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

19/08/2019 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

15/08/2019 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

10/08/2019 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

30/07/2019 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

24/07/2019 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

20/07/2019 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 …

Aer Lingus to put Airbus A321LR onto London to Shannon route

01/07/2019 UK Aviation News Team 1 minute read

From March 2020, EI380 and 381 between London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) and Shannon (SNN/EINN) will be operated by Aer Lingus’ newest aircraft, the Airbus A321LR. The A321LR will be operation transatlantic …

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IAG gives Boeing a boost in Paris on Day 2

19/06/2019 Nick Harding 3 minute read

British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has given Boeing a boost at the Paris Air Show with a letter of intent for Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The surprise …

Aer Lingus to operate Airbus A321neo from Heathrow

12/06/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) will fly its Airbus A321neo LR aircraft from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Dublin (DUB/EIDW) in November this year following delivery delays to the airline. Aer …

JetBlue to launch New York & Boston to London flights

10/04/2019 Nick Harding 1 minute read

US budget airline JetBlue (B6/JBU) has announced it will launch direct flights to London from New York JFK and Boston airports. The airline hasn’t disclosed details of which London Airport …