Jet2 has based its first Airbus A321neo at its Edinburgh Airport base marking its arrival with a special customer event for its first flights from Edinburgh to Tenerife. The Leeds-bradford based airline now has 10 A321neo aircraft already in operation and has ordered a total of 146 A321neo airliners from [read more]
Bahrain flag carrier Gulf Air has announced new non-stop flights to Singapore from Bahrain offering UK travellers a new opportunity for flights to the popular Asian republic. UK passengers will be able to fly from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Manchester Airport (MAN/EGLL) to Singapore via Bahrain with easy transfers and [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo has announced the theme for the 2025 show will be “Eyes in the Skies” showcasing the highly specialised aircraft used in aerial surveillance and intelligence gathering. Over 20,000 tickets have already been sold for the annual event which takes place from the 18th to 20th [read more]
International Airlines Group (IAG) Cargo is providing a boost to the Asia-Pacific cargo market from London with the return of Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur flights after a four-year break. From the 28th of October this year, there will be three cargo flights per week from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Bangkok [read more]
Edinburgh headquartered ground handling specialists Menzies Aviation has extended its partnership with Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) to include Iași International Airport bringing the total number of Ryanair locations serviced by Menzies up to 10. Iași International Airport, one of the oldest airports in Romania is the fifth airport in [read more]
Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of Airbus A350 airliners as a precautionary measure after discovering a failed engine component after a Zurich-bound flight returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off yesterday. The airline says the failure is the “first of its kind” and has notified Rolls-Royce, which makes [read more]
Brazilian airframer Embraer is celebrating 55 years of aircraft manafacturing alongside 35 years as a public listed company on the São Paulo Stock Exchange. To mark the occasion the company brought to gether shareholders, investors, and financial analysts at B3, the exchanges headquarters, where company executives detailed their strategy for [read more]
Dutch flag carrier KLM (KM/KLM) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo from European airframer Airbus. The A321neo will form the backbone of KLM’s modernisation of its short—to medium-haul fleet and shows its commitment to reducing fuel costs and emissions. The aircraft can also operate on 50% Sustainable Aviation [read more]
This weekend is expected to be the busiest day of 2024 for passengers jetting off across Europe and the wider world from the UK with over 12,000 flights scheduled to depart UK airports over the weekend According to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, Friday 23rd August will see up to [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has called on the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to scrap the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) after it was warned it would not receive extra slots for sporting events or extra Christmas flights. The cap means that Dublin Airport is currently running [read more]
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