British Airways (BA/BAW) has become first UK airline to suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Israel as rockets are launched from Gaza strip at the city The nove comes following Saturdays attack on Israel by Palestinian terrorists which has so far seen over 1200 people killed. Flights initially continued to Israel [read more]
A huge fire has closed London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) overnight with flights suspended until at least 3pm The fire broke out in one of the airports multi-storey car parks causing a partial collapse of the structure. Witnesses described an “infermo” in the car park with up to 200 vehicles being [read more]
Squadron Leader Jon Bond has been announced as the new leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows, known as Red One, for the team’s 60th display season. 2024 will see the team return to its familiar nine-ship formation heralding the return of the Diamond Nine [read more]
The World Travel Awards (WTA) has voted Wizz Air as Europe’s leading low-cost airline in its 2023 awards. The Hungarian based low-cost carrier, which has a UK subsiduary, won the award for its unwavering commitment to providing world-class customer service and pioneering sustainable aviation practices. Another UK airline which received [read more]
Cathay Group has firmed up an order for 32 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft to be split between its airlines including Cathay Pacific and HK Express. The additional aircraft are made up of A320neo and A321neo variants and brings the total on order to 64. The aircraft will be used to [read more]
Southend Airport has had some welcome news. Low-cost carrier easyJet has added two new cities to their list of direct destinations from SEN/EGMC. Starting in December, Grenoble (GNB/LFLS) and Geneva (GVA/LSGG) will join their itinerary, which currently spans Alicante, Amsterdam, Faro, Grenoble, Malaga, Palma, and Paris. It’s hoped that these [read more]
European aerospace giant Airbus has nominated Christian Scherer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of all commercial aircraft business. The nove is part of a leadership evolution in the Executive Committee at Airbus and establishes a dedicated head at the helm of the Commercial Aircraft business. “Since 2019, the leadership roles [read more]
Aircraft manufacturing has returned to the UK for the first time in decades as Britten-Norman opens its new production line for BN Islander aircraft at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. The Islander has been produced in various variants for 50 years but production was moved to Eastern Europe in the 1960s, [read more]
French regional turboprop specialist ATR has been awarded an order for two new ATR42-600 aircraft by Maldavian Airlines. The national airline of the Maldives will use the new more efficient aircraft to replace older generation aircraft and will join its existing two ATR72-600 and one ATR42-600 aircraft already in its [read more]
A crash during a practice flight of the Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, has killed a 5-year-old girl on the ground. Footage of the accident shows the aircraft “Pony 4”, an Aermacchi MB-339, break off from the formation and descend towards the ground as it [read more]
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