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Two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers, from the 307th Bomb Wing based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford on 12 September 2025 to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, a major multinational training event led by the Royal Air Force. The deployment underlines allied commitment to maintaining [read more]

Strikes that were due to impact many of Airbus’ UK sites, including the wing production facility at Broughton, have been called off after members of the Unite union voted to accept a new pay offer. Unite says the the new pay offer will see employees get a 3.6 per cent [read more]

NATO has confirmed that it intercepted three Russian MIG-31s codenamed FOXHOUND, which entered Estonian airspace today in a clear escalation of tensions in the region. Russia has been testing western military alliances reactions recently with drone incursion into Polish airspace and this latest breach has been descried as “reckless” by [read more]

Boeing has unveiled a video previewing the cabin of the Boeing 777X showing its spacious, modern layout and cabin architecture options. When it enters service, the Boeing 777X will be the latest twin-engined airliner in service and airlines will be demanding a cabin that is both comfortable, customisable and of [read more]

Private aviation specialist Flexjet has added the first of three Gulfstream 700 jets to its fleet bringing a new level of luxury to executive travel. The Gulfstream 700 is the largest and fastest Gulfstream ever made and has a range of up to 7,750nm. Flexjet offers fractional ownership of its [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has announced a new route to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina UK passengers can fly from 13 regionals via Dublin and arrive in Raleigh-Durham having pre-cleared immigration. Launching in April 2026, the new route opens up North Carolina to UK and Irish passengers and further extends Aer Lingus’ transatlantic [read more]

Airbus’ latest intake of early careers talent, such as apprentices, graduates and interns, are preparing to start at their careers at the European OEMs wing manufacturing facility at Broughton, North Wales. This latest draft includes 152 apprentices, 23 graduates and 70 interns who will all have access to an environment [read more]

Strikes at Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) are back on after airport workers voted to reject the revised pay offer from the airport. Around 80 employees who work in areas such as baggage handling, check-in, flight dispatching and plane fuelling had been due to walk out earlier this month but Unite suspended [read more]