Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) has been awarded three best airport in Europe (under 2 million passengers) award for the fourth consecutive year running. The award comes from Airports Council International (ACI), which represents the global airport industry. Inverness Airport, which is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) was praised [read more]
Irelands flag carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has revealed the latest of its special liveries that adorn its fleet and this one is to mark Aer Lingus being the official airline of Irish Rugby. The livery, named “Green Spirit” features Irish rugby icons including Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Robbie Henshaw, and [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will be marking their 60th anniversary at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. This year will see the return of the nine-ship formations, including the famous Diamond Nine, under the leadership of new Red One Squadron Leader Jon [read more]
On the 8th March 2014 Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappeared from the skies with 239 passengers on board and 10 years on, no cause has ever been found, in fact, the plane itself has never been found. The mystery of MH370 has given rise to lots of searches across huge [read more]
Leading US airline American Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 85 additional Airbus A321neo single-aisle airlines bringing its total order for the type up to 219. 70 A321neos have already been delivered to the American Airlines since it received its first one in 2019. It is the worlds [read more]
Airbus Helicopters has ended this years Heli Expo with commitments for 155 aircraft including 40 firm orders. The biggest customer came in the form of an historic contract with Saudi Arabian base The Helicopter company (THC) which committed to 120 aircraft including firm orders for 8 H125s and 10 H145s. [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it will need to cancel parts of its planned summer schedule as Boeing will fail to deliver all of the 57 Boeing 737 Max aircraft expected in the next few months. The cuts are equivalent to pulling 10 aircraft’s worth of flights from [read more]
Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines has announced it is increasing the number of flights between iGA Istanbul Airport and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) from 19th May 2024. A fourth flight will be added on the route bringing the total number of flights per week to 25. The additional flight will operate on [read more]
The annual airline survey carried out by Which? has ranked low cost carrier Wizz Air as the worst UK airline in its latest findings. In the survey, which asked over 8,000 travellers, Wizz Air received a one star rating for boarding, cabin environment and seat comfort. Combined with Civil Aviation [read more]
Low-cost Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of 20 Airbus A330neo airliners as it looks to expand its operation to longer haul flights. When finalised, the A330neo, whose wings and engines are made in the UK, will be the first [read more]
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