Boeing has announced it is committing to expanding its Charleston, South Carolina operation creating 500 new jobs. Charleston is home to the production of Dreamliners, where the complete cycle of fabrication and assembly through to delivery takes place for 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft. Boeing’s plans include expanding both of [read more]
Leading regional carrier Loganair (LM/LOG) has shown continued resilience in the domestic travel market posting a profit of £6.9m in its latest financial results. The profit shows a continued trend for the airline and comes despite Loganair completing its fleet transition to an ATR operation and retiring its Saabs during [read more]
Air India has disclosed it is the customer for 10 A350 and 90 A320 family aircraft that previously sat as undisclosed on Airbus’ order books. The order is in addition to the 250 aircraft order the TATA Group owned airline had already placed with Airbus which consisted of 40 A350s [read more]
A section of the wreckage of the Boeing 747 N739PA, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland on the 21st of December 1988, is being sent to the US ahead of an upcoming trial of Abu Agila Mas’ud who is charged with the destruction of the aircraft. The section being sent to [read more]
Hong Kong International Airport has officially begun three runway operations following the official commission of the Three Runway System (3RS) on the 29th of November. Having three runways operating simultaneously will enhance Kong kong’s position as a major international hub and help the airport reach its targets of 120 million [read more]
A recently published report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) into an incident involving a Ryanair Boeing 737-Max8200 at London Stansted shows the pilots temporarily lost control of the aircraft during a go-around procedure, at one point descending so rapidly the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EWGPS) was triggered. [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has announced plans for its next stage of expansion which include a 150 metre runway extension that could see it operate regular transatlantic flights. The airport unveiled the plans as it began a public consultation stage on its next phase of development to take the airport to [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates (EK/UAE) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 marking an important step for the airline in its fleet growth strategy. Emirates has a long standing relationship with Airbus being the worlds largest operator of the A380 but has relied heavily on Boeing to form the backbone of [read more]
British Airways has unveiled its new first class seat which will it says will form part of the Airbus A380 cabin refit that is due to start rolling out in 2026. The new ultra-wide seat is 36.5″ wide & 79″ long when in lie-flat bed mode and features a multi-purpose [read more]
Irish airline Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) is set to launch its Black Friday sale tomorrow, Tuesday 26th November with price drops on many routes across the Atlantic from Manchester Airport. The airline operates from Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to destinations including New York (JFK), Orlando (MCO) or Barbados (BGI) and the sale will [read more]
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