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Airbus predicts strong aircraft demand over next two decades

Published 26/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 1 minute read

Leading airframer Airbus has said it expects the world airliner fleet to double in size from 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038. The predictions, which include passenger and cargo aircraft, …

Airbus delivers 9000th Airbus A320

Published 18/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 1 minute read

Airbus has hit a new milestone when it delivered its 9000th Airbus A320 family aircraft earlier this month. The aircraft, an Airbus A320neo (A20N) was delivered to leading low-cost carrier …

Spilt Coffee caused smoke and fumes on Thomas Cook A330

Published 12/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 1 minute read

Coffee that was spilt onto the Audio Communications Panel (ACP) caused smoke and fumes to appear in the cockpit on-board a Thomas Cook A330 aircraft (G-TCCF) mid-Atlantic. The report by …

UK withdraws from Canadian Fighter Jet project

Published 02/09/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The Ministry of Defence has said it is withdrawing from Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) along with Airbus Defence and Space and has informed the Canadian Government accordingly. The …

Confirmed: Easyjet’s A321neo flights from Bristol Airport this Winter

Published 19/08/2019 Written by: Lisa Parkes 1 minute read

Easyjet is to begin Airbus A321neo operations at Bristol Airport this winter and now we have the full picture of what routes Easyjet’s lastest fleet addition will be operating. Easyjet …

British Airways preparing A350 for first long-haul service

Published 15/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) is preparing its Airbus A350-1000XWB aircraft for its first long-haul service next month. G-XWBA, which recently joined the British Airways fleet, is due to fly its first …

Virgin Atlantic accepts first Airbus A350 into its fleet

Published 10/08/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000XWB at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, G-VLUX “Red Velvet”, is the first of 12 Airbus …

BA350! British Airways welcomes A350 to fleet

Published 30/07/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

British Airways (BA/BAW) has welcomed its first Airbus A350-100XWB into the fleet after its first aircraft arrived at Heathrow at the weekend. G-XWBA is the first of 18 A350’s for …

First Airbus A350 for British Airways will arrive on Friday

Published 24/07/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

The first Airbus A350-1000XWB for British Airways (BA/BAW) will arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) this Friday ahead of its entry into service with the airline. G-XWBA is the first of …

A321neo has a fault that could cause the nose to pitch up

Published 20/07/2019 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

Operators of the Airbus A321neo have been issued with an airworthiness directive by the European Aviation and Space Agency (EASA) alerting it to a problem that could cause the nose …