The first Ultra Long Range (ULR) Airbus A350 XWB has made its debut from final assembly in Toulouse prior to having the engines fitted. The aircraft, which is destined for Singapore Airlines, was rolled out of the final assembly hangar following completion of the airframe assembly and has now moved [read more]
Ryanair has announced it is to close its base at Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) later this year with the aircraft and routes moving to Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH). The Irish budget carrier currently has 1 aircraft based at the Scottish airport but under its revised plans for Winter 2018 it will move the [read more]
British Airways and other airlines are running a reduced operation at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) today due to the what is being called ‘The Beast from the East’. Freezing temperatures and snow have meant that Heathrow’s biggest operator has had to cancel a number of flights to maintain a safe and [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has cancelled 34 flights on Monday 26th February as the “beast from the east” rolls into the UK overnight. Freezing temperatures and snow are set to cause major disruption across the UK over the next 7 days with temperatures plummeting to sub-zero and getting colder as the [read more]
Stobart Group has filed a statement with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) showing it has struggling low-fares airline Flybe on its radar for a takeover. The statement, which was filed yesterday (22nd February) says that Stobart Group has been “reviewing alternative structures for our airline and leasing business that can play [read more]
Hot off the heels of confirming at another UK display the Hellenic Air Force F16 Display Team “Zeus” has also confirmed for Yeovilton Air Day 2018. The annual air show at RNAS Yeovilton, which this year is on the 7th July, will see the Block 52+ variant F16 make its [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is shaping up to be a year to remember with a Greek F16 amongst many confirmed aircraft. The Air Tattoo will celebrate the RAF’s 100 year anniversary as its theme for 2018 and as part of the celebrations Zeus, the Hellenic Air [read more]
Norwegian has said that it will use Boeing Gatwick for the maintenance of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 2019. The 787’s which are currently maintained under Boeings Gold Care program have gone to various facilities including British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC). BAMC had hoped to get the long-term 787 work from [read more]
An Indian man has secured a deal worth nearly £4bn (Rs 35,000 crore) for an aircraft he built on his rooftop. Amol Yadav of Thrust Aircraft started to develop and build his 6-seat single-engined aircraft 10 years ago and had sold his house to realise his dreams. But now it [read more]
The first Airbus A350-1000 has left Toulouse for Doha after it was officially handed over to Qatar Airways yesterday. The aircraft MSN88 (A7-ANA), was due to be delivered to the launch customer in 2017 but delays meant delivery was put off until yesterday. Some of the delays centred around Qatar [read more]
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