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At 00:35 UK time on the 3rd December Northrop Grumman will unveil the B-21 Raider, the US Air Force’s latest stealth aircraft and long-range strategic bomber. According to sources in the US Government, six B-21 Raiders are undergoing final assembly at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility ahead of the unveiling [read more]

Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR/RYR) has signed a deal for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed at Trinity College Dublin, will see Shell supply SAF at 200 airports across Europe with an initial focus on Ryanair’s larger bases such as [read more]

Airbus has revealed plans for its hydrogen fuel cell-powered aero engine that could power its zero-emissions aircraft into service as soon as 2035. Named ZEROe, the turboprop engine will use hydrogen fuel cells to create electricity powering the engines and will be tested on an Airbus A380 test aircraft (MSN1) [read more]

Time is running out on the competition to win a flight in a real Spitfire courtesy of model-making specialist Airfix, who recently announced a special Spitfire kit is to be produced in the UK for the first time since World War II. To win this one-of-a-kind prize, you simply have [read more]

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is set to be the first UK airport with a direct supply of hydrogen following the signing of a partnership with HyNet, an industrial decarbonisation project backed by the UK Government. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HyNets two founding partners, Progressive Energy and Cadent, will see [read more]

Croatia Airlines (OU/CTN) has announced it has signed a deal for six brand new Airbus A220 airliners to enhance its regional and international network needs. They also plan to lease a further nine A220s taking the total A220 commitment to 15. The new aircraft will replace the ageing Airbus A319 [read more]

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested a jet engine powered by hydrogen making it a world-first for a modern jet engine. The Rolls-Royce AE2100 gas turbine engine usually powers military transport aircraft such as the C130 Hercules or Saab 2000 regional airliners but this test was carried out on the ground at [read more]

Looking for a bargain this Black Friday, we look at which UK and Irish airlines are offering what deals and whether they really are a bargain! British Airways British Airways is offering deals on mainly its holiday packages with European City breaks from £129pp. Destinations include Prague, Nice and Dublin. [read more]