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Norwegian 787 maintenance to be carried out at Gatwick

21/02/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Norwegian has said that it will use Boeing Gatwick for the maintenance of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 2019. The 787’s which are currently maintained under Boeings Gold Care program have gone to various facilities including British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC). BAMC had hoped to get the long-term 787 work from [read more]

Airbus 2017 profits better than expected

15/02/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus 2017 profits were “better than expected” according to financial results published today. The results for the full financial year show the company had revenues totalling €67bn giving profits of €4.3bn, up from €3.6bn in 2016. Airbus Chief Executive, Tom Enders, said the company had “overachieved on all our 2017 [read more]

Virgin Atlantic G-VNAP Sleeping Beauty Rejuvenated

Virgin Atlantic rejuvenates sleeping beauty

12/02/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has brought a stored Airbus A340 “Sleeping Beauty” back into its fleet to meet capacity whilst it awaits new aircraft to join the fleet. G-VNAP, An Airbus A340-600 known as “Sleeping Beauty” left the fleet in 2015 and was sent to Tarbes, France for storage where it [read more]

European volcano mount Etna erupts spewing ash across Italian airspace

CAA recognises volcanic ash research with safety award

09/02/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has recognised ground-breaking work to safely reduce the disruption volcanic ash can cause to aviation with a safety award. Rolls-Royce Engineer, Rory Clarkson, who won the award has been a leading figure in the industry’s efforts to safely reduce the disruption that volcanic ash can [read more]

First A330-800neo breaks cover in Toulouse

08/02/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The latest member of the Airbus A330 family, the A330-800neo (MSN1888) has broken cover from the paint shop in Toulouse, France. Built on the success of the Airbus A330 family, the A330neo (new engine option) offers an upgraded A330 with Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, built on the technology designed for the [read more]

Solid Airbus performance boosts Welsh Economy

30/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus saw another increase in commercial aircraft deliveries last year for the 15th year in a row giving a boost to welsh jobs and the economy. The company reached a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers over the year, more than four percent higher than the previous [read more]

Bombardier beats Boeing in US Courts

26/01/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against aerospace giant Boeing in a trade case it brought against Candian plane-maker Bombardier The unanimous ruling by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) means Bombardier is free to sell its C-Series jets to Delta Airlines without tariffs being imposed. The US Trade Commission attempted [read more]

Boeing 787-10 gets FAA certification

23/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The largest variant of the Dreamliner family, the Boeing 787-10, has achieved US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, paving the way for its first delivery to Singapore Airlines in the first half of 2018. The 787-10 is 18ft longer than the 787-9 and seats 330 passengers in typical a two-class configuration. Its range [read more]

Job boost for Broughton as Emirates prepares to order 36 A380's

Emirates gives the A380 (and Welsh Jobs) a lifeline!

22/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Just when the Airbus A380 looked to be on its last legs it has been given a lifeline by Dubai based Emirates who finally signed an order. The deal, which is worth around £11.5bn was signed just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was [read more]

Airbus A380 at Farnborough Air Show (Image: Aviation Media Co.)

Emirates gives Airbus an A380 lifeline

19/01/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Emirates has given the Airbus A380 a lifeline when it finally ordered 36 more of the super-sized jets. The deal worth around £11.5bn came just days after outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that the A380 project was dead if Emirates didn’t place the order that was expected to [read more]