Month: November 2024

British Airways (BA/BAW) has been hit by another IT outage which is stopping pilots from being able to access and file flight plans digitally resulting in delays and cancellations from London Heathrow Airport. The system outage is also affecting other IAG airlines using Terminal 5 at Heathrow including Iberia. Many [read more]

Boeing has unveiled its 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast, projecting a significant transformation in the air cargo industry over the next two decades. The report highlights a doubling of global air cargo traffic by 2043, underpinned by robust demand from emerging markets, booming e-commerce, and shifting global supply chain dynamics. The [read more]

Jet2 (LS/EXS) has announced that it will open a new UK base next summer at Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) with flights to 17 destinations across Europe. The new base means that UK holiday airline, which includes Jet2 Holidays, will once again be going head to head with easyJet and Ryanair which [read more]

Airbus continued its strong year of aircraft production with 62 airliners being delivered in October to 37 customers around the world. Continuing the year long trend, Single-aisle airliners such as the A320neo and A220 families dominated deliveries accounting to 56 of the 62 deliveries. The A321neo was the most popular [read more]

Four Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses have been deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire as part of the latest European Bomber Task Force by the United States Air Force (USAF). The aircraft will operate as the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taking part in exercises together with NATO Allies and other international partners [read more]

Jet2 (LS/EXS), the last British passenger operator of the Boeing 757, has begun retirement of the mid-range twin-jet as deliveries of the A321neo continue. The airline has operated the workhorse airliner on holiday routes from the UK with a peak of 13 757s in its fleet. But with an average [read more]

TUI UK has celebrated the launch of flights to Luxor, Egypt by surprising passengers on the first flights from Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) with chocolates and balloons. The holiday company is operating two flights per week from the UK to the city which is famed for its mesmerising [read more]

This week has seen a raft of orders for Airbus Helicopters including an historic contract for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The SkyAlyne partnership was first to sign this week when they placed an order for 19 Airbus H135 helicopters for RCAF military training. The partnership is a joint [read more]