Aviation engineering news

Airbus has been using an Airbus A350-1000XWB test aircraft to transport millions of face masks from China to Airbus Home Countries. The face masks were purchased by Airbus and will be donated to France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Aircraft, F-WWIL, took from Toulose, France and headed for [read more]

British Airways has taken the decision to retire five of its Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jets early. The airline took the decision as it grounds the majority of its fleet as a result of the travel restrictions caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. British Airways is the largest operator of the 747-400 [read more]

A UK based plane charity that helps educate young people, especially those from a deprived background, on a variety of aviation, engineering and STEM-based activities is appealing for funds after its normal channels were cut-off due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The Spirit of Goole is a Sherwood Ranger XP [read more]

Airbus has lobbied the UK Government to provide a bailout for Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) as the airline struggles to survive. Sources close to the airline have said several companies have directly contacted the Government setting out the harm it could do. Those companies are understood to also include Heathrow Airport. [read more]

The new Spirit AeroSystems composite manufacturing facility at Glasgow Prestwick was officialy opened by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP yesterday (28th February). The facility will make Spoilers for the Airbus A320 family which will take advantage of advanced composite technology from Spirit’s research and development portfolio. Scott McLarty, Spirit [read more]

Build a Plane Northern Ireland Project (BAPNI) has got underway with the support of The Air League and Boeing who have funded the engine of the aircraft. The project will see groups from shared education partnerships across the country build a Sherwood Scout, a two-seater, high wing monoplane, which has [read more]

Air France (AF/FRA) has retired its first Airbus A380 Super-Jumbo and it has been flown to Knock, Ireland to be broken up. The Airbus A380 touched down for the final time at the West Ireland airport yesterday and is the biggest aircraft ever seen at the airport. The official twitter [read more]

The last A380 wing left the Airbus UK wing-making facility at Broughton, North Wales on the 6th February but as Airbus runs down the production of the giant airliner, what is next for Airbus UK and it’s manufacturing base. And here it is.. the FINAL A380 Wing!! @AirbusintheUK @Airbus @DeesideDotCom [read more]