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Welsh wings made by Airbus in Broughton are helping the newly delivered Airbus A350-900ULR fly routes up to 9,700nm. The Ultra Long Range (ULR) variant of the ground breaking A350XWB range of aircraft has just entered service with Singapore Airlines, who have ordered 7 of the type. Aside from the [read more]

A recent court case has ended with a judge calling airport drop-off charges at Manchester Airport an “absolute disgrace” as he passed sentence. Judge Bernard Lever made the comment as he passed sentence on Graham Benbow (55) after he lost his temper when confronted on with the parking charge and [read more]

The Royal Navy International Air Day, previously known as Yeovilton Air Day, has been confirmed to take place on Saturday, 13th July 2019. Planning is well underway for the 2019 event which is one of the highlights of the British airshow calendar. Despite dropping Yeovilton from the name the airshow remains [read more]

Regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) has become the latest airline to launch an initiative aimed at attracting women into aviation but FlyShe goes beyond the flight deck. FlyShe is being spearheaded by Flybe’s CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener, the UK’s only female airline CEO, and is aimed at inspiring the next generation of [read more]

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) has announced that plans to build a “state-of-the-art” terminal extension by the end of 2019. The £12m three-storey terminal extension would accommodate new, larger departure gates, seating areas and new retail, food and beverage outlets as well as a revamped international arrivals process, including immigration, baggage reclaim & [read more]

Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) save lives, especially in rural or remote locations where professional help will take longer to arrive. This isn’t theory, its fact and its the reason why you are starting to see AEDs in more and more places such as villages and public spaces. An AED, as [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has launched what it describes as a “major pilot training programme” to train 450 pilots in Cork. The airline is partnering with Cork-based flying school, Altantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), to deliver a Ryanair focused mentored pilot programme, a 16 month intensive training programme designed [read more]

Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) has been awarded the Star UK airport of 2018 by UK Travel Agents for the fourth time in five years. The Star Awards are awarded by The Travel Bulletin and are the UK travel industry’s most prestigious award and the Midlands airport saw off competition from Bristol, Edinburgh, [read more]