Airline news

Etihad flies A380 to Singapore for the first time

Etihad’s flagship Airbus A380 has made its debut at Singapore International Airport as the airline works to enhance connections between the UAE and Singapore. Adding the A380 to the daily service between Abu Dhabi and Singapore makes 700 extra seats per week available. Etihad’s A380s feature “The Residence”, the world’s [read more]

A BA Cityflyer Embraer (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Airport News

London City Airport applies for A320neo approval

London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) has applied to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for approval to operate the Airbus A320neo from its London Docklands runway. If approved it will significantly increase the possibilities available from the airport which is limited on the aircraft it can handle due to the steeper [read more]

Boeing 737 Max 7 (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
Engineering and leasing news

2024 – Who won the battle of the OEMs?

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]

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

Avolon and Air New Zealand to partner on electric aircraft commercialisation

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]

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

Human error caused Tokyo Haneda A350 crash

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]

The First Airbus Wing Of Tomorrow prototype
News

Royal Aeronautical Society Awards 2024: The Winners

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has recently held its annual awards ceremony handing out the global aerospace community’s most prestigious and long-standing awards that honour achievement and innovation in the sector. Being awarded an Honorary Fellowship to the RAeS is the highest distinction for aerospace achievement snd is awarded only [read more]