Heathrow Airport Articles - Page 9 of 12

British Airways is Heathrow’s quietest and greenest operator

09/06/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) short-haul fleet has topped Heathrow Airports ‘Fly Quiet and Green’ league table for the first quarter of 2019 helping to reduce the West London airports environment impact. This was achieved because the short-haul fleet is made up of efficient Airbus A320 family aircraft, with the latest ultra-efficient [read more]

Malaysian Pilot at fault in near-miss over London

21/05/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A report by the UK Airprox Board has concluded that the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350 did not comply with the instructions from Air Traffic Control putting it at “high risk” of colliding with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 over London last year. The incident, which occurred on [read more]

Air Serbia to fill Jet Airways Heathrow slots

29/04/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Air Serbia (JU/ASL) has agreed to lease the former Jet Airways London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) slots from owners, Etihad. In slot trade, submitted on the 26th April 2019, Air Serbia will lease seven slots pairs from Etihad until 26th October 2019. Indian airline Jet Airways recently suspended operations and the some [read more]

JetBlue to launch New York & Boston to London flights

10/04/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

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 will be served by the new services which the airline is planning to launch in 2021. It made the announcement [read more]

Heathrow’s Terminal 5 is the best in the world

01/04/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has been named as the Worlds Best Airport Terminals by airline and airport review and ranking site, SkyTrax. Heathrow beat off competition from airports around the world to win the award, which is voted for by international travellers. Heathrow also won awards for [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

Virgin Atlantic’s Tel Aviv service to launch in September

25/02/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has confirmed its new London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Tel Aviv (TLV/LLBG) direct flight will start on the 25th September 2019. The daily service will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 with a flight time of just under 5 hours. Speaking about the new route Shai Weiss, Virgin [read more]

British Airways retro liveried BOAC Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

In Pictures: British Airways unveils its first #BA100 aircraft

18/02/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has unveiled its first retro-liveried aircraft to mark its #BA100 celebrations. The Boeing 747-400, G-BYGC, has been repainted into the blue and gold livery of BOAC (which became British Airways in 1971) and we were on hand to watch it arrive into Heathrow for the first time [read more]

A Boeing 747 long-range wide-body four engined commercial jet airliner for the BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation flying above the United Kingdom on 7 April 1971. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

British Airways to paint 747’s in Retro liveries

21/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced it will be painting a series of its Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets in special retro liveries covering the airlines history as the type nears retirement. The first livery, BOAC, will be applied to Boeing 747-400 G-BYGC which will arrive at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) resplendent in [read more]

Garuda changes Heathrow service to include Denpasar Bali

06/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Garuda Indonesia (GA/GIA) is changing its Jakarta to London service to operate a one-way service to Denpasar, Bali. From the 22nd January 2019, Garuda will operate Jakarta (CGK/WIII) – London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) – Denpasar (DPS/WADDS). The service operates three-times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using a Boeing 777-300ER [read more]

British Airways adds two new short-haul destinations for 2019

06/12/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) is adding two new short-haul destinations from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) for 2019. Starting on the 11th July 2019, British Airways will operate a four-times-weekly service to Montpellier, France (BA336/337) followed by a twice-weekly service to Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA690/691) from the 15th July 2019. Montpellier is in Southern France [read more]