The Royal International Air Tattoo, which takes place annually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, saw bumper crowds this year with over 175,000 people attending over the three days. The crowds were treated to static and flying displays of aircraft from 27 different nations, with a combined aircraft participation of 227 [read more]
The UK’s first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail has made its debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in a world-first flypast with the RAF Red Arrows. The Boeing E-Wedgetail AEW Mk1 is the RAF’s latest airborne early warning aircraft and is based on the Boeing 737 airliner. It [read more]
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) The Red Arrows have completed their first full public air display using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford. After having previously only completed flypasts using SAF, the Red Arrows will perform their aerobatic displays [read more]
Moroting organisation The RAC has hit out at airport drop off charges which have seen significant rises at some of the UK’s busiest airports, and introduced for the first time at Cardiff Airport. So called ‘Kiss and Fly’ charges can be as much as £7.00 for just a few minutes [read more]
UK airports are set to experience their busiest weekend of the year so far, as schools break up and millions of holidaymakers head overseas for summer getaways. According to new data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, a total of 9,256 flights are scheduled to depart from UK airports between Friday 18 and Sunday [read more]
A Government-backed expert group has today unveiled a comprehensive set of recommendations aimed at transforming accessibility for disabled passengers travelling by air. The Aviation Accessibility Task & Finish Group, established in November 2024 and chaired by Paralympian and disability campaigner Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, has proposed nineteen actions to improve the [read more]
Saudia, the national airline of Saudi Arabia, has reported a strong operational performance for the first half of 2025, with notable increases in passenger numbers, flight activity, and punctuality. According to the airline’s latest performance report, Saudia carried more than 17.5 million passengers between January and June 2025 – a [read more]
Four people have been confirmed to have died after a Beechcraft Super King Air crashed on take-off from the airport shortly before 16:00hrs local time. The victims are the two Dutch pilots of the aircraft along with two passengers who were on the flight including flight nurse Maria Fernanda Rojaz [read more]
With the publication of the preliminary report into the crash of flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick last month which killed 260 people, victims families and the wider aviation industry have been left with far more questions that answers. We now know that shortly after taking off, as the [read more]
UK charter airline Titan Airways (ZT/AWC) has completed the purchase of its first Embraer E190LR regional jet registered as G-POWX. Titan has a core fleet of Airbus A320 family aircraft but the addition of the E190LR gives it more flexibility for smaller charters in its 13 strong fleet. The aircraft [read more]
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