Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) is increasing its summer capacity at Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) by using an Airbus A321 aircraft for Summer 2019. The Airbus A321 is the stretched variant of the A320 that normally operates from the airport but it still isnt a Thomas Cook aircraft. Like the A320, the A321 [read more]
The CFM LEAP-1A powered Airbus A319 airliner achieved joint certification from both European and US aviation authorities late in December 2018. The certification from the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities means that all three A320 family aircraft – the A319neo, A320neo and A321neo – are certified by the [read more]
Low-cost airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) and Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) have put on a spectacular Christmas light show, on an Airbus A320. Ground staff at the airport created a spectacular festive experience by wrapping the aircraft with Christmas lights to the amazement of hundreds of specially invited guests including local children from [read more]
Low-cost airline Easyjet (U2/EZY) has announced a new route from Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) to Montpellier (MPL/LFMT) in Southern France. Located just 8 miles from the Mediterranean coast, Montpellier is a popular destination with those seeking slightly cheaper alternative to Nice. Flights to Montpellier from Bristol will start in June 2019 [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) is adding two new short-haul destinations from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for 2019. Starting on the 11th July 2019, British Airways will operate a four-times-weekly service to Montpellier, France (BA336/337) followed by a twice-weekly service to Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA690/691) from the 15th July 2019. Montpellier is in Southern France [read more]
British Airways has bid a final farewell to the iconic Boeing 767-300 aircraft that have served the airline for over 28 years. The final commercial flight left Larnaca, Cyprus on Sunday evening before the fleet was sent to end of life specialists eCube based at MOD St Athan in Wales. [read more]
A summer of strikes for Irish budget airline Ryanair is one of the factors cited as helping Easyjet boost profits up by 41% for the year to September. Strong summer sales and a clear strategy for all BREXIT scenarios also helped the airlines pre-tax profits top £578m. Looking forward to [read more]
Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier is to 5000 jobs across its global business over the next year and a half. Some 3000 of those jobs will go at its facilities in Canada while the remaining 2000 will go other sites across the company including some at its aircraft facility [read more]
As reported last week, The Airbus A330-800, the shorter variant of new A330neo’s, is to take its first flight this week on Tuesday the 6th November. Weather permitting the A330-800 will take off from Toulouse around 09:30hrs on Tuesday morning for a flight expected to last a few hours. The [read more]
Swedish aviation and defence company Saab has sent a stinging letter to the Defence Select Committee complaining about the Ministry of Defence (MOD) after it entered talks with US rival Boeing over the future Airborne Early Warning (AEW) platform for the UK. The contract to replace the ageing Boeing E3-D [read more]
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