Airline news

Norwegian cancels 97 Boeing aircraft

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) has issued a notice of termination to Boeing in order to cancel 5 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 92 Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Norwegian has issued the notice after talks with Boeing have failed to get a satisfactory solution to the 737 Max grounding. The airline will [read more]

Airbus Beluga next to Airbus Beluga XL (Image: F.Montet/Airbus)
Aviation engineering news

Third Beluga XL rolls out of the paint-shop

The third of Airbus’ giant transport aircraft, the Beluga XL has left the paint shop ahead of its entry into service with Airbus Transport International (ATI). The Beluga XL is used to transport Airbus components such as fuselage sections and Wings between the manufacturing sites such as Broughton, North Wales [read more]

Bombardier site at Belfast City Airport
Aviation engineering news

600 jobs to go at Bombardier’s Belfast site

Canadian aerospace company Bombardier is to shed up to 600 jobs at its Belfast, Northern Ireland site. The job cuts are part of a wider plan by Bombardier to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide. The site in Belfast, which sits next to Belfast City Airport, is one of the largest manufacturing [read more]

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB (Image: RR)
Aviation engineering news

Rolls-Royce confirms thousands of UK job losses

Aerospace engineering giant Rolls-Royce has confirmed that it is cutting 3,000 jobs across 11 UK sites as it deals with a slowdown in the aviation industry due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The majority of the losses will come at the companies UK headquarters in Derby where Jet engines are designed [read more]

BA Betrayal on the Houses of Parliament
Airline news

Union launches BA Betrayal campaign

Unite, the Union representing Engineers, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff at British Airways have launched a campaign to highlight what it calls the “BA Betrayal” The campaign got underway with the BA Betrayal campaign being light painted on landmarks and iconic buildings including the Angel of the North, Marble Arch [read more]