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British Airways (BA/BAW) and Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) have both gained slots at London Heathrow (LHR.EGLL) according to data from Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) – the UK’s airport slot regulator. Completed slot trades for both airlines show BA has leased (swapped) slots from fellow IAG airline Iberia and Virgin has purchased [read more]

Edinburgh headquarterd baggage repatriation specialist Eagle Aviation has consolidated its market dominance after it purchased London Heathrow rival Ground Solutions (UK) Ltd. As a result Eagle Aviation now provides baggage repatriation for almost all carriers at the UK’s busiest airport. The take-over has secured 80 jobs at the firm which [read more]

Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has outlined a multi-million point fleet upgrade as it brings eight new ATR aircraft into the fleet. The airline has sold its sole remaining Saab 340B, in a deal worth £12 million, which has helped it come to agreements on new aircraft to future [read more]

At least 19 people are known to have died when a Precision Air ATR-42 crashed into lake Victoria earlier today. 43 people were onboard the flight and reports suggested that 26 had been rescued and sent two hospital. Local sources say that the pilots were initially in contact with authorities [read more]

Hydrogen electric propulsion technology for aircraft could be scaled up quicker than originally thought according to Max Brown, Vice-President of Technology at GKN Aerospace. The aviation industry is striving towards net zero and the demand for zero-emissions flights is driving the technological research into hydrogen power which is expected to [read more]

UK start-up Hans Airways is restructuring its operation after it needed further investment to begin its planned services which has resulted in a delay to its planned launch by the end of 2022. The alarm was raised after we were contacted by several crew members who had their job offers [read more]

Airbus is calling on professional designers, amateur artists and students from across the world to submit designs for the Airbus A350F rollout livery and is offering some unique prizes for the winning designer. The design brief gives you over 1000m2 of creative space to showcase how the A350F benefits airlines [read more]

Airbus has released its 9-month figures for 2022 showing strong recovery for the first 3/4 of the year with 437 commercial aircraft being delivered giving the manufacturer 38.1bn euro in revenue. Delivered aircraft comprised of 34 A220s, 340 A320 Family, 21 A330s and 42 A350s. Airbus racked up 836 aircraft orders [read more]