A British F35B has crashed into the Mediterranean sea after its pilot was forced to eject from the aircraft. The pilot was safely rescued from the sea. No other aircraft or hostile action is believed to have caused the crash of the aircraft after taking off from the British aircraft [read more]
Flybe Ltd, the operating company bringing back the Flybe name to the skies, has taken yet another step closer to its return to flying by announcing its first base and company headquarters will be at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB). Flybe ceased operations in 2020 after several ill-fated rescue attempts but in [read more]
Low-cost airline easyJet (U2/EZY) has confirmed it is adding an additional Airbus A320 aircraft to its base at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) for Summer 2022. The move will see an additional 176,000 additional seats to destinations across Europe within easy reach of people from the South West of England and South [read more]
The four US Air Force (USAF) Rockwell B1-B ‘Lancer’ Bombers that had been deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have returned to their home base in Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The bombers have spent just over a month at RAF Fairford carrying out training missions and a show [read more]
Following on from the first day massive order for 255 aircraft, Airbus has maintained momentum with more orders on days two and three. Monday saw a Letter of Intent (LoI) signed by Air Lease Corportation (ALC) for 111 aircraft from across Airbus’ current product catalogue. The list is made up [read more]
Scottish airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has launched its official Christmas advert for 2021 which sees two lost bears being reunited. The advert is also Loganairs first every Christmas advert and pits it against the high street staples like John Lewis and M&S. Loganair Captain Lionel McClean stars in the advert along [read more]
Boeing has carried out its first demonstration flight of the Boeing 777-9 at the Dubai airshow today and as well as the now trademark steep climb out, the aircraft carried out an amazing wingover manoeuvre to demonstrate its agility. The Boeing 777-9 or 777X is the latest incarnation of the [read more]
Airbus has gained an order for 255 Airbus A321neo aircraft from Indigo Partners on the first full day of the Dubai Airshow. The order is made up of A321neo and A321XLR aircraft and brings the total number of Airbus narrow-body aircraft ordered by Indigo to 1,145. The aircraft are for [read more]
Airbus says it foresees the need for around 39,000 new airliners and cargo aircraft by 2040 to meet the industries needs of meeting carbon emissions targets and replace retiring aircraft. Speaking in Dubai, Airbus says it expects that air travel will continue to grow in the next 20 years, mainly [read more]
European airframer Airbus has delivered a total of 36 aircraft to 23 customers in October 2021 including one of the final two Airbus A380 super-jumbos. In October Airbus delivered 30x A320neo family aircraft. This was made up of 1 A319neo, 17 A320neo and 12 A321neo aircraft to airlines including Air [read more]
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