News from the world of Civil aviation and air travel. Including UK airlines and airports.
The first transatlantic flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is set for take-off today from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) bound for New York. The flight will be operated by a Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and is the first time a [read more]
Guernsey based Aurigny is set to sell its sole Embraer E195 regional jet, used on its Guernsey to Gatwick service, and replace it with two leased ATR72s. The airline says the change will result in fewer disruptions and a more streamlined service particularly when crew disruption takes place as it [read more]
Hainan Airlines is set to increase its Beijing, China to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) service to daily from June 2024. The current service operates four-times-per-week with operated by an Airbus A330 but from June 2024 through to September 2024 that will become daily. Speaking about the decision by Hainan Airlines, Chris Woodrofe, [read more]
Wizz Air has announced a new route from London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) to Salzburg, Austria from 8th February 2024. The bustling city of Salzburg is packed with stunning architecture and historic locations with well-preserved monuments and cathedrals making it ideal for a city break. There is also opportunities for those [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has confirmed an order for 15 more A350-900 airliners from European aerospace giant Airbus despite concerns raised over the maintenance schedules of the Rolls-Royce XWB engines. Emirates had wanted a guarantee of 2,000 flight cycles on the wing between maintenance cycles, something current XWB engines fall short [read more]
Norse Atlantic Airways has made a historic aviation milestone this week by flying a Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Antarctica, the largest airliner ever to land in the region. The flight, which originated in Oslo, took from Capetown, South Africa, and landed on the “Blue Ice” runway at Troll Airfield carrying [read more]
Scottish regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has picked up yet another airline of the year award, its third in two months, after it picked up the gong at the inaugural AGS awards. AGS Group owns and operates Southampton Airport, Aberdeen Airport and Glasgow Airport, all of which are served by the [read more]
Finnish flag carrier Finnair has announced it is increasing the number of routes from Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin to Helsinki significantly increasjng capacity from the UK and Ireland to thr Finnish capital From October 2024 flights from Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Helsinki to will increase to twice daily up from current [read more]
European and UK based Wizz Air has been awarded Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year for the second consecutive year at the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Asia Aviation Summit. The award recognise airlines, airports and suppliers who are putting climate change at the forefront of their business models [read more]
Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has celebrated back to back victories in the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) Domestic Airline of the Year Award. The award was given off the back of votes from SPAA members who clearly back Lognair as their airline of choice for domestic travel. The award [read more]
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