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The annual Airport Operators Association (AOA) Airport Safety Week is underway across the UK with events taking place at 50 UK airports. The event is consists of a week-long series of events to promote the importance of safety to airport teams, visitors and customers. Events can range from tours of the [read more]

Keen-eyed users of online flight tracking apps may have noticed a small aircraft circling the Welsh valleys this afternoon, it certainly got one local news outlet rather excited! The plane in question, a Cessna 404 Titan (G-MIND), was carrying out chemical spill response or pollutant response tests using fresh water [read more]

Ethiopian Airlines has announced it is extending its UK network to include Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) from 1st December 2018. The four-times-per-week flight will be operated by a 2-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner and whilst Addis Ababa (ADD/HAAB) to Manchester will be direct, the Manchester to Addis Ababa sector will go via [read more]

Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) has today begun phase 2 of public consultation on the future of the airport. The “Towards 2050” plan includes design options for an inspirational gateway, improved boundary screening, and innovative uses for a proposed airside platform as well as setting out a charter for growth in five key [read more]

According to Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGGF) has hit the milestone of 1.5 million passengers passing through its terminals. The news comes as Qatar Airways starts regular flights from the airport to Doha along with the start of the summer season and the return of the airport’s summer carriers including Thomas Cook, Iberia [read more]

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has announced that it has invested in Reaction Engines Ltd, a UK based company that designs hypersonic engines. The Oxfordshire based company is known for its  Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), a hybrid engine blending jet and rocket technology that is capable of Mach 5 in air-breathing mode and [read more]

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has continued its growth with a 3.3% increase in passengers using the airport last month. April saw 1.3 million passengers pass through Luton Airports terminals, the 15th consecutive 1-million-plus month for the airport. London Luton also bolstered its relationship with airline partners Wizz Air who recently [read more]

Dubai based Emirates has announced it is to begin a daily service to Dubai (DXB/OMDB) from 1st October 2018. The move comes as Emirates’ Abu Dhabi based rival Etihad prepares to leave the Scottish capital’s airport. Etihad (EY/ETD) ends operations at Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) on the 30th September so there will be minimal [read more]