A Virgin Atlantic Airbus Boeing 787 wing has collided with the tail of a British Airways Airbus A350 whilst being pushed back at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). Pictures on social media show significant damage to the wing of the Boeing 787 and the horizontal stabilizer of the A350. It is [read more]
Korean Air, the national airline of South Korea, has finalised a deal that sees it become the latest operator of the long-haul Airbus A350XWB airliner. The order for 33 aircraft comprises of 27 A350-1000s and six of the smaller A350-900s which offers the longest range of any airliner currently available. [read more]
On the 30th March 2024 Air Malta, the national airline of Malta, ceased operations and just hours later, was replaced a new airline called KM Malta Airlines. Air Malta began operations in 1974 based in Luqa airport on Malta and grew to be the flag carrier for the island operating [read more]
The mass manufacturing of a flying car has taken a step closer to reality with a new deal signed between AirCar developers KleinVision and Chinese flying car specialist Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co., LTD. Under the deal, the Chinese company will have the exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute [read more]
It’s been a bumper order day for Airbus with two Asian carriers placing A350 orders totalling 54 aircraft Korean Air was first to pull the trigger with an order for 33 A350s split between 27 -100 models and six -900 models for its long haul needs as it prepares to [read more]
Edinburgh headquarted Menzies Aviation has been selected by Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport to provide ground handling services. The eight year contract will see Menzies engage in local recruitment programme to match the expected demand for its services from the 25 passenger airlines that use the airport. The airport is [read more]
Kirkwall and Inverness Airports are set to receive a £9 million upgrade to new energy efficient Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) systems. The new system will be installed at Kirkwall by contractors GM Henderson following an open tender process and G&A Barnie will carry out the work at Inverness. The new [read more]
Continuing its strong start to the year Airbus has delivered 49 aircraft to 28 customers in the month of February making the deliveries for the year to date 79. Deliveries included 45 single-aisle airlines and 4 wide-bodies. Airbus delivered Six A220 airliners to airlines including Delta Airlines, Breeze and JetBlue [read more]
Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) has been awarded three best airport in Europe (under 2 million passengers) award for the fourth consecutive year running. The award comes from Airports Council International (ACI), which represents the global airport industry. Inverness Airport, which is operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) was praised [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows will be marking their 60th anniversary at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. This year will see the return of the nine-ship formations, including the famous Diamond Nine, under the leadership of new Red One Squadron Leader Jon [read more]
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