From March 2020, EI380 and 381 between London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Shannon (SNN/EINN) will be operated by Aer Lingus’ newest aircraft, the Airbus A321LR. The A321LR will be operation transatlantic services for the Irish carrier but like most airlines, when a new aircraft comes into service it is used on [read more]
RAF Typhoon interceptors have been scrambled to intercept a Jet2 flight from Stansted to Dalaman which was being endangered by an unruly passenger. It was originally reported as a Ryanair flight but has since been confirmed as LS1503 which departed Stansted just before 5 pm this evening. The aircraft flew [read more]
Experienced pilots, some flying close to 40 hours a week, reveal the most scenic routes commonly flown by British holidaymakers – and what to look out for. It’s easy to view commercial flights as all about getting from A to B. But wherever you’re flying, there’s a good chance that [read more]
For the first time ever we can get a glimpse into the secretive world of the B2 Stealth Bomber thanks to the US based film producer and radio personality Jeff Bolton. During 2018 Jeff became the first civilian to fly and film on-board the iconic stealth bomber and the video [read more]
A new dating app has been launched specifically with a view to finding love in the air, quite literally! Launched today, Flying Hearts is designed to allow you to connect with the persons whose eyes you meet across the headrests, as long as they want too of course. The interface [read more]
50 years ago today Concorde, the worlds first and only Supersonic airline, took to the skies for the first time from the Toulouse, France. Concorde 001 (F-WTSS) flew on the 2nd March 1969 and carried out a test flight lasting 27 minutes. It was the aircraft that carried out most [read more]
FlyBMI (BMI Regional) (BM/BMR) has ceased all operations as the airline has entered administration tonight. The airline has been struggling financially for some time and could not secure a cash injection to keep it afloat today. All flights have been cancelled by the airline and many of its aircraft have [read more]
Rescuers have said there is little hope that anyone is still alive from the Piper Malibu aircraft that went missing near Alderney in the Channel Islands on Sunday. The aircraft, a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu registration N264DB, was flying from Nantes to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) when it went missing at 8:30pm [read more]
The search has continued today for a light aircraft that went missing around 8 miles north-west of Alderney yesterday evening at around 8:30pm. The aircraft, understood to be a Piper PA-46 Malibu, left Nantes, France yesterday evening bound for Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF). It disappeared from radar at around 8:30pm near [read more]
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd (MAEL) has called in administrators leaving 250 staff facing redundancy. The Engineering firm broke away from Monarch when the group collapsed and carried out work for third parties. The company completed a restructuring in October last year but many customers had already sought alternative companies to [read more]
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