Ryanair has selected South Wales MRO provider Caerdav for winter maintenance of its Boeing 737 fleet. Formerly known as Cardiff Aviation, Caerdav was started by Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson with help from the Welsh Government. After a rocky start, the MRO specialist has contracts with EasyJet and TUI [read more]
A photo posted on the popular forum Reddit shows a larger than normal temporary repair to a wing of a Boeing 787 bound for Manchester. The picture, posted 4 days ago by user grunt786 is of a flight operated from Saudi Arabia to Manchester but the airline isn’t confirmed. Although [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has lost its case in the UK High Court which saw it challenge Airbus’ decision to cancel an order for 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The court said that the order for A321 aircraft was linked to an order for A350 aircraft and as Qatar Airways had refused [read more]
Irish budget airline group Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced a partnership with Neste Holland to provide a 40% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS/EHAM). The partnership will see around a third of Ryanair’s Amsterdam flights use the SAF blend which the industry sees as [read more]
Boeing 747-400 TF-AAK landed at Cotswold Airport this morning for its final landing after a short flight from Ostend. The aircraft was owned by Air Atlanta Icelandic and had been operating for Saudia until its sale to be parted out. The aircraft is best known around the world as the [read more]
Irish budget airline group Ryanair has signed a 5-year deal with Jordan based Joramco Maintenance Ltd to carry out heavy maintenance on its fleet of aircraft. Ryanair will utilise up to six heavy maintenance bay slots at Joramco’s facility in Amman for Ryanair group aircraft including Ryanair, Malta Air, Lauda [read more]
European Airframer Airbus has announced that Air France-KLM has finalised an order for 4 Airbus A350F Freighter aircraft. The dedicated freighter variant of the Airbus A350 airliner has proven popular with airlines as an alternative to the US-made widebody freighters. Offering the greener option to move air freight, the A350F [read more]
Olso based Norse Atlantic Airways, a new low-fares transatlantic airline, has confirmed it has been awarded slots for Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) as it eyes a market left by Norwegian Long Haul at the airport. Norse had planned to start operations in 2021 but has currently delayed its initial launch until [read more]
A video posted on social media by multiple sources has shown the money a DHL Boeing 757 skidded off the runway and broke into two sections in Costa Rica. The aircraft had returned to the airport shortly after take-off due to a hydraulic issue with the aircraft and the emergency [read more]
Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) is seeking to prevent Airbus from cancelling orders for 50 A321neo airliners and multiple A350 aircraft, In a court hearing, Airbus stated that it was within its rights to cancel the order and suggested that a Boeing aircraft was a suitable alternative. The dispute arises from a [read more]
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