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LEAP engines on a Boeing 737 Max (Image: Nick Harding/TransportMedia UK)

IAG gives Boeing a boost in Paris on Day 2

19/06/2019 4 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has given Boeing a boost at the Paris Air Show with a letter of intent for Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The surprise move sees IAG commit to purchasing 200 of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which are currently grounded following two fatal [read more]

A321XLR helps Airbus score big on Day 1 in Paris

18/06/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The bi-annual International Paris Air Show got underway at Le Bourget yesterday with a big success for European air-framer Airbus. The Toulouse based company confirmed that it was offering an Extra Long Range variant of its Airbus A321neo, dubbed A321XLR and it was an immediate success attracting orders from Air [read more]

BOAC Boeing 747-400 G-BYG0C (Image: TransportMedia UK)

British Airways 747 to fly alongside Red Arrows at Air Tattoo

10/06/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) will fly a the BOAC liveried Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet alongside the famous Red Arrows at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The special flypast will form part of the celebrations of its 100-year anniversary and will take place on Saturday, 20th July, the [read more]

BBMF Dakota DC3 (Image: Aviation Media Agency.)

The 2019 Queen’s birthday flypast – What you need to know

07/06/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Details of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday flypast have been revealed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) today and here is all the information you need to see this spectacular event. The flypast will take place over central London on Saturday 8th June 2019 and will see a fleet [read more]

RIAT unveils details of NATO flypast

04/06/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has unveiled further details of its planned NATO flypast at the 2019 Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The flypast will mark the 70th Anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and will be centred around NATO’s eye in the sky, the Boeing E3-A [read more]

F-35 Lightning (image: MOD/Crown Copyright)

UK F35 set to make airshow appearance at Yeovilton

01/05/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

A Royal Air Force (RAF) F35 Lightning is set to make an appearance at the Royal Navy International Air Day in July. The state-of-the-art multirole stealth fighter will make its debut at the annual airshow held at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in a flying only appearance. The F35 [read more]

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

Farnborough Airshow to axe public weekend displays

06/03/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The organisers of the Farnborough International Airshow have said that they will no longer be organising a public display as part of the biennial event. The event will now focus solely on the 5 trade days of the airshow where manufacturers from across Aerospace demonstrate their products to potential buyers [read more]

Lithuanian Air Force to make UK flying debut at RNIAD

28/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Lithuanian Air Force will be making its UK flying debut in 2019 at the Royal Navy International Air Day at RNAS Yeovilton. Previously only sending static aircraft, the Lithuanian Air Force will this year be flying an L-39C Albatross jet trainer at the air show. It will be accompanied [read more]

Seeing the world upside down is all in a days work for a wingwalker. (Image : UK Aviation Media)

AeroSuperBatics seek new wingwalker for 2019

20/11/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Do you dread the 9 to 5 routine?, don’t want to be stuck in the daily commute?, is your idea of fun standing on top of an 1950’s biplane flying at 130mph at 1000ft above the ground? Great, then do we have the job for you! Gloucestershire based AeroSuperBatics, the [read more]

Yeovilton Air Day (Image: Pete Harrison)

Tickets for Royal Navy International Air Day go on sale

01/11/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

Tickets to the Royal Navy International Air Day 2019 have gone on sale today. Formerly known as Yeovilton Air Day, the airshow will celebrate modern and historical Air Power in its many forms not least its central role for Maritime Capability and for the capabilities of our sister services, the [read more]