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Ryanair is first airline to land at Murcia's new airport (Image: Ryanair/Twitter)

Ryanair is first airline to land at new Murcia airport

16/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) was the first airline to land at the new Murcia Regional Airport (RMU/LEMI) as it took over flights to the region from the old San Javier Murcia Airport. Officially opened by King Felipe V1 of Spain, the airport will see flights from the UK with [read more]

Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Airbus delivers record year despite hold ups

15/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

European airframer Airbus has delivered more aircraft in 2018 than ever before despite problems with engines causing delays to deliveries on its A320neo family. The Toulouse based company delivered 800 aircraft to 93 different customers in 2018, an 11% increase on the previous year. Despite delays in deliveries of engines [read more]

Hybrid Air Vehicles gets production approval

14/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind the worlds longest aircraft – Airlander 10, has been granted Production Organisation Approval by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The approval means that the company, which already holds design approval can look towards Type Certification for their hybrid aircraft/airship. Set up in 2007, [read more]

Virgin Atlantic (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Like a Virgin: Flybe is rescued by Virgin Atlantic Consortium

11/01/2019 4 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Struggling regional airline Flybe (BE/BEE) is to be rescued by a consortium involving Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic and the Stobart Group. Flybe put itself up for sale two months as cash levels were putting the airline’s operations at serious risk and it realised that a take-over was the only [read more]

BMI Regional G-CKAG after the incident at Bristol Airport (Image: AAIB/OGL)

Wrong lever selection caused BMI incident at Bristol

10/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The selection of the parking brake lever rather than the speed brake lever caused a BMI Regional Embraer ERJ 145 to come off the runway at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) in 2017 according to the formal accident report. The incident happened at 11:37hrs on 22nd December 2017 as the Embraer Regional [read more]

A KLM Embraer lands at Cardiff Airport (Image: TransportMedia UK)

Flights to Amsterdam cancelled due to high winds

08/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Many flights from the UK to Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport (AMS/EHAM) have been cancelled today as wind speeds expected to exceed 30mph. At least 60 flights have been cancelled with KLM being the worst affected. The dutch airline has cancelled all flights from London Heathrow, London City, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, [read more]

The final resting place of G-OBME, a Boeing 737-400 (OGL)

Remembering the M1 Air Crash 30 Years On

08/01/2019 5 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The 8th January 1989 was a Sunday, a day of rest for a country still coming to terms with the disaster at Lockerbie, Scotland where, just 18 days earlier, a Pan Am Boeing 747 was blown out of the sky by a terrorist bomb killing 270 people. But at 8:24pm, [read more]

TUI 737 Max 8 G-TUMA at Manchester Airport

Where to see TUI’s 737 Max 8 aircraft this summer

07/01/2019 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) has started to roll out its latest aircraft, the Boeing 737 Max 8, across its network and there is a good chance you could see it an airport near you soon. With 2 aircraft currently in service G-TUMA and G-TUMB, Summer 2019 will see the Max [read more]

CAA grants Ryanair a UK Operators Certificate

07/01/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) paving the way for Ryanair UK. The airline requested the certificate in order for it to continue flying domestic flights within the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As an [read more]

Garuda changes Heathrow service to include Denpasar Bali

06/01/2019 < 1 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

Garuda Indonesia (GA/GIA) is changing its Jakarta to London service to operate a one-way service to Denpasar, Bali. From the 22nd January 2019, Garuda will operate Jakarta (CGK/WIII) – London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) – Denpasar (DPS/WADDS). The service operates three-times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays using a Boeing 777-300ER [read more]