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Primera Air suspends transatlantic flights from Birmingham

05/06/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Low-cost long-haul airline Primera Air is suspending transatlantic services from Birmingham Airport due to delays of its new aircraft. Primera Air started flights to New York in May using a leased National Airlines 757 and had planned to start flights to Toronto later this month but it has now suspended [read more]

Rolling Stones Jet: next stop Edinburgh and Cardiff

05/06/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Rolling Stones are currently on their #NoFilter tour of the UK which is great news for AvGeeks as it means their private 767 is also touring the UK. The near 30-year-old Boeing 767-35D(ER), ZS-NEX is being leased from Aeronexus for the tour and is wearing the bands #NoFilter lips on its [read more]

UK Government blocks Anglesey Airport increase

04/06/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK Government has blocked a bid by the Welsh Government to increase the passenger numbers on the Intra-Wales PSO route between Cardiff Airport and Anglesey Airport (Yns Mon). The Welsh Government had applied for a derogation, where an exemption from or relaxation of a rule or law is sought, with [read more]

Norwegian 787 landing at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/TransportMedia UK)

Norwegian plans Gatwick long-haul changes for Winter 18

04/06/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Norwegian Air UK (DI/NRS) is planning changes to its long-haul schedule from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) for Winter 18/19. One of the biggest changes planned is a change to Buenos Aires (EZE/SAEZ) service. The route currently operates 3-times-per-week but the low-cost carrier is planning to move it to daily from the [read more]

Katie and Kirsten prepare for a training flight (Image: The Aviation Media Co.)

Wingwalking, not your average 9-5, but you can do it too!

01/06/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Last year we published a story on Wingwalking, in particular, AeroSuperBatics search for a new Wingwalker for 2018 so we sent Aviation Wales’ “upper wing balancing expert” Nick Harding along to meet the lucky applicant who gets to spend their summer with the best view in the sky! Pulling up the [read more]

British Airways 787 powered by Roll-Royce Trent 1000 Engines. (Max Thrust Digital)

Rolls-Royce preparing to test Trent 1000 fix

01/06/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Rolls-Royce has said that it aims to start testing a permanent fix for the Trent 1000 engine compressor issue in early June. The Derby-based engine manufacturer hopes to start rolling out the replacement part later this year as the company comes under increasing pressure from airlines who have been forced [read more]

Virgin Atlantic switches to all 747 operation at Manchester

31/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is making changes to its schedules from Manchester Airport as it switches to an all Boeing 747-400 operation for Winter 18/19. The airport previously had a mix of Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 aircraft but the latest changes to its Atlanta and New York JFK flights see [read more]

Airbus A330-900neo F-WTTN (Image: Angelo Harmsworth)

A330-900neo touches down in Wales for tests

31/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Airbus’ latest variant of the popular A330 family, the A330-900neo, has touched down at Cardiff Airport, Wales ahead of fuel tests tomorrow. The A330-900neo or new engine option is improved version of Airbus’ popular twin-engined wide-bodied jet. It is powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The wings are made [read more]

AAIB sending team to fatal North Yorkshire Helicopter crash

30/05/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Air Accident Investigations branch has confirmed that it is sending a team to the site of a helicopter crash in North Yorkshire. According to North Yorkshire Fire Service. Firefighters from Boroughbridge, Knaresborough, Harrogate and Ripon responded to a helicopter that had crashed in a field near Aldborough just before [read more]

Rockwell B1-B Lancer flying past RAF Fairford (Max Thrust Digital)

B1 Bombers start month long deployment at RAF Fairford

30/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

A flight of three Rockwell B1-B Lancers, commonly known as “Bones” has touched down at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The aircraft flew from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas overnight as MYTEE 11 with an en-route fuel stop at Bangor Maine. Weather nearly hampered their arrival into RAF Fairford when at one [read more]