The Dubai Airshow has got underway and the first day saw just two aircraft orders. In an unusually slow start Boeing received orders for two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from Biman Bangladesh. Although early days the slow start could be indicative of the current market for Middle Eastern airlines which [read more]
Microsoft has released another gameplay trailer for its brand new Flight Simulator software due for release next year. The new game signals a comeback for Microsoft which dropped its Flight Simulator title in 2009 when it closed its Aces studio. Thanks to the Microsoft Azure AI engine, the decision was [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has launched a flash sale this autumn releasing 30,000 seats to and from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for £30 or less. Destinations available in the offer include Nice, Verona, Venice and Amsterdam. Winter sports destinations, Geneva and Turin are also available given cheap access to the Alps. European [read more]
US company Spirit Aero Systems has purchased several Bombardier aerospace facilities including its site in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The deal is reportedly worth more than $1bn and will help Spirit Aero Systems diversify its customer base away from US airframer, Boeing. The move will see the Kansas based company become [read more]
Old Sarum airfield, which has seen continuous flying since 1917, will officially close on 31st October 2019 at 16:45hrs. The move was originally reported by us back in July after aircraft owners were issued with a notice to leave the site by that date. The airfield has been operating at [read more]
Swansea City Football Club has released a statement condemning an image mocking the air crash which killed Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala. The club said that it was “aware of the disgraceful image currently circulating on social media ahead of Sunday’s South Wales derby in relation to the sad death [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), The Red Arrows, have gone Cosmic in the USA as they flew with the former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, “Cosmic Girl”. The 747 recently left the Virgin Atlantic fleet to start her new life as the launch platform for Virgin Orbit‘s LauncherOne system. [read more]
Ryanair subsidiary Lauda (OE/LDM) is to launch flights from Vienna (VIE/LOWW) to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) from March next year. The twice-weekly flights will be operated by an Airbus A320 and will run on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Sunday flight will leave Vienna at 10:00hrs arriving at Bristol at 11:35hrs and [read more]
Virgin Atlantic has changed the name of Boeing 747-400 G-VLIP from “Hot Lips” top the “The Falcon” as the aircraft has been repainted in a special Star Wars livery. Not officially unveiled yet, the 747 was spotted by photographer Simon Austen coming out of the paint shop and the images [read more]
Over the last few days some unusual aircraft had started to appear at UK and Irish airports including three Boeing 767’s from Eastern and a Malaysian Airbus A380. This combined with handling requests for other wet-lease operators such as HiFly at Gatwick and Manchester were the first clue that the [read more]
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