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Airbus Demonstrates First Fully Automatic Vision Based Take Off

Airbus carries out first fully automatic vision-based take-off

Published 16/01/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute European Airframer Airbus has today successfully carried the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus A350 test aircraft. The flight took off at around 10:15 local time and was operated …

G-ZZZC's sister ship, ZZZB gets airbourne from London Heathrow (File Image/Aviation Media Agency)

British Airways retires first Boeing 777-200

Published 13/01/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute British Airways (BA/BAW) has today retired its first Boeing 777-200 from the fleet as it continues its fleet renewal program. Boeing 777-200 G-ZZZC left London’s Heathrow airport at 10:07 as …

Airbus plans to expand in Britain after Brexit

Published 12/01/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute In the run-up the UK’s EU referendum Airbus was vocal about its future in a Non-EU Britain and was often headlined by Pro-EU factions as a company that the UK …

Caerdav takes it Easyjet

Published 08/01/2020 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Vale of Glamorgan based Maintenance company Caerdav has announced a contract with leading low-cost carrier Easyjet. The contract will see Caerdav carry out essential aircraft end-of-lease checks and repairs on …

Rolls-Royce targets speed record with electric aircraft

Published 21/12/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Rolls-Royce has unveiled the aircraft it plans to use to attempt to set a speed record in excess of 300mph in 2020. The aircraft is part of a Rolls-Royce project …

Boeing 737 Max (Image: The Aviation Media Agency)

Boeing to suspend 737 Max production

Published 16/12/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute US Airframer Boeing has said it will suspend production of its 737 Max aircraft next month. Boeing had continued with the production of the model which has been grounded for …

What the Qantas Airbus A350-1000 will look like

Welsh Wings for Project Sunrise as Qantas selects Airbus

Published 14/12/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes Australian airline Qantas (QF/QFA) has announced that it has selected Airbus aircraft to form the backbone of its Project Sunrise project to operate regular non-stop flights from Australia to London …

British Airways to trial 3D printing of aircraft parts

Published 09/12/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is undertaking a trial to explore the possibility of using 3D Printers to create aircraft parts. The airline says that it could routinely …

British Airways brings AI to the Apron

Published 18/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Read Time: 2 minutes British Airways (BA/BAW) has introduced Artificial Intelligence to help speed up getaways from Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). The Advance Neural Networks will use a network of cameras …

Centrik helps JMI Aviation Group get Part-145 Status

Published 06/11/2019 Written by: Nick Harding < 1 minute read

Read Time: minute Operational management systems company Centrik has helped the independent MRO and jet management business, JMI Aviation Group to obtain Part-145 status. JMI Aviation utilised Centrik’s systems to quickly and easily …