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The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build a space weather forecasting satellite known as Vigil for what will ESA’s first mission in its Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Programme boosting space safety. Once in orbit, Vigil will provide vital early warning abut space weather, particularly solar [read more]

A 73-year old British man has died on a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) after the flight hit severe turbulence. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft which was operating SQ321 hit the turbulence en route from London to Singapore causing the aircraft to divert to Bangkok. Authorities in Bangkok have [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced it is launching flights to Las Vegas, USA from its hub at Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) from October this year. The route will operate three times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using an Airbus A330-300 airliner, the largest aircraft in Aer Lingus’ fleet. Launching [read more]

East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) has partnered with inclusive travel tech firm Transreport to improve and enhance inclusive travel from the Leicestershire airport. Transreport will work with the airport to create more streamlined processes and creater accessibility for travellers improving the customer experience for disabled passengers. East Midlands Airport is already [read more]

Leading UK regional airline Loganair’s (LM/LOG) Glasgow to Donegal service has become a year round service with the summer schedule coming into effect yesterday. There will be up to three flights per week between the two destinations offering a direct airline between Northwest Ireland and the Scotland. Passengers using there [read more]

Saudia Group, which operates Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier Saudi as well as budget airline flyadeal, has placed an order for an additional 105 singe-aisle A320neo family airliners with European airframer Airbus. Announced at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, the deal adds to the 144 aircraft already on the books [read more]

Ultra-low-cost-carrier Wizz Air is offering passengers the chance to win a chance to visit all 200 of Wizz Air’s destinations with a ‘lifetime of flights’ worth €20,000 as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Launched in 2004, Wizz Air flew its first flight from Katowice in Poland to London Luton in [read more]

Leading Irish airliner Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has begun flights to Denver, Colorado from Dublin (DUB/EIDW) with the first flight taking off today at 1530 local time. The new route will be operated four times per week by an Airbus A330 with flight times selected to allow for seamless connections from [read more]