorca (PMI/LEPA) on the 3rd August. Alicante and Palma flights [read more]

British Airways retro liveried BOAC Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
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British Airways confirms Boeing 747 retirement

British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that is retiring the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet with immediate effect. The airline was the world’s largest operator of the type and has operated the Boeing 747-100, -200 and -400 variants. In a communication to staff British Airways said: “With much regret, we are proposing, [read more]