The last British member of 617 Squadron, Johnny Johnson has passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 101. George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson was born on the 25th of November 1921 and joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. In 1943 he was selected to be part [read more]
British Spitfire pilot Carolyn Grace (70), who learnt to fly the Spitfire following the death of her husband Nick in a car crash in 1988, was killed in a car accident on the 2nd of December. Her daughter-in-law Daisy Grace made the sad announcement in the Grace Spitfire Group on [read more]
At 00:35 UK time on the 3rd December Northrop Grumman will unveil the B-21 Raider, the US Air Force’s latest stealth aircraft and long-range strategic bomber. According to sources in the US Government, six B-21 Raiders are undergoing final assembly at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility ahead of the unveiling [read more]
Time is running out on the competition to win a flight in a real Spitfire courtesy of model-making specialist Airfix, who recently announced a special Spitfire kit is to be produced in the UK for the first time since World War II. To win this one-of-a-kind prize, you simply have [read more]
Looking for a bargain this Black Friday, we look at which UK and Irish airlines are offering what deals and whether they really are a bargain! British Airways British Airways is offering deals on mainly its holiday packages with European City breaks from £129pp. Destinations include Prague, Nice and Dublin. [read more]
According to a report by Bloomberg, China Southern has been approached by Oneworld about joining the alliance which is led by British Airways and American Airlines. Bringing China Southern into the alliance would open up connections for alliance members through mainland China as the airline has major hubs in Beijing [read more]
Dublin-based Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has revealed that since the US borders reopened 12 months ago its transatlantic flights have gone up 236%. In November 2021, the IAG-owned airliner operated just 141 flights to the US but this November will see 473 flights with the number of seats available on transatlantic [read more]
BREAKING: A LATAM airliner at Peru’s Jorge Chavez de Lima airport has collided with emergency vehicles causing the aircraft to burst into flames. The flight is understood to be LA2213 from Peru to Juliaca and was taking off at the time of the incident. Fire brigade officer Mario Casaretto told [read more]
UK start-up Hans Airways has today confirmed that it has successfully completed a round of new financing which will enable it to move forward with plans to start flying from Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) to Amritsar, India. The investment will also see the company restructured with Chief Operating Officer Nathan Burkitt [read more]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)have released the first images from the site of the fatal mid-air collision which happened at Dallas Executive Airport at the weekend. The crash happened when a Bell P-63F King Cobra collided with a Boeing B17G Flying Fortress at a display operated by the Commemorative [read more]
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