Norwegian EI-FJW Roald Dahl
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Landing 737 came within 875m of A320 at Edinburgh

A Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (EI-FJW) came within 875 metres of a departing Easyjet Airbus A320 at Edinburgh Airport according to the report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). The incident occurred on the 13th August 2018 whilst the Norwegian Air International Boeing 737 was landing on Runway 06 at [read more]

London Luton Terminal
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London Luton hits 17m passengers

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has hit 17 million passengers for the rolling 12 month period for the first time in its history. The milestone comes after the airport saw its busiest April on record which saw 1.5m passengers pass through the terminal. The airport has also seen an increase in [read more]

Luton Airport - Rendering of new departure area
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Busiest February ever for London Luton Airport

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has just recorded its busiest February on record with 1.2m passengers passing through its terminal, a 13.1% rise over the previous February. Luton Airport is not home to Easyjet (U2/EZY) and TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) it is also a major base for Ryanair (FR/RYR) and Wizz [read more]

Departure Lounge at Bristol Airport
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UK airports scoop best airports in Europe awards

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) along with Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) has been awarded the accolade of being the best airports in Europe in the 5-15million passengers category. The awards come from the Airports Council International (ACI) and are based on passengers services. ACI benchmarks passengers’ satisfaction across 37 key performance indicators and [read more]

A KLM Embraer lands at Cardiff Airport (Image: TransportMedia UK)
Aviation safety news

Flights to Amsterdam cancelled due to high winds

Many flights from the UK to Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport (AMS/EHAM) have been cancelled today as wind speeds expected to exceed 30mph. At least 60 flights have been cancelled with KLM being the worst affected. The dutch airline has cancelled all flights from London Heathrow, London City, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, [read more]

Ryanair Boeing 737 aircraft
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CAA grants Ryanair a UK Operators Certificate

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) paving the way for Ryanair UK. The airline requested the certificate in order for it to continue flying domestic flights within the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As an [read more]

A319neo-CFM-flight-test
Aviation engineering news

CFM LEAP-1A powered A319 gets joint certification

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]