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Aer Lingus flights to Denver get underway

Airline news

17/05/2024 2 minute read

Leading Irish airliner Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has begun flights to Denver, Colorado from Dublin (DUB/EIDW) with the first flight taking off today at 1530 local time. The new route will be operated four times per week by an Airbus A330 with flight times selected to allow for seamless connections from [read more]

A busy scene at London City Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Alison FitzGerald appointed CEO of London City Airport

Airport News

17/05/2024 2 minute read

Alison FitzGerald has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) with immediate effect. Alison was selected by the board after holding the role as Co-CEO since January together with Chief Financial Officer Wilma Allan. Appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2016, Alison has helped [read more]

Easyjet A320neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

easyJet to open 10th UK base at London Southend

Airline news

16/05/2024 2 minute read

easyJet will open its 10th UK base at London Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) from March next year directly creating around 130 jobs in the local area. Three Airbus A320neo airliners will be based at the Essex airport enabling the budget airline to launch six new routes from Southend. easyJet already serves [read more]

New route to Varna from London Gatwick

Airline news

14/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching. New route from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Varna, Bulgaria from 18th June. The three-times-per-week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will operate throughout Summer 2024. The popular city break destination is already served by Wizz Air from London Luton but the airline now wants [read more]

Apache AH Mk1 ZJ224 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Army Flying Museum’s new Apache AH MK1 exhibit unveiled by King Charles III

Military aviation news

13/05/2024 4 minute read

The Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop, Hampshire has had its latest exhibit, An Apache AH Mk1 officially unveiled by His Majesty King Charles III today as he visited the site to handover the Army Air Corp Colonel-in-Chief role to his son, Prince William. HM King Charles III visited the [read more]

King to pass Army Aviation role to Prince of Wales

13/05/2024 < 1 minute read

His Majesty King Charles III is to pass on the role of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corp to his son, HRH Prince William, Prince of Wales, in a ceremony at the Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop today. The King has held the role of Colonel-in-Chief for 31 years [read more]

Embraer E195-E2 (Image: Nick Harding / UK Aviation Media)

Embraer Q1 deliveries up 67% on previous year

13/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 25 aircraft in Quarter 1 of 2024, a 67% increase on 2023 when it delivered just 15. Of the delivered aircraft, 18 were from Embraers executive jet product line and seven were from the commercial product line. The figures were announced as part of Embraer’s Q1 [read more]

Airbus A350-900 (Image: Nick Harding / UK Aviation Media)

Airbus delivers 61 aircraft in April to 33 customers

12/05/2024 < 1 minute read

European aerospace giant Airbus delivered 61 airliners to 33 customers around the globe in April 2024 bringing year to date deliveries to 203. April saw primarily A320 family deliveries with 22 Airbus A320neo and 29 A321neo airliners being delivered to customers including easyJet, Wizz Air and British Airways. Other single-aisle [read more]

An Aurigny Embraer E195 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Reliability drop forces Aurigny to lease two ATRs

11/05/2024 < 1 minute read

A drop in reliability to below the UK average has forced Guernsey based airline Aurigny to lease two new ATR 72-600 aircraft in a bid to arrest the fall. The airline, which is owned by the States of Guernsey, had previously been one of the UK’s most punctual airlines but [read more]

Loganair celebrates 1 year of connecting to Heathrow

10/05/2024 2 minute read

The UK’s leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) is celebrating one year of connecting remote destinations in Scotland with London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) with what it calls “Gamechanger” routes. After obtaining the sought after slots into Heathrow Loganair announced it would connect the UK capital to Derry and Dundee, the latter connecting [read more]

RwandAir starts daily flights between London and Kigali

09/05/2024 2 minute read

RwandAir, the national airline of Rwanda, has begun daily flights between Kigali and London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) up from its previous four flights per week. The frequency increase shows the demand for the route which is operated by an Airbus A330. The daily flight from London to Kigali WB711 departs Heathrow [read more]

aether - The new private Terminal at Manchester Airport (Image- Toby Mitchell)

Private Terminal for Manchester Airport unveiled

09/05/2024 < 1 minute read

CAVU, founded by Manchester Airports Group, has unveiled its planned introduction of a private terminal called “aether” at Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) which will open later this year. CAVU, which operates 24 lounges, has formed a strategic partnership with BMW and award-winning chef Adam Reid to deliver the new premium experience [read more]

Pasport eGates are designed to speed up border control

Reliability of eGates called into question after another bank holiday failure

08/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Airports across the UK are returning to normal today after the overnight failure of all Passport eGates across the country caused chaos for arriving passengers. During the chaos many passengers were stranded on planes on the tarmac waiting to disembark for hours at some of the busier airports. The UK [read more]

H.E. Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry (centre, right) and Antonoaldo Neves (centre, left) posing with the signed Stopover Abu Dhabi agreement.

Free stay at a Abu Dhabi hotel for Etihad passengers

07/05/2024 2 minute read

Etihad has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) to offer passengers transiting through Abu Dhabi with Etihad a free one or two night stay at a premium Abu Dhabi hotel. Guests booking flights with Etihad through Abu Dhabi will now have the option to [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Boeing facing fresh probe after admitting it may not have inspected 787s properly

06/05/2024 < 1 minute read

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]

IndiGo places order for 30 Airbus A350s

06/05/2024 2 minute read

India’s largest airline, IndiGo has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 Airbus A350 widebodies as it looks to expand its international long-haul network. The order comes ahead of an expected boom in international travel from India which is already the fastest growing aviation market in the world. IndiGo’s [read more]

Boeing facing fresh probe after admitting it may not have inspected 787s properly

06/05/2024 < 1 minute read

IndiGo places order for 30 Airbus A350s

06/05/2024 2 minute read

Eastern Airways ATR72-600 (Image: Eastern Airways/Brad Simpson)

Eastern Airways launch Aberdeen to Teesside air service

04/05/2024 2 minute read

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) is launching a direct flight between Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) and Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) restoring North-east England connectivity to Scotland. Starting on the 20th May, the new service will initially operate daily Monday to Friday and on a Sunday but this will increase to twice daily from the [read more]

Avolon reports 91% increase in net income

02/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Aviation leasing specialist Avolon has reported Quarter 1 results that show a year on year increase in net income of 91%. The Dublin based company specialises in leasing airliners to carriers around the globe with a fleet of 577 aircraft in service. During Q1 Avolon delivered 9 new aircraft and [read more]

Turkish Airlines unveils partnership with Airbus and Rolls-Royce

01/05/2024 2 minute read

Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has unveiled a new initiative with Airbus and Rolls-Royce in a bid to strengthen Turkiye’s role in the aerospace industry. Unveiled at a meeting at Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul the new initiative, known as Strategic Türkiye Enhanced Programme (STEP), will create highly skilled jobs [read more]

Aer Lingus completes transatlantic network with Minneapolis return

30/04/2024 < 1 minute read

The return of the Dublin (DUB/EIDW) to Minneapolis St Paul service makes the completion of Aer Lingus’ North American transatlantic network to pre-pandemic status. Aer Lingus hasn’t operated the route since 2020 but the newly reinstated route took off again on the 29th April. The route is served by an [read more]

Emirates A380 landing at London's Heathrow Airport

Heathrow refuellers call off May bank holiday strike

29/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Refuellers employed by AFS at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) have called off their planned strike over the coming bank holiday weekend after agreeing a new deal. The action, called by the Unite Union, was a result of new employees being offered less pension benefits and sick leave creating a two-tier [read more]

Airbus reports €12.8bn in revenue for Q1 2024

26/04/2024 < 1 minute read

European aerospace giant Airbus has reported Q1 revenue of €12.8 billion (bn) in its first set of results for 2024 despite continuing supply chain issues. During the quarter the manufacturer delivered 142 commercial aircraft to airlines around the globe, one of its best performances ever. Orders were also up on [read more]

100% SAF fuel is loaded onto the RAF Voyager at Brize Norton (MOD Crown Copyright)

UK opens SAF clearing house in Sheffield

25/04/2024 2 minute read

The UK has officially open the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel clearing house at the University of Sheffield, funded by the Department for Transport (DfT). The UK SAF Clearing House will be responsible for the helping companies test and qualify Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) both produced and used in the UK. [read more]