May 2024 - Page 4 of 4 - UK Aviation News

H.E. Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry (centre, right) and Antonoaldo Neves (centre, left) posing with the signed Stopover Abu Dhabi agreement.

Free stay at a Abu Dhabi hotel for Etihad passengers

07/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Etihad has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) to offer passengers transiting through Abu Dhabi with Etihad a free one or two night stay at a premium Abu Dhabi hotel. Guests booking flights with Etihad through Abu Dhabi will now have the option to [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Boeing facing fresh probe after admitting it may not have inspected 787s properly

06/05/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

US plane maker Boeing is facing fresh probes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after it admitted it may have not inspected Boeing 787 Dreamliners properly. The investigation will look at whether staff falsified records about aircraft rolling off the production 787 production line forcing Boeing to reinspect all current [read more]

IndiGo places order for 30 Airbus A350s

06/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

India’s largest airline, IndiGo has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 Airbus A350 widebodies as it looks to expand its international long-haul network. The order comes ahead of an expected boom in international travel from India which is already the fastest growing aviation market in the world. IndiGo’s [read more]

Eastern Airways ATR72-600 (Image: Eastern Airways/Brad Simpson)

Eastern Airways launch Aberdeen to Teesside air service

04/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) is launching a direct flight between Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) and Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) restoring North-east England connectivity to Scotland. Starting on the 20th May, the new service will initially operate daily Monday to Friday and on a Sunday but this will increase to twice daily from the [read more]

Avolon reports 91% increase in net income

02/05/2024 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Aviation leasing specialist Avolon has reported Quarter 1 results that show a year on year increase in net income of 91%. The Dublin based company specialises in leasing airliners to carriers around the globe with a fleet of 577 aircraft in service. During Q1 Avolon delivered 9 new aircraft and [read more]

Turkish Airlines unveils partnership with Airbus and Rolls-Royce

01/05/2024 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has unveiled a new initiative with Airbus and Rolls-Royce in a bid to strengthen Turkiye’s role in the aerospace industry. Unveiled at a meeting at Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul the new initiative, known as Strategic Türkiye Enhanced Programme (STEP), will create highly skilled jobs [read more]