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Pan Am 103: Lockerbie’s longest night

At the exact time this article went live, 19:03 GMT on the 21st of December 36 years ago a bomb exploded onboard a Pan American (Pan Am) Boeing 747-121 registered as N739PA and called Clipper Maid of the Seas. The flight was operating a service from London Heathrow to New [read more]

Aer Lingus welcomes new Airbus A321XLR Aircraft to its fleet (Image: Aer Lingus)
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Aer Lingus receives first Airbus A321XLRs

Irish airline Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has taken delivery of the first two of six Airbus A321XLRs at its home base of Dublin (DUB/EIDW). The two aircraft have been registered EI-XLR and EI-XLT and named St Lelia / Liadhain and St Melanie / Mella respectively. These extra long range variants of the A321 single-aisle [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)
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Boeing to expand Charleston facilities creating 500 jobs

Boeing has announced it is committing to expanding its Charleston, South Carolina operation creating 500 new jobs. Charleston is home to the production of Dreamliners, where the complete cycle of fabrication and assembly through to delivery takes place for 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft. Boeing’s plans include expanding both of [read more]