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Shots have been fired by US forces at a Suffolk air base as a car tried to ram its way through the security barriers. The incident, which happened at around 1pm, was described as a significant incident by Suffolk police and a man is now in custody. Initial reports of [read more]

A Canadian CF-18 is the first aircraft to confirm for the 2018 Yeovilton Air Day. The annual air show takes place at RNAS Yeovilton and attracts military aircraft from around the world as well as the very best civilian display pilots. The Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 display is one of the [read more]

Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has confirmed it is in contact with administrators for the former Air Belin owned NIKI with a view to purchasing NIKI assets. NIKI entered administration yesterday when Lufthansa pulled out of a deal to buy the subsidiary as regulators were concerned about a monopoly. Ryanair is looking [read more]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has said it is willing to recognise unions for its pilots after being hit by strike threats from pilots in 4 of the airline’s core markets. On Tuesday the union representing Irish Ryanair pilots, IALPA, gave formal notice to the airline that pilots would strike on the 20th December [read more]

Key US airline Delta Airlines (DL/DAL) has ordered 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft from the European airframer in a snub to US-based Boeing. Traditionally a Boeing operator, the Atlanta based airline has chosen the Airbus A321neo over the Boeing 737max10 in order to refresh its fleet of ageing 737’s & A320 aircraft. [read more]

Budget airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) is launching 20 new UK routes for Summer 2018 from airports around the UK. The new routes include flights to Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey & Italy from seven of Easyjet‘s UK bases. Sophie Dekkers, Easyjet‘s UK country director, said: “We’re really pleased to be launching 20 [read more]

German carrier Lufthansa shocked the aviation industry yesterday when the announcement came they were to abandon a deal to buy defunct Air Berlins leisure carrier, NIKI leaving the airline insolvent. The news means that the Austrian leisure carrier has now been forced to cancel all flights from December 14th after [read more]