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British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has given Boeing a boost at the Paris Air Show with a letter of intent for Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The surprise move sees IAG commit to purchasing 200 of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which are currently grounded following two fatal [read more]

Birmingham Airport has revealed its masterplan to take the airport from its current 13 million passengers per year up to 18 million by 2033. The £500 million project will see the departure lounge in Terminal 1 expanded by 40 per cent and a new mezzanine level added. Additional check-in facilities, [read more]

The bi-annual International Paris Air Show got underway at Le Bourget yesterday with a big success for European air-framer Airbus. The Toulouse based company confirmed that it was offering an Extra Long Range variant of its Airbus A321neo, dubbed A321XLR and it was an immediate success attracting orders from Air [read more]

Following yesterdays industrial action, passengers using Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) and Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) face further disruption later this month as members of the Unite Union are planning several walkouts. The strikes will take place on the following dates at Glasgow Airport: 21st June (08:30 to 14:30), 24th June (06:00 to [read more]

The Metropolitan Police has issued a clear warning to protesters who plan to ‘shut down Heathrow Airport’ on the 18th June that they could face life in prison. In a statement, Deputy Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Laurence Taylor said that “If flown into the path of an aircraft, a drone [read more]

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) is to increase the frequency of flights from Doha (DOH/OTHH) to Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) to three flights per day. The increase to three flights per day reflects the growing demand there has been for the route since it began back in 2003. The additional daily service will [read more]

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) will fly its Airbus A321neo LR aircraft from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Dublin (DUB/EIDW) in November this year following delivery delays to the airline. Aer Lingus was due to start flying its latest long-range A321on transatlantic services to Hartford from July 2019 but these will [read more]

Experienced pilots, some flying close to 40 hours a week, reveal the most scenic routes commonly flown by British holidaymakers – and what to look out for. It’s easy to view commercial flights as all about getting from A to B. But wherever you’re flying, there’s a good chance that [read more]