First A330-800neo breaks cover in Toulouse
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First A330-800neo breaks cover in Toulouse

The latest member of the Airbus A330 family, the A330-800neo (MSN1888) has broken cover from the paint shop in Toulouse, France. Built on the success of the Airbus A330 family, the A330neo (new engine option) offers an upgraded A330 with Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, built on the technology designed for the [read more]

Albawings 737 (Oyoyoy / CC By-SA4.0)
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Albawings plans Tirana to London Stansted service

Albania airline Albawings (2B/AWT) is planning a service from Tirana to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) from spring 2018. Setup in 2015, Albawings operates a fleet of 2 Boeing 737 aircraft (1x -500 & 1x -400) from its home base at Tirana International Airport (TIA/LATI). The service to London Stansted will be [read more]

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Ryanair will not bow to ‘laughable demands’

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it will not bow to ‘laughable demands’ from Pilot Unions as it warned of possible strikes in the Spring. Relations between the airline and its Pilots have broken down since the pilot crisis in autumn 2017 prompting Ryanair to cancel thousands of flights with stikes [read more]

British Airways launches onboard WiFI
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British Airways launches onboard WiFI

British Airways (BA/BAW) has started rolling out high-speed onboard WiFi services on long-haul flights allowing customers to surf the internet, check emails or stream entertainment to their own devices mid-flight. The airline currently has three connected aircraft in service that are equipped with high-speed internet. The WiFi facility will be available [read more]

L-R Gavin Shuker MP Labour Luton South. Clive Condie Chairman LLA. Nick Barton CEO LLA. Chris Grayling MP Secretary State for Transport. Baroness Sugg Aviation Minister. Steve Double MP Transport
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London Luton celebrates 80 years with exhibition

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is hosting an exhibition this week at the Palace of Westminster to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The past 80 years has seen London Luton grow from an aerodrome to a major international airport which saw its busiest-ever year in 2017, with 15.8 million passengers travelling through the [read more]

Solid Airbus performance boosts Welsh Economy
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Solid Airbus performance boosts Welsh Economy

Airbus saw another increase in commercial aircraft deliveries last year for the 15th year in a row giving a boost to welsh jobs and the economy. The company reached a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers over the year, more than four percent higher than the previous [read more]

Primera Air increases Max9 order to 10
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Primera Air cancels Birmingham to Boston launch

Danish low-cost carrier Primera Air has cancelled its planned launch of its Birmingham to Boston flights. The planned 3 times per week service from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Boston (BOS/KBOS) was due to begin on 22nd June 2018. The transatlantic route would have been operated by an Airbus A321neo. Birmingham [read more]