The UK’s busiest airport, London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL), warned that the passenger cap imposed over the summer could return at Christmas if needed to avoid flight cancellations. Speaking to the BBC’s Today Programme, Heathrow’s CEO John Holland-Kaye said that he expected passenger numbers to be around 25% down on pre-pandemic levels [read more]
Airbus has agreed an order with Air Côte d’Ivoire for two Airbus A330neo aircraft which feature wings made in Broughton, North Wales. Air Côte d’Ivoire already operates an all airbus fleet which includes three A320s and three A319s but mis now looking to expand its network with long-haul flights using [read more]
A Korean Air Airbus A330 has crashed on landing in bad weather at Mactan-Cebu airport in the Philippines. The aircraft, with 173 people on board, was attempting to land for the third time at the airport as rain and high winds were affecting the area. After landing the aircraft over [read more]
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35B Lightning II aircraft have taken part in a major missile training excercise over the last 10 days which saw them fire a total of 53 Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missiles (ASRAAM) at target drones. The live firing training took place over [read more]
Manchester based start-up Sentra Airways has said it will launch flights from Manchester to Accra, Ghana by the end of 2022. Operating an Airbus A330-200 leased from Air Lease Corporation Sentra Airways will operate under its own Air Operating Certificate (AOC) offering direct flights from Manchester Airport. Sentra is the [read more]
Medical helicopter specialist Babcock has extended its contract with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance for three years. The extension will see Babcock continue to provide Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) services for the region and keeping the Airbus H135 aircraft in the sky and saving lives. With Babcocks [read more]
Essex Police have confirmed they have been dealing with a security incident involving an airliner, believed to be an easyJet flight, at London Stansted tonight. The incident comes days after a Jet2 flight between Manchester and Dalaman was diverted to the airport following a “credible threat” which turned out to [read more]
The world cannot afford another mass shutdown of air travel again. We can argue the pros and cons of that initial reaction, and certainly understand the thought process behind it. But the truth is that we cannot do this again. Like other common viruses, we have to learn to mitigate [read more]
UK holiday airline Jet2.com (LS/EXS) has boosted its earlier Airbus order by adding an incremental order for 35 A320neo aircraft, bringing the total to 98. Jet2.com originally placed an order for 36 Airbus A321neo aircraft just over a year ago and this was boosted shortly after with a further 15. [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo when A330-900 G-VJAZ was delivered to London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) The airline, which is set to join the SkyTeam Alliance in 2023, has purchased 13 of the type, six of which (including this one) have been purchased through leasing specialist [read more]
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