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Heathrow sees busiest ever year in 2024

14/01/2025 < 1 minute read

Britain’s busiest airport, London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) has recorded its busiest-ever year in 2024 with 83.9 million passengers passing through its terminals which is around 4.7 million more than last year and 3 million more than that last pre-pandemic year of 2019. Not resting on its laurels, though, the airport expects [read more]

Eastern Airways ATR72-600 (Image: Eastern Airways/Brad Simpson)

New London Southend to Cornwall route for Summer 2025

14/01/2025 2 minute read

Regional airline Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) in partnership with London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) is set to launch a new route from Southend to Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY/EGHQ) for Summer 2025. Flights are set to launch on the 3rd of April 2025 and will operate daily with fares starting at £59,99 one [read more]

Boeing 737 Max 7 (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

2024 – Who won the battle of the OEMs?

12/01/2025 2 minute read

2024 was a year of recovery for aircraft OEMs who all continued their post-pandemic recovery but for Boeing in particular there was also the recovery from several years of very high-profile production problems with their 737 Max and 787 range. The 2024 Farnborough Airshow threw up some decent orders which [read more]

Writing a Compelling Cover Letter for a Job with an Airline

09/01/2025 3 minute read

Getting a job with an airline is highly competitive. To stand out from the crowd, you need an exceptional cover letter to get your application noticed. Cover letter templates can help you craft a compelling letter tailored to the role and airline. Your cover letter is your chance to showcase [read more]

ALIA SN1 flies over the Green Mountains on the way home to Burlington, Vermont from Manchester, New Hampshire

Avolon and Air New Zealand to partner on electric aircraft commercialisation

09/01/2025 2 minute read

Dublin-based aircraft leasing specialist Avolon and Air New Zealand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to research the commercialisation of electric aircraft along with battery hybrid and hydrogen-powered aircraft. The agreement between the two partners also includes the sale and leaseback of Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) BETA Alia [read more]

ABM awarded BA Cabin cleaning contract at Heathrow

07/01/2025 2 minute read

Integrated facilities specialists ABM have been awarded the cabin cleaning contract for the British Airways (BA/BAW) fleet using terminal 3 at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). The company began servicing the BA fleet in November after successfully winning the contract following a tender process. ABM will carry out cabin cleaning during turnaround [read more]

JetEx Simulation's Full Motion Boeing 737-800 Simulator

Reviewed: JetEx’s Full Motion 737-800 Simulator

06/01/2025 4 minute read

When it comes to a flight simulator experience there are plenty to choose from but, whilst many are good, very few can offer the experience of the Full Motion Boeing 737-800 Simulator at JetEx Simulation in Frome. So, when the invite came in to try it out, we jumped at [read more]

A Swiss Airbus A220 seen at London City Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Swiss confirms cabin crew member has died following A220 smoke incident

01/01/2025 2 minute read

Swiss International Airlines has issued a statement confirming the death of a cabin crew member who was onboard an Airbus A220 that made an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin and cockpit. Two other cabin crew members are still in hospital as a result of the incident that [read more]

An image widely shared on social media shows the aftermath of the Jeju Air crash in South Korea

OPINION: Nobody on Jeju Air Flight 2216 should have died

01/01/2025 3 minute read

First of all, let me say this feature does not deal with what led up to the crash or the cause of the landing gear/hydraulic failure. What I am looking at here is solely what happened post-landing. On the 29th December Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, declared an [read more]

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Wizz Air strikes deal with P&W as many aircraft remain grounded

31/12/2024 < 1 minute read

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air, along with its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK, has struck a deal with Pratt & Whitney over engine problems which have kept many of its aircraft grounded. The problems affect Wizz Air A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines of which around 40 [read more]

179 dead in South Korean Jeju Air crash

29/12/2024 2 minute read

Authorities say 179 people have been killed in a plane crash in South Korea with just two survivors. Video of the accident shows the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 (HL8088) landed without its landing gear extended and collided with infrastructure at the end of the runway bursting into flames at Muan [read more]

Russia admits downing Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer killing 38 people

28/12/2024 2 minute read

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologised to Azerbaijan for Russian Air defences being responsible for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan on Christmas Day killing 38 people. The flight from Baku was due to land at Grozny Airport in Russia but was struck by [read more]

Security Video captured the moment of impact between the two aircraft at Tokyo Haneda Airport

Human error caused Tokyo Haneda A350 crash

27/12/2024 < 1 minute read

Human error was the primary cause of the crash between an Airbus A350 and a Japanese Coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 at Tokyo’s Haneda airport according to the preliminary report by authorities. Japan’s Transport Safety Board said that the crew of the coastguard aircraft had been focused on the mission ahead [read more]

An image, widely shared on social media, shows emergecy crews at the wreckage of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190

Survivors comfirm Azerbaijan Airlines was shot down

26/12/2024 2 minute read

The Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed on Christmas while attempting to make an emergency landing was been shot down by Russian Air Defences in the Grozny area according to Reuters sources and evidence from the survivors of the crash. The Embraer E190 was operating a flight from Baku in Azerbaijan [read more]

Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan

25/12/2024 < 1 minute read

An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 crashed while trying to make an emergency landing near Aktau, Kazakhstan. The aircraft was operating a flight from Baku to Grozny, Russia. Video of the flight shows the aircraft heading towards the ground with its landing gear down in an attempt to make an emergency [read more]

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