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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed the details of yesterday’s horror crash at Dallas Executive Airport, which saw two World War II aircraft collide in mid-air. The crash occurred yesterday afternoon and involved a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, the latter appearing to crash into [read more]

The International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA) has named former Airbus UK chief Katherine Bennett CBE as 2022’s Woman of Excellence. Now CEO of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult Ms Bennett was with Airbus for almost 17 years rising from director of communications through to be a board member for Airbus [read more]

For the first time since World War II Supermarine Spitfires will be mass-produced in the UK again, albeit in 1/24 scale, as Airfix launches a premium model of the MK.IXc. As one of the world’s oldest and most well-known manufacturers of model kits, Airfix will launch the premium model kit [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) and Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) have both gained slots at London Heathrow (LHR.EGLL) according to data from Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) – the UK’s airport slot regulator. Completed slot trades for both airlines show BA has leased (swapped) slots from fellow IAG airline Iberia and Virgin has purchased [read more]

Edinburgh headquarterd baggage repatriation specialist Eagle Aviation has consolidated its market dominance after it purchased London Heathrow rival Ground Solutions (UK) Ltd. As a result Eagle Aviation now provides baggage repatriation for almost all carriers at the UK’s busiest airport. The take-over has secured 80 jobs at the firm which [read more]

Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has outlined a multi-million point fleet upgrade as it brings eight new ATR aircraft into the fleet. The airline has sold its sole remaining Saab 340B, in a deal worth £12 million, which has helped it come to agreements on new aircraft to future [read more]

At least 19 people are known to have died when a Precision Air ATR-42 crashed into lake Victoria earlier today. 43 people were onboard the flight and reports suggested that 26 had been rescued and sent two hospital. Local sources say that the pilots were initially in contact with authorities [read more]

Hydrogen electric propulsion technology for aircraft could be scaled up quicker than originally thought according to Max Brown, Vice-President of Technology at GKN Aerospace. The aviation industry is striving towards net zero and the demand for zero-emissions flights is driving the technological research into hydrogen power which is expected to [read more]