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Boeing has successfully completed the first test of its MQ-25 T1 Automated Aerial Refuelling Store. The 2 1/2 hour test flight was conducted in partnership with the US Navy and was designed to test the aerodynamics of the vehicle using the underwing mounted Cobham Aerial Refuelling System (ARS). The Cobham [read more]

Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (AT/RAM) is set to launch a direct service from the Atlantic coast city of Agadir to Manchester (MAN/EGCC) and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The routes will be served by two-flights per week. In addition to Agadir, Royal Air Maroc will also be launching a four-flights-per-week [read more]

BA Cityflyer (CJ/CFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways, launching summer services from Southampton Airport (SOU/EGHI). BA Cityflyer will offer up to 17 flights per week from Southampton from 1st May to 31st October 2021 to destinations including Malaga, Florence, Faro, Mykonos, Ibiza, Palma, Bergerac, Limoges–Bellegarde, Nice Côte d’Azur, Edinburgh [read more]

Dassault Aviation unveiled its latest business jet yesterday 8th December as it rolled out the Falcon 6X at Bordeaux-Merignac’s Charles Lindbergh Hall. The French plane makers latest aircraft features the tallest and widest cabin ever found on a business jet making long-haul travel even more comfortable. The cabin is up [read more]

Five people have been confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in the Savoie area of France. The aircraft was carrying out a rescue mission at the time of the crash but is owned by a private company, Service Aerien Francais, not military or emergency services. The alarm was raised by [read more]

Orders for Boeing’s beleaguered 737 Max family have continued to disappear as Boeing saw 88 orders cancelled last month. Despite the type being cleared to return to service airlines including Virgin Australia and Air Lease cancelled aircraft. Boeing did disclose though that Virgin Australia offset 25 of those cancellations with [read more]

International Airlines Group (IAG)’s Hangar 51 Global Accelerator Programme is getting underway with companies across a broad spectrum of aviation and travel innovations taking part. These range from contactless travel solutions through to recycling Co2 into aviation fuel. The start-ups are co-working remotely for 10 weeks with mentors and experts [read more]

The first pilot to break the sound barrier, Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager died on Monday 7th December aged 97. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, Yeager went on to a successful career in the United States Air Force (USAF) where he reached the rank of Brigadier General. Following the [read more]