The UK’s newest dedicated cargo operator One Air has officially launched following three granting of its Air Operators Certificate by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). One Air currently has a sole Boeing 747-400 Freighter aircraft (G-UNET) in its fleet but is planning to add a second one during 2023. [read more]
Portuguse flag carrier TAP Air Portugal has launched a “super sale” for UK and Irish passengers looking to visit Portugal or travel via Lisbon. The sale sees fares from the UK to Lisbon and Porto as low as £89 with the holiday islands of Madeira and the Azores just £218 [read more]
Former Formula 1 Technical Director Mike Gascoyne has unveiled a Cargo eVTOL drone which has been developed as part of his companies Cargo Development Program. Mike Gascoyne previously served as Technical Director for teams including McLaren, Sauber, Renault and Toyota before setting Lotus F1 through his company MGI. The prototype [read more]
Dublin headquartered aircraft leasing specialist Avolon has delivered 15 A320neo aircraft to Indian carrier Vistara. The airline, which is a joint venture between TATA Sons and Singapore Airlines, operates from Delhi and flies to destinations including London Heathrow and Paris. Paul Geaney, President and Chief Commercial Officer, Avolon commented: “We [read more]
Just over a year after launching transatlantic flights from Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to New York (JFK/KJFK), Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) is upgrading the route from a long-range Airbus A321 to an Airbus A330. The move will see the airline being able to offer 72% more seats on each flight by moving [read more]
US airframer Boeing has outlined its deliveries for the first quarter of 2023 with 130 airliners delivered. Most deliveries this year have been single-aisle Boeing 737 family aircraft with 113 units. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was the 2nd most popular with 11 units delivered. Included in the deliveries was the [read more]
A Ryanair (FR/RYR) flight suffered a nose landing gear collapse on landing at Dublin International Airport this afternoon after it arrived from Liverpool. Flight FR5542 operated from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL/EGGP) and landed on Runway 28 at Dublin Airport where it suffered a mishap. Fire crews were immediately dispatched [read more]
Baku based Azerbaijan Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 12 A320neo aircraft including my the A320neo and A321neo. The airline currently operates a 15 strong fleet of Airbus aircraft including 2 x A340s, 4 x A319ceo, 6 x A320ceo and 2 x A320neo. The plan is to further [read more]
Flights that had planned to use French airspace are being re-routed or cancelled today as the country’s Air Traffic Controllers join the general strike in protest to the raising of the pension age from 62-64. Ryanair was one airline that took to social media complaining about the cancellations it was [read more]
British holiday airline Jet2.com has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo airliner as it starts to expand and renew its fleet. Registered as G-SUNB, the Airbus A321neo arrived into the UK this morning ahead of its entry into service with the Leeds Bradford-based airline from Manchester. The delivery is [read more]
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