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Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has told passengers to stay away this morning and to check with their airlines on the status of their flights before travelling to the airport following a major power cut which struck in the early hours of this morning. The outage has affected both Terminal 1 and [read more]

Farnborough Airport (FAB/EGLF) has officially unveiled its 17,000sq ft Domus III hangar facility offering state-of-the-art facilities with sustainability built in. The new facility is part of a £55m investment in infrastructure by the airport which will create jobs in the local area and generate growth. Domus III is a 300m [read more]

Leading Middle Eastern carrier Etihad has launched flights to Jaipur, India from its hub at Abu Dhabi bringing the 11th Indian destination to the airline’s network. The new four-times-per-week service operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320 aircraft. Jaipur is not served by any destination from [read more]

Dublin, Ireland-based leasing specialist Avolon has raised $750 million from a new credit facility with a syndicate of seven banks. Avolon which specialises in next-generation airliner leasing such as the A320neo family will extend the lessor’s lending capacity providing more opportunities in the airline sector. The latest credit line, which [read more]

Finnish flag carrier Finnair has completed the rollout of its brand new long-haul cabin layout on its Airbus A350 and A330 aircraft including entirely new business class and redesigned premium economy and economy cabins. Getting the new cabin fitted to its entire long-haul A350 and A330 fleet in just two [read more]

The Kingdom of Belgium has placed an order for 15 Airbus H145M helicopters for its Army and two additional H145s for its Federal Police through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. The deal also includes options for a further three helicopters for the Federal Police. “We are proud that Belgium [read more]

The former head of Airbus’ wing manufacturing facility in Broughton, North Wales has been awarded an OBE for services to Welsh Industry in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024. Paul McKinlay oversaw the Flintshire site’s growth into a global manufacturing site which builds the wings for all Airbus airliners, except [read more]

Research carried out by AeroCloud has found that 82% of passengers would spend more in airports if their journey through the airport was smoother and more streamlined. The intelligent airport management platform provider surveyed 2,000 people and over two thirds said that if they could move through check-in and security [read more]