The nose gear of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to British Airways (BA/BAW )has collapsed on the stand at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The aircraft, Boeing 787-8 G-ZBJB, had arrived to Heathrow from Moscow operating flight BA881 and was parked when the incident occurred. The aircraft was due to operate [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft, known as the Boeing 737-8200. Ryanair describes the aircraft as a gamechanger and the aircraft is a Boeing 737-Max8 but with a cabin configured to seat 200. The aircraft arrived in Dublin today from Seattle, [read more]
Aer Lingus’ UK subsiduary, Aer Lingus UK has delayed the planned start of transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) as Coronavirus restrictions on both sides of the Atlantic continue to prevent all but essential travel. Aer Lingus UK was due to launch flights to New York and Orlando on 29th [read more]
New Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY has shown off its colours as its Airbus A321neo gets painted ahead of entry to service. The airline aims to begin flying later this month after obtaining its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) in may. London Stansted is one of the routes that will form part [read more]
As we move from a year with no air shows to a year with just a handful, it’s great to finally be talking about one that is actually going ahead this weekend. The Midlands Air Festival will take place this weekend at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire and will mark the the [read more]
Russia denied entry to its airspace for two flights that were trying to avoid Belarusian airspace in accordance with EU warnings. The flights were being carried out by EU airlines Air France and Austrian Airlines Russia, an ally of Belarus, refused entry without a “new authorisation” for the flights. Belarus [read more]
Organisers of the Wales Airshow have announced that the 2021 event has been cancelled. The airshow was due to take place in July along Swansea seafront but like many events, has fallen victim to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Airshow organisers Swansea Council say that the event will now return 2nd [read more]
Florida based Aerion has collapsed after failing to fund the production of its supersonic business jet despite having significant interest from operators. Founded by Robert Bass in 2004, Aerion had planned to build the AS2, a sonic boomless business jet capable of travelling at Mach 1.4. The company attracted backing [read more]
Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced a new Cardiff to Edinburgh flight boosting connectivity between Wales and Scotland. The service will operate five times per week from 2nd August 2021 and will be operated by an Embraer E145 jet. Kay Ryan, Loganair’s chief commercial officer, said: “I know many [read more]
Air Canada is planning to launch a direct flight between Toronto and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) in Summer 2022. According to filings the route will commence on 1st June 2022 and will be operated by a Boeing 737 Max. The route is currently served by Canadian carrier, Air Transat.
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