Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Air show news

Farnborough Airshow to axe public weekend displays

The organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow have said that they will no longer be organising a public display as part of the biennial event. The event will now focus solely on the 5 trade days of the airshow where manufacturers from across Aerospace demonstrate their products to potential buyers [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737 aircraft
Destinations

Ryanair to open new base in Toulouse

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced it is to create a new base in Toulouse, France. The two-aircraft base will open in October 2019 and will serve 20 routes including 11 new ones including: Alicante (2 per week) Brest (3) Budapest (2) Lille (daily) Luxembourg (3) Marseille (Daily service) Oujda [read more]

Ryanair Head Office
News

Ryanair makes first loss since 2014

Budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has posted 3rd Quarter losses of £17.2m, its first loss since 2014, despite passenger numbers being up. The airline blamed lower fare prices and excess winter capacity for the losses as well as a much higher fuel bill, up 32%. Traffic with the airline grew 8% [read more]

Airbus A330-900neo
Aviation engineering news

A330neo gets ‘beyond 180 minutes’ ETOPS certification

The Airbus A330-900neo has been granted ‘beyond 180 minutes’ ETOPS certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) clearing the way for operators of the type to use it on long haul routings. ETOPS (Extended Twin Engine Operations) is a set of rules initially introduced by International Civil Aviation Organisation [read more]

Airlander 10
News

Hybrid Air Vehicles gets production approval

Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind the worlds longest aircraft – Airlander 10, has been granted Production Organisation Approval by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The approval means that the company, which already holds design approval can look towards Type Certification for their hybrid aircraft/airship. Set up in 2007, [read more]

A KLM Embraer lands at Cardiff Airport (Image: TransportMedia UK)
Aviation safety news

Flights to Amsterdam cancelled due to high winds

Many flights from the UK to Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport (AMS/EHAM) have been cancelled today as wind speeds expected to exceed 30mph. At least 60 flights have been cancelled with KLM being the worst affected. The dutch airline has cancelled all flights from London Heathrow, London City, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, [read more]