The UK Government announced it was making £250 million in funding available for Green Aerospace projects in a bid to drive forward greener air travel. Announcing the funding at the Paris Airshow, Industry Minister Sarah Jones said: “This is the latest win for British aerospace in the run-up to the [read more]
Embraer has sold a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the Portuguese Government for the Portuguese Air Force and it is understood that the Portuguese Government want to add ten options for further aircraft into the contract. “With this decision, Portugal continues to invest in the capabilities of the Air Force, [read more]
ANA Holdings, which owns All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Peach Aviation, has signed an order for 27 Airbus A320neo family aircraft at the Paris Airshow today. The order is made up of 24 A321neos and three A321XLRs aircraft of which 14 A321neos will go to ANA and the remainder, including [read more]
An Air India flight from Ahmedabad in India to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. Flight AI171 was being operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (VT-ANB) and according to data from Flightradar 24, the last data was received from the aircraft “seconds after take-off”. The [read more]
Turkish Cargo, the dedicated freighter division of Turkish Airlines, has been named Cargo Airline of the Year at the 2025 World Air Cargo Awards. The award was given to Turkish Cargo by a combination of votes from industry professionals along with an independent jury assessement. Judges praised Turkish Cargo’s excellence [read more]
Airbus has delivered 51 aircraft to 32 customers in May 2025 as the European OEM continues its strong start to 2025 with 243 aircraft delivered so far this year. May’s deliveries consisted of six wide-body airlines made up of three A330-900s and three A350-900s to airlines including Delta Airlines, Emirates [read more]
A planned strike by members of the Unite Union working for Red Handling at London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has been called off after the two sides were able to resolve the issue surrounding pensions. Over a hundred employees went on strike last month as Red Handling and Unite failed to get [read more]
If you’re running a business and starting to think about logistics, you might feel a bit lost. Whether you’re looking to improve your shipping process, streamline inventory management, or find a way to get products to your customers faster, it can seem like a lot to handle. But don’t worry, [read more]
Edinburgh headquartered Menzies Aviation is set to acquire Spirit Cargo Handling from SAS Ground Handling Norway in a deal that will see the British ground handling specialist expand its cargo network. The acquisition of Spirit Cargo Handling will give Menzies addition cargo capacity of up to 150,000 tonnes per year [read more]
Dublin-based leasing specialist Avolon has delivered the first of eight Airbus A320neos to Royal Jordanian marking the delivery with a ceremony at Airbus’ delivery centre in Toulouse. Royal Jordanian A320neos are configured with 180seats in a one-class all economy layout and designed for passenger comfort and efficient operations across its [read more]
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