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The first pilot to break the sound barrier, Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager died on Monday 7th December aged 97. Born in 1923 in Myra, West Virginia, Yeager went on to a successful career in the United States Air Force (USAF) where he reached the rank of Brigadier General. Following the [read more]

Troubled Scandinavian budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY/NAX) (Norwegian.com) has begun a supplementary reconstruction process under Norwegian law in an effort to prevent the company collapsing. The move comes shortly after the airline’s Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air International (D8/IBK) recently claimed protection from creditors under the Irish examinership rules. Norwegian [read more]

Run the Runways will see airport staff from Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton run or walk the length of various UK runways as well as one in Finland. The charity fundraiser, organised by Aviation Action, will run throughout the month of December and includes 31 different airports. Seven participants from the [read more]

The 2021 edition of the bi-annual Paris Air Show at Le Bourget has been officially cancelled due to uncertainty over the on-going Coronavirus Pandemic. The Board of Directors of the GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association), the Board of Directors of the Paris Air Show say that they have taken the [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has said it saw passenger numbers for November 2020 drop by 90% compared to the same period in 2019. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions has seen demand for air travel effectively fall of a cliff with people only travelling if it is essential. It [read more]

Tickets for Virgin Atlantic’s unique Boeing 747 pop-up dining experience will go on sale at 9am tomorrow morning. The event, which takes place on the 12th December at Heathrow Airport, will see guests enjoy a three-course dinner on the upper class deck a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400, known as the [read more]

Southwest Airlines Captain Ted Orris saw a teenager taking photos during a layover in 2015 and after going to talk to him, ended up becoming his mentor and guiding him into a career as professional aviation photographer. The young man was Ryan Patterson and when Ryan found out Ted was [read more]

The Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) will now operate their helicopters around the clock thanks for a new double-pilot crew operation which started on the 1st December 2020. Having two pilots on crew means that the Air Ambulance can reach anywhere in Wales during the night from its bases at [read more]