The UK’s aerospace sector is in ‘good health’ as data from ADS, the UK trade organisation representing the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, shows orders continue to come in for airliners. July saw 112 airliners being ordered bringing the first half of the year total to 1,179 helped by [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has confirmed it is adding a four-times-per-week service to Denver, Colorado to its transatlantic network from Dublin next year. The service will commence on 17th May 2024 and will be operated by one of the airline’s new Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Aer Lingus also announced that it will [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) is facing strike action by its pilots after the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), raised “serious concerns” about pilot fatigue and well-being. The go-ahead to be balloted on strike action was given by 96% of members who are calling for an end to pilot rostering changes made [read more]
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel to purchase six million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to help its customers reduce the Scope3 carbon footprint of their supply chain. Produced from cooking oil and food waste, the ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon [read more]
Leeds-Bradford based holiday airline Jet2 has completed the first Foreign Exchange (FX) agreement with Lloyds Bank which is sustainaby linked. Carrying out sustainable transcatioms will help the airline move towards its decarbonisation goal of reducing the gCO2 emissions per passenger kilometre travelled. Lloyds Bank has worked with Jet2 for some [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) took place this weekend at RAF Fairford and despite the best efforts of the British weather, there was plenty of flying and great displays, both in the air and on the ground. Friday and Saturday were both hit with delays and cancellations due to [read more]
Airbus has compeleted the 6th and final Airbus Beluga XL oversized transport aircraft. The Beluga XL was built to replace the A300 based Beluga SST which transported aircraft wings and fuselage sections between various Airbus facilties in Europe. The A330 based Beluga XL is significantly larger than the first variant [read more]
With just under two weeks to go until the doors open for the Royal International Air Tattoo, the organisers have been busy adding the final touches to the line-up. Over 250 aircraft are due to take part in the Air Tattoo which sees thousands of people visit from across the [read more]
Airbus A330neo topped the types for orders on day three of the Paris Air Show as Irish leasing specialist Avolon signed up for 20 of the type. Avolon also converted orders for 50 A320neos to larger A321neos. Andy Cronin, CEO of Avolon, said: “We have been a strong supporter of [read more]
US aerospace giant may have been initially overshadowed by the record-breaking Airbus order on Day 1 of the show but orders are now starting to come in for the Seattle-based airframer. Air Algerie was among the first to order with commitments for eight Boeing 737 Max 9 jets and two [read more]
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