On the 28th October 1972 Airbus flew its first commercial airliner, the Airbus A300. As well as being Airbus first aircraft, it was also the worlds first twin-engine wide-body aircraft. Developed in the 1960’s the A300 was the first aircraft to be designed and built by the newly created Airbus [read more]
Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has said it has appointed three new directors including a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Jason Clark joins the airport having previously been the CFO for Condor Ferries, the main ferry operator between the UK, France and the Channel Islands. Graeme Gamble has been appointed as Chief [read more]
Welsh wings made by Airbus in Broughton are helping the newly delivered Airbus A350-900ULR fly routes up to 9,700nm. The Ultra Long Range (ULR) variant of the ground breaking A350XWB range of aircraft has just entered service with Singapore Airlines, who have ordered 7 of the type. Aside from the [read more]
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) has announced that plans to build a “state-of-the-art” terminal extension by the end of 2019. The £12m three-storey terminal extension would accommodate new, larger departure gates, seating areas and new retail, food and beverage outlets as well as a revamped international arrivals process, including immigration, baggage reclaim & [read more]
Low-cost, long-haul specialist Norwegian.com has been unveiled as the most fuel efficient transatlantic airline, for the second year in a row. The white paper that was released today by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) analysed the fuel efficiency of the 20 leading airlines on routes between Europe and [read more]
European aerospace company Airbus has said it is planning to add its aeronautical expertise to an innovation that could revolutionize maritime transport. The SeaWing is a fully automated para-foil kite which is deployed from the front of the ship in order to “tow” the vessel through the water providing an [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is close to signing a deal worth $2.6bn for six Boeing E7 Wedgetail aircraft according to sources within Whitehall. The Airborne Early Warning & Command aircraft will join the Royal Air Force as a direct replacement for the ageing Boeing E3 Sentry fleet based at [read more]
Ryanair is bringing in new rules that will limit the amount of baggage that you can bring on board the aircraft, unless you pay a fee of course! Under the new rules, which come into force on the 1st November 2018, you can now only bring a bag on-board that [read more]
GKN Fokker Services, part of GKN Aerospace, has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by EASA for its ADS-B Out modification for Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. The certificate allows GKN Fokker Services to carry out the modification to ADS-B Out on Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft ahead of the deadline [read more]
Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways (EY/ETD) has announced it will start Dreamliner operations at Manchester Airport from November. A Boeing 787-9 will replace the Boeing 777-300ER on one of the two daily flights between Manchester and Abu Dhabi adding an upgraded experience for travelers between the two cities. The Dreamliner [read more]
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