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Boeing and Delta Air Lines have announced that the carrier is to modernise it’s single-aisle fleet with 100 efficient 737 Max aircraft to meet both demand as well the carrier’s sustainability goals. At the signing ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow, the companies said Delta is ordering 100 737 Max-10 [read more]

Following the Embraer E195-E2’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) test flight with one engine running on SAF, the Brazillian manufacturer has signed a Letter of Intent with Brazillian energy company Raízen to further develop the technology. This helps to further advance both companies sustainability commitments as well as benefiting the air [read more]

Just days after London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) warned of cancellations in the summer, the UK’s busiest airport has told airlines to stop selling flights for the rest of the summer. The airport is placing a cap on the number of passengers than can use that airport each day until 11th September [read more]

Boeing has confirmed that the Boeing 737 Max10 will make its flying debut at the 2022 Farnborough Airshow next week. The biggest of the Boeing 737 Max series will perform in the flying display in what promises to be a highlight of the show. In between flights it will feature [read more]

Passengers hit by cancellations from low-cost airline Wizz Air UK (W9/WUK) are being forced to rebook their own flights and hotels as Wizz Air agents are not making them aware of the airline’s obligations and duty of care. Several passengers contacted UK Aviation News after being left stranded in Heraklion, [read more]

The boss of London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) has warned of more flight cancellations this summer as the airport and airlines seek to cope with the rising demand for air travel. Heathrow is carrying out “schedule interventions” which on a weekday will see around 60 flights being cancelled across the airport’s [read more]

International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General and former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh has said that the cost of air travel will rise in the coming months as the rising price of fuel is passed on to passengers. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday Morning programme Mr Walsh said that [read more]

European airframer Airbus has released its latest figures for deliveries and orders showing that it delivered 60 airliners to 35 customers in June 2022. The bulk of the deliveries were A320 family aircraft with 25 Airbus A321neo, 21 A320neo and 1 A319neo delivered to airlines including Wizz Air, Lufthansa and [read more]