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British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that is retiring the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet with immediate effect. The airline was the world’s largest operator of the type and has operated the Boeing 747-100, -200 and -400 variants. In a communication to staff British Airways said: “With much regret, we are proposing, [read more]

Spain will be a destination again from Teesside (MME/EGNV) airport this summer for the first time in nine years when as Eastern Airways commits to a weekly flight to Alicante (ALC/LEAL). The flight will start on 14th August and operate every Friday through to 7th September. Teesside Airport is owned [read more]

The latest Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 to be sent to pasture is G-VAST which will leave Manchester Airport at 11:00 local time this morning for a short flight down to St Athan, South Wales. The aircraft, known as “Ladybird”, has been with Virgin Atlantic since it was delivered in 1997. [read more]

Doncaster Sheffield Airport will reportedly be closed for flights until after 0600hrs tomorrow due to a small runway excursion by a Boeing 747 Freighter. No one was injured in the incident, which happened as the aircraft was backtracking (taxiing) along the runway after landing, but the aircraft will take some [read more]

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) is to cut 1,000 Irish flights from its schedule with the loss of 200,000 passengers as the row with the Irish government over quarantine heats up. The flight cuts through August and September will largely affect Shannon, Cork, Knock and Kerry as the airline says [read more]

Sources close to Virgin Group, which owns Virgin Atlantic, have said that Virgin Atlantic is set to announce a resuce package worth £1.2bn later today. According to the sources, the money is coming from stakeholders and investors already involved with the airline and will involve a restructuring of the airline [read more]

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has confirmed it is re-opening Terminal 2 from 15th July as passenger numbers increase at the UK’s 3rd busiest airport. Terminals 2 & 3 closed earlier this year as almost all flights from Manchester Airport were suspended at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. Terminal 3 re-opened [read more]

The US Air Force (USAF) has given Boeing a contract worth nearly (USD)$1.2bn for eight F15EX Air Superiority Fighter and Multi-role combat aircraft. The most-advanced F15 ever built will help the USAF meet its capacity requirements and add capability to its fighter fleet. The F15EX will carry more weapons than [read more]