A “Parachute stall” was the most likely cause of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Worcestershire last year according to the Air Accident Investigations Branch who published their report in crash today. The amateur made hot air balloon DB-6R (registered as G-CMFS) was taking part in a competition event [read more]
A 73-year old British man has died on a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) after the flight hit severe turbulence. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft which was operating SQ321 hit the turbulence en route from London to Singapore causing the aircraft to divert to Bangkok. Authorities in Bangkok have [read more]
East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) has partnered with inclusive travel tech firm Transreport to improve and enhance inclusive travel from the Leicestershire airport. Transreport will work with the airport to create more streamlined processes and creater accessibility for travellers improving the customer experience for disabled passengers. East Midlands Airport is already [read more]
Leading Irish airliner Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has begun flights to Denver, Colorado from Dublin (DUB/EIDW) with the first flight taking off today at 1530 local time. The new route will be operated four times per week by an Airbus A330 with flight times selected to allow for seamless connections from [read more]
Alison FitzGerald has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) with immediate effect. Alison was selected by the board after holding the role as Co-CEO since January together with Chief Financial Officer Wilma Allan. Appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2016, Alison has helped [read more]
Ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching. New route from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Varna, Bulgaria from 18th June. The three-times-per-week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will operate throughout Summer 2024. The popular city break destination is already served by Wizz Air from London Luton but the airline now wants [read more]
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 25 aircraft in Quarter 1 of 2024, a 67% increase on 2023 when it delivered just 15. Of the delivered aircraft, 18 were from Embraers executive jet product line and seven were from the commercial product line. The figures were announced as part of Embraer’s Q1 [read more]
A drop in reliability to below the UK average has forced Guernsey based airline Aurigny to lease two new ATR 72-600 aircraft in a bid to arrest the fall. The airline, which is owned by the States of Guernsey, had previously been one of the UK’s most punctual airlines but [read more]
Refuellers employed by AFS at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) have called off their planned strike over the coming bank holiday weekend after agreeing a new deal. The action, called by the Unite Union, was a result of new employees being offered less pension benefits and sick leave creating a two-tier [read more]
The UK has officially open the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel clearing house at the University of Sheffield, funded by the Department for Transport (DfT). The UK SAF Clearing House will be responsible for the helping companies test and qualify Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) both produced and used in the UK. [read more]
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