A Japan Airlines Airbus A350 has been destroyed by fire at Tokyo Haneda airport after it collided with a Japanese coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 as it landed at around 08:47 UTC (09:47 am UK time). The Japan Airlines crew was able heavily damaged A350-900 (JA13XJ) to a halt on the [read more]
Australian flag carrier Qantas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 short-haul airliner which is replacing Qantaslink Boeing 717s. The next-generation airliner will be used on domestic flights for Qantaslink and features a special livery featuring Aboriginal artwork. The aircraft is being delivered to Sydney from Airbus’ Mirabel Final [read more]
Streaming live from airports and airfields has become massively popular in recent years and judging by the numbers watching them, it’s not hard to see why. Watching a live stream is a great way to see what’s going on at another airport without having to travel but they do vary [read more]
European aircraft developer Maeve Aerospace has unveiled an 80 seat hybrid airliner which it says will have the performance of a jet but the efficiency of a turbo-prop. The airliner, known as M80, is c clean sheet design aircraft and will have a range of 800nm whilst having a 40% [read more]
Budget airline Wizz Air is set to hide £1,000 worth of flight vouchers around London as part of its “Win with Wizz” scavenger hunt with clues starting to appear from today. The airline will be posting clues to the locations on its instagram account with the first clues hitting at [read more]
Ireland’s High Court released a ruling yesterday declaring so-called “screen scraping” by Online Travel Agents (OTAs) illegal, a practice than often results in customers being overcharged. Several websites such as Kiwi.com, eDreams, trip.com and Super Saver are known to use the practice which sees them booking flights and extras for [read more]
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has been given the Award of Honour from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP).for “an outstanding and enduring contribution to aviation, not least operating as a living memorial to aviators killed in the service of the nation”.. Office Commanding (OC-BBMF) Squadron Leader [read more]
According to a report from AeroCloud, the intelligent airport management platform, over half of UK airports are worried about financial stability following the global pandemic. The “Getting on the runway to growth” report showed that 58% of UK airport leaders were concerned about their financial stability despite air traffic returning [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2024, which takes place from the 19th to the 21st of July next year at RAF Fairford has already sold 25,000 tickets according to organisers. The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises (RAFCTE), which organises and puts on the annual air show, has said [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has confirmed an order for 15 more A350-900 airliners from European aerospace giant Airbus despite concerns raised over the maintenance schedules of the Rolls-Royce XWB engines. Emirates had wanted a guarantee of 2,000 flight cycles on the wing between maintenance cycles, something current XWB engines fall short [read more]
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