London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has appointed science and technology leader, Leidos as the principal contractor for upgrades to its airport security and screening services which could see approved liquids and electronic items being able to remain in bags. Currently, laptops and other devices need to be removed from bags at [read more]
Aeroplanes have become an essential part of modern transportation, connecting people and places around the world. These fascinating machines are the result of years of research, development, and engineering, and they are designed to fly high in the sky for extended periods. The principles behind how aeroplanes work are based [read more]
Wizz Air has been named as the worst short-haul airliner by UK passengers with shin experience amongst the lowest ever seen in the survey by Which? Wizz Air’s seat pitch on its Airbus fleet is 2inches less than budget airliner Ryanair prompting most passengers to give it just one out [read more]
Cornwall Rugby League Football Club (RLFC) has confirmed Loganair (LM/LOG) as its first official airliner partner following the return of flights to Newcastle and Manchester from Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ). As part of the deal for the 2023 season, the airline will offer complimentary flights between Newquay and Manchester, boosting [read more]
Administrators for failed regional airline Flybe have today confirmed that discussions regarding a possible sale of Flybe have ended without a buyer being found. In a statement, the administrators confirmed that they had been talking to a “number of credible parties” but no sale was possible in the timeframe required. [read more]
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Air India (AI/AIC) has ordered 290 aircraft from US Airframer Boeing in a deal that will see 540 new aircraft join the TATA Group-owned carrier from Boeing and Airbus. Just days after a 250 aircraft order was announced with Airbus, Boeing inked the deal which will see it deliver 290 [read more]
Air India (AI/AIC) has committed to a total of 250 aircraft from European airframer Airbus in a widely anticipated order. The TATA Group-owned airline will use the order to boost its domestic and international operations with a mixture of single-aisle and wide-body jets making up the order. A total of [read more]
A busy winter ski season has seen flights to many destinations reach or even exceed pre-pandemic passenger levels from 2019. According to data from aviation analytics firm, Cirium overall, departures from UK airports will hit 81% of 2019 levels but some individual destinations exceed the same period in 2019 by as [read more]
Airbus figures for January show that the airframer delivered 20 aircraft to 15 customers in the first month of 2023. Deliveries included 18 single-aisle airliners to customers including Air Lease Corporation (ALC) and Aviation Capital Group (ACG). Two wide-body airliners were also delivered, an A330-900 for Virgin Atlantic and an [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has resumed flights from Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) reconnecting the South West with the North West of England. The first of the daily flights took off yesterday and will provide the two areas with direct connections for business and leisure. Luke Lovegrove, [read more]
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