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Aerospace giant Boeing has forecasted demand for 42,600 new commercial airliners over the next 20 years to replace older aircraft and to keep up with demand for air travel. Boeing says that the demand for air travel is currently outpacing economic growth in many regions driven largely by domestic air [read more]

Vigin Galactic has announced that it will start commercial space flights this month marking the start of its monthly commercial spaceflight operation. The first commercial spaceflight, Galactic 01, is targeting a launch window of 27th June to 30th June which will be followed by a 2nd flight in August and [read more]

There will be a special flypast on Saturday after the trooping the colour as the county celebrates the birthday of King Charles III. 70 aircraft are expected to take part in the display which is second opportunity to fly the coronation. flypast that was foiled by the weather. Amongst the [read more]

Hungarian Low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air and its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK has confirmed it will make London Lution (LTN/EGGW) an all Airbus A321neo base by 2025. The airline currently has 11 aircraft based at London Luton which are a mix of Airbus A320, A321 Neo and classic types. [read more]

Aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is set to return aircraft manufacturing to the UK when it moves production back to Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Britten-Norman, which makes the Islander propellor aircraft, started out at Bembridge but moved most of the production to Eastern Europe in the the 1960s with a final assembly [read more]

The worlds largest airline, United Airlines (UA/UAL) is set to be the shirt sponsor of newly promoted Wrexham AFC for the 2023/24 season. Wrexham AFC shot to fame after the club was bought by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and their rise back to the Football league was [read more]

Security staff at London Heathrow airport are set to go on strike this summer as Unite demands an inflation busting 12% pay rise for its staff, despite inflation falling below 10%. The strikes have been timed to cause maximum disruption to holidaymakers during the summer holidays with August alone set [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has announced it is to launch flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil from Summer 2024 marking the airlines first move into South America. The service from London Heathrow willl operate daily from the 13th may 2024 using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with 31 Upper Class, 35 Premium [read more]