Plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) have been approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The project will see the current second runway (08L/26R), which is only used as a taxiway or when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of service, moved 12 metres to the north [read more]
Aircraft manufacturers battling record order backlogs may find help from an unlikely source: Formula One. Hexagon, a global leader in digital reality and metrology solutions, is transferring knowledge gained from its partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing into the aerospace sector. The company believes that advanced measurement technologies, honed in [read more]
Strikes that were due to impact many of Airbus’ UK sites, including the wing production facility at Broughton, have been called off after members of the Unite union voted to accept a new pay offer. Unite says the the new pay offer will see employees get a 3.6 per cent [read more]
Boeing has unveiled a video previewing the cabin of the Boeing 777X showing its spacious, modern layout and cabin architecture options. When it enters service, the Boeing 777X will be the latest twin-engined airliner in service and airlines will be demanding a cabin that is both comfortable, customisable and of [read more]
Private aviation specialist Flexjet has added the first of three Gulfstream 700 jets to its fleet bringing a new level of luxury to executive travel. The Gulfstream 700 is the largest and fastest Gulfstream ever made and has a range of up to 7,750nm. Flexjet offers fractional ownership of its [read more]
Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced a new route to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina UK passengers can fly from 13 regionals via Dublin and arrive in Raleigh-Durham having pre-cleared immigration. Launching in April 2026, the new route opens up North Carolina to UK and Irish passengers and further extends Aer Lingus’ transatlantic [read more]
Airbus’ latest intake of early careers talent, such as apprentices, graduates and interns, are preparing to start at their careers at the European OEMs wing manufacturing facility at Broughton, North Wales. This latest draft includes 152 apprentices, 23 graduates and 70 interns who will all have access to an environment [read more]
Strikes at Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) are back on after airport workers voted to reject the revised pay offer from the airport. Around 80 employees who work in areas such as baggage handling, check-in, flight dispatching and plane fuelling had been due to walk out earlier this month but Unite suspended [read more]
Aer Lingus, irelands flag carrier, is moving flights between Manchester to Ireland to Terminal 2 from Tuesday the 16th of September. The move brings all Aer Lingus operations from Manchester Airport under one roof and follows a transformation programme on the terminal carried out by the airport. Passengers should be [read more]
Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier, Air Niugini, has take delivery of its first Airbus A220 single-aisle airliner from the European OEM. The aircraft, an A220-300, was delivered the airline after being financed by leasing specialist Azorra and is the first of three A220-300s the airline has ordered. In addition, Air [read more]
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