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Articles by Nick Harding
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BA lines up all 4 retro jets for 50,000th customer flight
British Airways (BA/BAW) lined up all four of its specially painted retro jets at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) yesterday to celebrate a milestone for the heritage fleet. The occasion marked the …
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Air Safety
Boeing CEO ‘Sorry for deaths’ after MCAS blamed for ET302 crash
Boeing CEO, Dennis A. Muilenburg, has released a video statement saying he was “sorry for the deaths” following two fatal Boeing 737 Max accidents that have been linked to Boeing’s …
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Loganair celebrates 40 years of Glasgow to Derry flights
Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is celebrating 40 years of flying between Glasgow (GLA/EGPF), Scotland and Derry (LDY/EGAE), Northern Ireland. April 1979 saw the airline fly its first flight between …
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Heathrow’s Terminal 5 is the best in the world
Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has been named as the Worlds Best Airport Terminals by airline and airport review and ranking site, SkyTrax. Heathrow beat off competition from …
Air Safety
Ethiopian 737 Max 8 crash: MCAS was activated
Air crash investigators probing the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 have concluded that Boeing’s MCAS system was active in the moments before it crashed killing 157 people according to …
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WOW Air ceases operations leaving thousands stranded
Icelandic budget carrier WOW Air (WW/WOW) has ceased operations this morning after failing to secure a cash injection. The airline has been heavily in debt and was desperately seeking a …
Military
UK signs deal for 5 E-7 Wedgetail Early Warning aircraft
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced it has signed a deal to purchase five Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft (AEW&C). The E-7 Wedgetail will replace …