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Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 G-VOWS (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin and Malaysian jets in near-miss over London

23/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A near-miss took place over West London this afternoon between two jetliners bound for London’s Heathrow airport. The incident occurred just before 5pm when a Malaysian Airlines Airbus A350-900 (9M-MAG), MH4, come into conflict with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner (G-VOWS) operating VS251. The Malaysian Airbus from Kuala Lumpar [read more]

Norwegian introduces new technology to cut CO2 emissions

22/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Norwegian, the Scandinavia & UK based low-cost airline, is intruding technology to its flights that will save up to 5,000 tons of fuel over a year. The new weather service called Aventus Air™ has already been trialled by the airline and saw fuel consumption reduced by 22 kilos per flight according [read more]

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British Airways adds Charleston to S19

20/10/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced its latest transatlantic destination for Summer 2019 as Charleston, South Caroilna. The airline with fly from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Charleston twice-weekly from April 4, 2019 using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Voted the best small city in the US for 8 years running, Charleston was [read more]

Trying out the simulator at the BA Flying Futures event (Image: BA / Stuart Bailey)

British Airways hosts student event to inspire future pilots

18/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has hosted an event for students aimed at inspiring the pilots of the future. Taking place last night at the airlines headquarters near Heathrow, the Flying Futures event saw 100 students have the opportunity to try out flying in the state of the art full motion simulators [read more]

British Airways gave the UK’s Invictus Games Sydney 2018 squad, a heroes’ send off at Heathrow

Team UK head off to Invictus Games with British Airways

15/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Team UK had set off for the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney today from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) onboard specially liveried British Airways Boeing 777-300ER, G-STBI. The 72-strong group of wounded, injured and sick serving military personnel and veterans will represent the UK across of range of sporting activities in a [read more]

A row of British Airways Cityflyer Embraer aircraft at London City Airport (Image: BA)

British Airways pulls out of Bristol and Birmingham

08/10/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

British Airways (BA/BAW) has said it will not be returning to Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) or Birmingham Airport (BHS/EGBB) in 2019 as the routes are “commercially unviable”. The airline, using its subsidiary Cityflyer, operated five flights per week from the regional airport in a bid to boost weekend capacity for its [read more]

Peggy Thorne with the crew of the first transatlantic jet engine flight (C) British Airways

British Airways: 60 years of transatlantic jet flying

04/10/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

On the 4th October 1958 the first ever jet powered airliner to fly across the Atlantic took off from London bound for New York. The BOAC Comet 4 aircraft did the flight in 7 hours shaving 11 hours off the previous crossing time. More importantly for British Airways, then known [read more]

Explore Argentina with Norwegians new domestic flights

02/10/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Budget long haul airline Norwegian.com has announced it is launching domestic flights in Argentina allowing passengers travelling from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires to connect to six destinations across the South American country. A fleet of Norwegian Boeing 737-800 aircraft will operate flights from Buenos Aires to Córdoba & Mendoza from [read more]

British Airways extends A340 lease on Abu Dhabi route

01/10/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

British Airways (BA/BAW) is extending its lease on an Air Belgium A340 as it continues to cover the London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH/OMAA) service. The A340-300, a type British Airways has never operated, is providing cover for the Boeing 787’s that normally operate the route as they are [read more]

AED – The life saving equipment your airline may not need to carry

17/09/2018 5 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) save lives, especially in rural or remote locations where professional help will take longer to arrive. This isn’t theory, its fact and its the reason why you are starting to see AEDs in more and more places such as villages and public spaces. An AED, as [read more]