Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has confirmed its new London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Tel Aviv (TLV/LLBG) direct flight will start on the 25th September 2019. The daily service will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 with a flight time of just under 5 hours. Speaking about the new route Shai Weiss, Virgin [read more]
Some Thomas Cook customers who have booked flights from Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) this summer have been forced to take alternative flights after the Airline decided to cut several flights from the schedule. Passengers have been offered new flights, in many cases from rival Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) after they were contacted [read more]
Airbus massive new super transporter aircraft made its first visit to the UK yesterday with flypasts at Bristol Airport, Airbus UK at Filton and then landing at Airbus’ wing production facility at Broughton, North Wales. The aircraft arrived at Bristol Airport around 14:30 after flying up from Toulouse and we [read more]
Airbus has formally announced it cease production of the Airbus A380 superjumbo after the biggest operator slashed its order for the aircraft. As reported yesterday, Emirates (EK/UAE) was in talks with Airbus to convert most of its remaining A380 orders into orders for twin-jet aircraft. The airline has cut its [read more]
The Beluga XL, Airbus’ latest special transporter aircraft is to make its first visit to the UK today as it heads from Tolouse to the wing factory at Airbus Broughton in North Wales. En-route the aircraft is exspected to do a flypast of the Airbus facility at Filton, Bristol giving [read more]
Airbus is expected to officially cancel the Airbus A380 project as early as tomorrow after a run of cancellations for the superjumbo. Qantas recently cancelled an order for 8 aircraft and sources have indicated that Emirates, the largest user of the A380, is to convert the order for 36 aircraft [read more]
Ryanair Holdings PLC (owners of Ryanair) has now taken full control of Laudamotion (OE/LDM) following the completion of the sale of 100% shareholding in the airline. Ryanair is planning to grow Laudamotion from 4 million passengers in its first year of operations (from March 2018) to 6 million in year [read more]
The Airbus A330-900neo has been granted ‘beyond 180 minutes’ ETOPS certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) clearing the way for operators of the type to use it on long haul routings. ETOPS (Extended Twin Engine Operations) is a set of rules initially introduced by International Civil Aviation Organisation [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced it will be painting a series of its Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets in special retro liveries covering the airlines history as the type nears retirement. The first livery, BOAC, will be applied to Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC which will arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) resplendent in [read more]
Irish airline Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has unveiled its new livery on an Airbus A330 at Dublin airport today. The new livery moves the airline away from the predominantly green fuselage in favour of a clean look designed to reflect the airline’s position as a modern and contemporary Irish brand. The [read more]
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