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Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747-400 N744VG, known as “Cosmic Girl” has arrived at Newquay Cornwall airport ahead of the first-ever satellite launch from the UK. Cosmic Girl will be used as a launch platform for a rocket carrying nine satellites which will be launched into high-earth orbit next month. The Boeing [read more]

Video has emerged of one of the main wheels on the Boeing 747 Dreamlifer coming off shortly after take off from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in Italy. In the video, one of the wheels separates from the undercarriage and falls to the ground bouncing off the runway, The crew were informed of [read more]

The UK’s largest regional airliner has been put up for sale as the current owners wish to pass it on to the “next custodians” of the business which has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Loganair (LM/LOG) is owned by Stephen and Peter Bond through Airline Investments Limited [read more]

Russian hackers are being blamed for a cyber attack on the websites of key US airports including La Guardia in New York and Chicago O’hare The airports reported the attacks to America’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency earlier today and they confirmed that the attacks originated from within the Russian [read more]

Air traffic services at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) transferred back to National Air Traffic Services (NATS) over the weekend as the contract with the current provider, Air Navigation Solutions Limited (ANSL) came to an end after six years. Existing controllers working for ANSL at Gatwick transferred over to NATS ensuring [read more]

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has confirmed that its aircraft, operated by 2Excel Aviation, will relocate to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) following the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The OSRL Boeing 727 will move, along with all the related assets, to Cardiff before the 31st of October where it will continue [read more]

Passengers were forced to carry out an emergency evacuation of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 after its main landing gear overheated and caught fire at Antakya-Hatay Airport. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Istanbul for the short flight to Anatkia as TK2256 but after landing, the brakes [read more]

UK start-up Hans Airways is recruiting cabin crew as it inches towards launching services from Birmingham (BHX/EGBB) to Milan in Italy and Amritsar in India. The recruitment gives hints about its expected launch date with the airline hoping passenger operations will begin by the end of 2022. Applicants for the [read more]