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Rare Honeywell Flying Testbed arrives at Cardiff Airport

Published 17/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute A rare visitor to the UK skies graced Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) with its presence today as the Honeywell flying testbed arrived at the Welsh Airport. Boeing 757-200 N757HW is used …

Microsoft drops another Flight Simulator 2020 trailer

Published 15/11/2019 Written by: UK Aviation News < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute 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 …

Loganair to drop Southend to Glasgow route

Published 14/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Loganair (LM/LOG) has announced it will drop its London Southend to Glasgow route from 3rd January 2020. Loganair is operating the route with a 49-seat Embraer RJ145 Regional Jet making …

PremiAir: inside Manchester Airport’s new Private Terminal

Published 14/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Manchester Airport’s (MAN/EGCC) new private terminal for everyone, PremiAir, is now fully open and the airport is keen to show off the facility which can be booked for any flight …

US GA manufacturer Mooney ceases production

Published 13/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute According to reports coming out America, Kerrville, Texas-based General Aviation Manufacturer Mooney has ceased production. The manufacturer has been struggling for some time and has reportedly sold just 4 aircraft …

Qantas: Heathrow to Sydney ‘Project Sunrise’ flight this week

Published 11/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Australian airline Qantas (QF/QFA) is expected to operate its latest ‘Project Sunrise’ ultra-long-haul test flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Sydney this week. According to sources close to the operation, …

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Jet2 buy Thomas Cook slots at Manchester, Birmingham, & Stansted

Published 09/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Leading UK holiday airline Jet2 (LS/EXS) has bought the slots belonging to the defunct airline a Thomas Cook at Manchester, Birmingham and Stansted airports. The sale, for an undisclosed amount, …

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Easyjet buys Thomas Cook slots at Gatwick & Bristol

Published 08/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Low-cost carrier EasyJet (U2/EZY) has bought the landing slots that belonged to Thomas Cook at Bristol and Gatwick Airports. The official receiver for the bankrupt Thomas Cook made the announcement …

London Luton: New Taxiway and De-Icing facility open

Published 08/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute The second of three new taxiways at London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has been opened ahead of schedule. Taxiway Foxtrot runs parallel along half of Delta and the 520m long section …

Norwegian Air secures funding through 2020 and beyond

Published 07/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Norwegian Air Shuttle, trading as Norwegian, has secured funding for its operations for the whole of 2020 and beyond. The Fornebu headquartered group raised NOK 2.5bn through a private placement …