Dublin based airliner leasing specialist Avolon has agreed the sale of a portfolio of 33 commercial aircraft to Qatar-based Lesha Bank, in a transaction that further strengthens the relationship between the global aviation finance company and the financial institution. Announced on 28th of September, the transaction comprises a diversified portfolio [read more]
UK aircraft interiors specialist Starling Aerospace has completed the crew and passenger seating for the first Britten-Norman Islander to be built in the UK from detail component level since production was brought back to the manufacturer’s historic home at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. The company has delivered the [read more]
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 operating a Ryanair service from Pisa to Glasgow Prestwick landed at Manchester Airport with just 363kg of fuel remaining after being caught in severe weather during Storm Amy, with three separate windshear encounters, multiple go-arounds and an initial refusal of its diversion request contributing to [read more]
Norwich-based Saxon Air is celebrating a major double success at the Aviation Industry Awards UK 2026, after being named Aviation Company of the Year and also taking home the Sustainability & Environmental Award. The two awards recognise a landmark period for the company, which has expanded its aviation operations while [read more]
Jet2 is to use new artificial intelligence and customer experience technology from Adobe to make its holiday experience more personalised, with customers set to receive more relevant recommendations, offers and information based on their individual travel preferences. The multi-year partnership brings together Adobe’s customer experience technology and Jet2’s growing digital [read more]
British Transport Police (BTP) has become the first UK police force to routinely operate drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) as part of day-to-day policing, using BT’s Drone SIM technology and EE mobile connectivity. The new capability is being used to provide a faster way of responding to incidents [read more]
Deutsche Aircraft has taken another significant step towards certification of its D328eco regional aircraft after successfully completing low- and high-speed taxi testing and beginning flight testing of its new landing gear system. The German aircraft manufacturer has completed five development flights using a legacy D328 aircraft configured as a dedicated [read more]
Britten-Norman has completed the first flight of an Islander whose airframe has been assembled entirely in the UK from detail components, marking a significant step in the manufacturer’s return to full aircraft production at Bembridge Airport on the Isle of Wight. The aircraft took to the air from Bembridge at [read more]
Embraer has celebrated a major milestone with the delivery of its 2,000th E-Jet, more than two decades after the first aircraft in the family entered commercial service. The milestone aircraft, an E195-E2, has been delivered to Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas, marking another significant chapter in the development of one [read more]
Menzies Aviation has completed the integration of G2 Secure Staff less than 12 months after acquiring the US aviation services provider in a $305 million deal, creating a combined North American business with a workforce of around 20,000 people. The integration is the largest in Menzies Aviation’s history and brings [read more]
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