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Openskies 767 F-HILU turns off the runway at MOD St Athan (Image: Ian Grinter/SWAG)

Openskies 767 has last flight to South Wales

08/09/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Transatlantic specialist Openskies (LV/BOS) ceased operations at the beginning of September 2018 and just days later, its last Boeing 767 took its final flight, to St Athan in South Wales. Openskies, sometimes called BA Openskies was set up in 2008 by International Airlines Group in an effort to reduce British [read more]

A Wamos A330 (Image: Russell Lee/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Norwegian extends Wamos A330 lease for Gatwick flights

27/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-Cost carrier Norwegian.com is extending the lease of a Wamos Air A330-200 until the the end of October. The Wamos aircraft will operated the London Gatwick to New York JFK service from 2nd September to 27th October, a route normally operated by a state of the art Boeing 787-9. The [read more]

GKN Aerospace awarded STC for 737 ADS-B Out

15/08/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

GKN Fokker Services, part of GKN Aerospace, has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by EASA for its ADS-B Out modification for Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. The certificate allows GKN Fokker Services to carry out the modification to ADS-B Out on Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft ahead of the deadline [read more]

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First Ultra-Long Range A350 XWB rolls out of paintshop

30/07/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The first Ultra-Long Range (ULR) Airbus A350 XWB has emerged out of the paint shop in full Singapore Airliners livery today. MSN220 is the first of Seven A350-900 ULR for the Singapore Airlines who plan to use it on routes including Singapore to New York with which it will reclaim its [read more]

Airbus BelugaXL (Image: S. Ramadier/Airbus)

Successful first flight for the Airbus BelugaXL OST

20/07/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus has successfully completed the first flight of its latest Out-Sized Transport (OST) aircraft, the Beluga XL. The Aircraft landed at Toulouse at 14:41 hrs local time after successfully completing its first test flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes just south of Airbus headquarters. The test flight was carried out [read more]

An artists rendering of the new Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit agreement to launch satellites from Cornwall

15/07/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Orbit has entered into a partnership agreement with Spaceport Cornwall which will see satellite launches return to the UK for the first time in 50 years. The partnership with Satellite launch provider, Virgin Orbit, will see launches from a Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay by 2021, using a modified Boeing [read more]

JetBlue is first to order newly renamed Airbus A220

12/07/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

US low-cost carrier JetBlue is the first airline to order the newly renamed Airbus A220 airliner. JetBlue has signed a commitment for 60 of the jets, formerly known as the Bombardier C-Series. The C-Series was officially brought into the Airbus family on Tuesday when it was renamed as the A220. The order [read more]

Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Airbus renames C-Series to A220

10/07/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus has renamed the C-Series 100 and 300 to the A220-100 and A220-300 respectively following it taking control of Bombardier. In a ceremony in Toulouse today, Airbus officially welcomed the two newest members of its family of A series Commercial aircraft and the first not carry the traditional 3 designations. Airbus [read more]

Super Hercules to fly at Farnborough 2018

09/07/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the LM-100J Super Hercules will take to the skies at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The LM-100J will participate will be on static display and flying in the shows daily flying schedule. The LM-100J is a variant of the C-130J Super Hercules designed as a commercial freighter. [read more]

Airbus C-Series deal comes into effect

02/07/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The deal which sees Airbus take a majority stake in the company set up to produce Bombardier C-Series jets came into effect yesterday. The Company, C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership is now owned by Airbus 50.01%, Bombardier 34% and Investissement Québec 16%. Airbus SAS, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus [read more]