Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has signed an historic deal for 220 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus. The deal, widely tipped to come during the Dubai Airshow, sees the airline sign top for a mixture if single-aisle and wide body airliners. The iGA Istanbul Airport based airline has ordered [read more]
Japan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 airliner at a ceremony in Toulouse, France how of the European aerospace giant. The Japan Airlines A350 is configure with a four class cabin including six first class suites each of which has a choice of three modes: sofa, seat [read more]
Dublin based leasing specialist Avolon is continuing its growth with the order of 140 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. in its latest round of orders the global finance company has ordered 100 Airbus A321neos from Airbus and 40 Boeing 737 max jets from Boeing. The orders bring the total [read more]
European aircraft developer Maeve Aerospace has unveiled an 80 seat hybrid airliner which it says will have the performance of a jet but the efficiency of a turbo-prop. The airliner, known as M80, is c clean sheet design aircraft and will have a range of 800nm whilst having a 40% [read more]
Dronamics, the worlds first cargo drone airline, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to develop its Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) propulsion system for its Black Swan cargo drone. The Black Swan can carry 350kg of cargo up to 2,500km and the proposed HFC propulsion [read more]
Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific has placed an order for the Airbus A350 Freighter as it seeks to build its future cargo fleet. The deal for six aircraft will see the A350F, whose wings are made in Broughton, North Wales, become central the airlines cargo operation. When certified, the A359F [read more]
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has become the first nation to confirm its attendance at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2024. An RCAF CF-188A Hornet will take part in the flying display for the first time since 2018 and combines with a celebration for the Royal Canadian Air [read more]
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has been given the Award of Honour from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP).for “an outstanding and enduring contribution to aviation, not least operating as a living memorial to aviators killed in the service of the nation”.. Office Commanding (OC-BBMF) Squadron Leader [read more]
Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has confirmed that German carrier Eurowings is set to launch direct flights between the North West and Stuttgart, Germany from Spring 2024. Operating four times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays the service will be operated by an Airbus A319. Stuttgart will be the 8th [read more]
According to a report from AeroCloud, the intelligent airport management platform, over half of UK airports are worried about financial stability following the global pandemic. The “Getting on the runway to growth” report showed that 58% of UK airport leaders were concerned about their financial stability despite air traffic returning [read more]
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