Honeywell’s runway safety systems, Smart Runway and Smart Landing are being installed fleetwide on Southwest Airlines as the airline looks to increase runway safety in its operations. The software is an extension of Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) which is already installed of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s and [read more]
The crash of Air India flight AI171 whilst taking off from Ahmedabad earlier today is the first total hull loss of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner since its entry into service in 2011 so the questions are now turning to how this could have happened and what went wrong. That will [read more]
An Air India flight from Ahmedabad in India to London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) has crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. Flight AI171 was being operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (VT-ANB) and according to data from Flightradar 24, the last data was received from the aircraft “seconds after take-off”. The [read more]
The UK Government is setting out plans in Parliament today to undertake the largest redesign of UK airspace since it was formed in 1950 when it had to handle just 200,000 flights per year. The results could see shorter flight times, particularly around congested areas such as London, fewer delays [read more]
Jet2 has announced a new multi-million pound cadet scheme that will see it train 60 aspiring pilots at zero cost to the cadets. Cost has long been a barrier to many who want to be pilots with most training schemes costing upwards of £100,000 with no guarantee of a job [read more]
Great Britain is today marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe during World War II, VE Day and amongst the many events up and down the UK, London will see a special flypast from the Royal Air Force that will pass over the city, down the Mall and over [read more]
Locals living around an airbase in Suffolk earmarked to house nuclear bombs are asking clarity after an excercise was carried at by personnel from RAF Lakenheath simulating an aircraft accident with nuclear weapons onboard. Although nothing has been confirmed by either the UK Ministry of Defence or the US Department [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has kicked off its Summer 2025 schedule which sees the return of direct flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Tblisi, Georgia from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) British Airways last few to Kuala Lumpur five years ago and the direct service operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner wil be [read more]
Six aerospace companies have been listed on the annual Clarivate TOP 100 Global Innovators list which highlights global companies that are leading the world in technology research and innovation. Highest ranked is RTX, which is made up of Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. RTX manufactures aircraft engines, avionics, [read more]
Plans to increase production of wings for the Airbus A220 at the Spirit Aerosystems site in Belfast have been revived, giving optimism for employment and a boost to the wider local economy. The plans were originally submitted in 2019 when Spirit Aerosystems was owned by Bombardier, which made the C-Series [read more]
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