European aerospace giant Airbus has broken ground at the site if its new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf. Tbe site at Wunstorf Air Base, which is home to the German Air Forces A400M transport fleet, will start maintaining A400Ms from mid 2027 and employ around 300 people. The ground-breaking ceremont [read more]
Squadron Leader Jon Bond has been announced as the new leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows, known as Red One, for the team’s 60th display season. 2024 will see the team return to its familiar nine-ship formation heralding the return of the Diamond Nine [read more]
US carrier United Airlines has placed an order for 50 additiinal Boeing 787 airliners with the Seattle-based airframer. The deal will see the airline become the worlds largest operator of the 787 Dreamliner as it brings the total ordered by the airline to 150. The order is for the mid-size [read more]
Airline leasing specialist Avolon has announced a positive 3rd quarter of 2023 with a series of new leases and fleet additions. The Dublin, Ireland based lessor says it has completed 43 lease transactions which include new aircraft, lease extensions and follow-ons. This includes 7 brand new aircraft to 7 different [read more]
Russian airline Ural Airlines has comfirmed that, subject to engineering assessments, it plans to fly their stranded Airbus A320 from the field in which it becme stranded in following and emergency. The Airbus A320 (RA73805) landed in the field following an hydraulic fsilure on a flight from Sochi to Omsk [read more]
Located in Elvington on the outskirts of York, this former RAF station and WWII bomber base should be high on the list of places to visit for aviation enthusiasts across the country. Whilst the Northeast of England and Yorkshire are not as well catered as the South of the country [read more]
The World Travel Awards (WTA) has voted Wizz Air as Europe’s leading low-cost airline in its 2023 awards. The Hungarian based low-cost carrier, which has a UK subsiduary, won the award for its unwavering commitment to providing world-class customer service and pioneering sustainable aviation practices. Another UK airline which received [read more]
Cathay Group has firmed up an order for 32 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft to be split between its airlines including Cathay Pacific and HK Express. The additional aircraft are made up of A320neo and A321neo variants and brings the total on order to 64. The aircraft will be used to [read more]
Southend Airport has had some welcome news. Low-cost carrier easyJet has added two new cities to their list of direct destinations from SEN/EGMC. Starting in December, Grenoble (GNB/LFLS) and Geneva (GVA/LSGG) will join their itinerary, which currently spans Alicante, Amsterdam, Faro, Grenoble, Malaga, Palma, and Paris. It’s hoped that these [read more]
European aerospace giant Airbus has nominated Christian Scherer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of all commercial aircraft business. The nove is part of a leadership evolution in the Executive Committee at Airbus and establishes a dedicated head at the helm of the Commercial Aircraft business. “Since 2019, the leadership roles [read more]
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