Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced that she is “minded to approve” the plans for expansion at Lonon Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) which includes making use of the standby runway for dual runway operations. But added she will not formally give the decision until October to allow the airport to address environmental [read more]
Struggling eVTOL company Lilium has been rescued from the edge of insolvency by an investment consortium called Mobile Uplift Corporation (MUC) which has rebranded the company to Lilium Aerospace. Lilium was at the advanced stages of developing the Lilium Jet when the company hit financial problems that led to all [read more]
Jet2 (LS/EXS), the last British passenger operator of the Boeing 757, has begun retirement of the mid-range twin-jet as deliveries of the A321neo continue. The airline has operated the workhorse airliner on holiday routes from the UK with a peak of 13 757s in its fleet. But with an average [read more]
The F-117 Nighthawk, famously known as the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, has a storied history in the U.S. military. Officially retired in 2008, the Nighthawk was celebrated for its groundbreaking design and capability to evade radar detection, marking a significant leap in aerial warfare technology. However, despite its retirement, [read more]
UK Airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Tui Airways UK and British Airways have cancelled flights to Florida as a state of emergency is declared in the state as Hurricane Milton approaches Tampa. The Hurricane is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours bring a 15ft high storm surge and [read more]
Airbus is set to re-enter the running for a Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to replace the Puma Helicopter fleet, including plans to build a new Helicopter engineering facility at Broughton in North Wales. Airbus previously withdrew from the process saying that the tender, worth around £1bn wasn’t attractive enough. [read more]
It may have been one of the strangest looking aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow 2024, and it certainly wasn’t the biggest, but the Lilium Jet caused quite a stir as a future transport solution and we got a pre-show invite to take a look! The Lilium Jet is an Electric [read more]
Qatar Airways has been voted World’s Best Airline in the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards along with best Middle-East airline, World’s Best Business Class and World’s Best Business Class Seat. The Qatari state owned airline took the top spot for its high level of service and overall performance. Singapore Airlines [read more]
US plane maker Boeing is facing fresh probes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after it admitted it may have not inspected Boeing 787 Dreamliners properly. The investigation will look at whether staff falsified records about aircraft rolling off the production 787 production line forcing Boeing to reinspect all current [read more]
According to a report from AeroCloud, the intelligent airport management platform, over half of UK airports are worried about financial stability following the global pandemic. The “Getting on the runway to growth” report showed that 58% of UK airport leaders were concerned about their financial stability despite air traffic returning [read more]
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