European aerospace giant Airbus delivered 61 airliners to 33 customers around the globe in April 2024 bringing year to date deliveries to 203. April saw primarily A320 family deliveries with 22 Airbus A320neo and 29 A321neo airliners being delivered to customers including easyJet, Wizz Air and British Airways. Other single-aisle [read more]
A drop in reliability to below the UK average has forced Guernsey based airline Aurigny to lease two new ATR 72-600 aircraft in a bid to arrest the fall. The airline, which is owned by the States of Guernsey, had previously been one of the UK’s most punctual airlines but [read more]
The UK’s leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is celebrating one year of connecting remote destinations in Scotland with London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) with what it calls “Gamechanger” routes. After obtaining the sought after slots into Heathrow Loganair announced it would connect the UK capital to Derry and Dundee, the latter connecting [read more]
RwandAir, the national airline of Rwanda, has begun daily flights between Kigali and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) up from its previous four flights per week. The frequency increase shows the demand for the route which is operated by an Airbus A330. The daily flight from London to Kigali WB711 departs Heathrow [read more]
CAVU, founded by Manchester Airports Group, has unveiled its planned introduction of a private terminal called “aether” at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) which will open later this year. CAVU, which operates 24 lounges, has formed a strategic partnership with BMW and award-winning chef Adam Reid to deliver the new premium experience [read more]
Airports across the UK are returning to normal today after the overnight failure of all Passport eGates across the country caused chaos for arriving passengers. During the chaos many passengers were stranded on planes on the tarmac waiting to disembark for hours at some of the busier airports. The UK [read more]
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]
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]
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 (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]
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