Isle of Wight based aircraft manafacturer Britten Norman has secured the investment it was seeking to fund the scaling up of output to meet to demand for its aircraft. The investment has come from a group of investors led by 4D Capital Partners Group LLP and will provide funds to [read more]
Doncaster Council says it has agreed a 125 year lease with Peel Group for the site of Doncaster Sheffield Airport bringing its potential reopening one step closer. Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed in November 2022 after the owners said it was no longer commercially viable as an airport and produced plans [read more]
It’s been a bumper order day for Airbus with two Asian carriers placing A350 orders totalling 54 aircraft Korean Air was first to pull the trigger with an order for 33 A350s split between 27 -100 models and six -900 models for its long haul needs as it prepares to [read more]
Edinburgh headquarted Menzies Aviation has been selected by Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport to provide ground handling services. The eight year contract will see Menzies engage in local recruitment programme to match the expected demand for its services from the 25 passenger airlines that use the airport. The airport is [read more]
The Department for Transport (DfT) Future of Flight Action Plan, which has just been published, envisages pilotless personal air taxis to be operational by 2030 as it looks to increase the use of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The plan also highlights the increased use [read more]
Aer Lingus has signed a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways meaning that the Doha-based airline now codeshares with all IAG airlines including British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. The latest codeshare agreement means Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect between Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus flights [read more]
AJET, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has opened sales for tickets ahead of its first AJET flight later this month on the 31st March. Istanbul headquartered AJET is the new name for AnadoluJet which launched in 2008 as a low-cost airline to improve travel links to the Anatolia [read more]
Finnish flag carrier, Finnair, has become the latest airliner to fully adopt Avios points for its frequent flyer reward program as part of IAG Loyalty. The change came into force on the 11th March and will see Finnair Plus members now able to collect and use Avios points in the [read more]
Kirkwall and Inverness Airports are set to receive a £9 million upgrade to new energy efficient Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) systems. The new system will be installed at Kirkwall by contractors GM Henderson following an open tender process and G&A Barnie will carry out the work at Inverness. The new [read more]
Continuing its strong start to the year Airbus has delivered 49 aircraft to 28 customers in the month of February making the deliveries for the year to date 79. Deliveries included 45 single-aisle airlines and 4 wide-bodies. Airbus delivered Six A220 airliners to airlines including Delta Airlines, Breeze and JetBlue [read more]
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