ATR-72-600 Maldivian
Airline news

ATR delivers first Maldivian ATR72-600

Toulouse-based airframer ATR has delivered the first of three ATR aircraft to Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives. The ATR 72-600 is the first of two -600 ordered by the airliner and in addition to an ATR42-600 which was also ordered. The new aircraft are equipped with the latest [read more]

Weston Air Festival (Image: P. Harrison)
Air show news

Weston Air Festival will not return in 2023

Weston Air Festival, the popular free airshow held at Weston Super Mare will not return in 2023 after the county council said it could not afford the subsidy needed to run the show. The event needs a subsidy of £135,000 which North Somerset Council said it could not justify during [read more]

Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Airline news

Qatar Airways boosts Edinburgh routes

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has confirmed it is increasing its Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) service to ten flights per week from February 2023. The service is operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and will add further connectivity from Scotland’s busiest airport to the rest of the world via Doha. Kate [read more]

The 1,574th and final Boeing 747 (Image: Boeing/Paul Weatherman)
Aviation engineering news

Final Boeing 747 rolls out of Everett

The final Boeing 747 to ever be made has rolled out of the Everett plant in Washington state this morning marking the end of more than 50 years of continuous production. The Boeing 747-8F is the 1,574th Boeing 747 to be built and the freighter aircraft will be delivered to [read more]