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Pasport eGates are designed to speed up border control

Reliability of eGates called into question after another bank holiday failure

Airport News

08/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Airports across the UK are returning to normal today after the overnight failure of all Passport eGates across the country caused chaos for arriving passengers. During the chaos many passengers were stranded on planes on the tarmac waiting to disembark for hours at some of the busier airports. The UK [read more]

H.E. Saleh Mohamed Al Geziry (centre, right) and Antonoaldo Neves (centre, left) posing with the signed Stopover Abu Dhabi agreement.

Free stay at a Abu Dhabi hotel for Etihad passengers

Airline news

07/05/2024 2 minute read

Etihad has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) to offer passengers transiting through Abu Dhabi with Etihad a free one or two night stay at a premium Abu Dhabi hotel. Guests booking flights with Etihad through Abu Dhabi will now have the option to [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Boeing facing fresh probe after admitting it may not have inspected 787s properly

Aviation engineering news

06/05/2024 < 1 minute read

US plane maker Boeing is facing fresh probes from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after it admitted it may have not inspected Boeing 787 Dreamliners properly. The investigation will look at whether staff falsified records about aircraft rolling off the production 787 production line forcing Boeing to reinspect all current [read more]

IndiGo places order for 30 Airbus A350s

Airline news

06/05/2024 2 minute read

India’s largest airline, IndiGo has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 Airbus A350 widebodies as it looks to expand its international long-haul network. The order comes ahead of an expected boom in international travel from India which is already the fastest growing aviation market in the world. IndiGo’s [read more]

Eastern Airways ATR72-600 (Image: Eastern Airways/Brad Simpson)

Eastern Airways launch Aberdeen to Teesside air service

Airline news

04/05/2024 2 minute read

Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) is launching a direct flight between Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD) and Teesside Airport (MME/EGNV) restoring North-east England connectivity to Scotland. Starting on the 20th May, the new service will initially operate daily Monday to Friday and on a Sunday but this will increase to twice daily from the [read more]

Avolon reports 91% increase in net income

02/05/2024 < 1 minute read

Aviation leasing specialist Avolon has reported Quarter 1 results that show a year on year increase in net income of 91%. The Dublin based company specialises in leasing airliners to carriers around the globe with a fleet of 577 aircraft in service. During Q1 Avolon delivered 9 new aircraft and [read more]

Turkish Airlines unveils partnership with Airbus and Rolls-Royce

01/05/2024 2 minute read

Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has unveiled a new initiative with Airbus and Rolls-Royce in a bid to strengthen Turkiye’s role in the aerospace industry. Unveiled at a meeting at Turkish Airlines headquarters in Istanbul the new initiative, known as Strategic Türkiye Enhanced Programme (STEP), will create highly skilled jobs [read more]

Aer Lingus completes transatlantic network with Minneapolis return

30/04/2024 < 1 minute read

The return of the Dublin (DUB/EIDW) to Minneapolis St Paul service makes the completion of Aer Lingus’ North American transatlantic network to pre-pandemic status. Aer Lingus hasn’t operated the route since 2020 but the newly reinstated route took off again on the 29th April. The route is served by an [read more]

Emirates A380 landing at London's Heathrow Airport

Heathrow refuellers call off May bank holiday strike

29/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Refuellers employed by AFS at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) have called off their planned strike over the coming bank holiday weekend after agreeing a new deal. The action, called by the Unite Union, was a result of new employees being offered less pension benefits and sick leave creating a two-tier [read more]

Airbus reports €12.8bn in revenue for Q1 2024

26/04/2024 < 1 minute read

European aerospace giant Airbus has reported Q1 revenue of €12.8 billion (bn) in its first set of results for 2024 despite continuing supply chain issues. During the quarter the manufacturer delivered 142 commercial aircraft to airlines around the globe, one of its best performances ever. Orders were also up on [read more]

100% SAF fuel is loaded onto the RAF Voyager at Brize Norton (MOD Crown Copyright)

UK opens SAF clearing house in Sheffield

25/04/2024 2 minute read

The UK has officially open the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel clearing house at the University of Sheffield, funded by the Department for Transport (DfT). The UK SAF Clearing House will be responsible for the helping companies test and qualify Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) both produced and used in the UK. [read more]

Wizz Air says let’s talk about sh*t

23/04/2024 2 minute read

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air is working with British company Firefly Fuels to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from human sewage in order to have 10% of its flights powered by SAF by 2030. Firefly has developed a process which can convert the human waste into fuel and having signed Memorandum [read more]

Heathrow bank holiday disruption looms as refuellers plan strikes

22/04/2024 < 1 minute read

London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) is facing more disruption this summer as aircraft refuellers employed at AFS plan to strike over pay and conditions. 50 refuellers from AFS will walk out for 72 hours on the 4th May potential causing disruption to around 35 airlines that use Heathrow over the bank holiday [read more]

Should alcohol be banned on flights?

21/04/2024 4 minute read

I think even those without any interest in aviation matters cannot have failed to hear of airliners being diverted off their course to land and expel a passenger, or two, into the hands of some foreign police force because they had caused serious disruption on board, nearly always due to [read more]

Loganair launches new commercial pilot training scheme

20/04/2024 2 minute read

Leading regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has unveiled a new pathway for aspiring commercial pilots to prepare them for joining a commercial airline. In partnership with CRM Aviation Europe, the Airline Pilot Standard Multi-Crew Cooperation (APS MCC) is focused on teaching new pilots the necessary skills to work as part of [read more]

An Airbus H145 at RAF Shawbury (Crown Copyright)

MOD orders more Airbus H145 Helicopters

19/04/2024 < 1 minute read

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order for six more Airbus H145 Jupiter Helicopters as it continues its renewal of its rotary aircraft. The new aircraft are set to be deployed to Cyprus where they will undertake emergency response duties and also to Brunei to support UK [read more]

MOD orders more Airbus H145 Helicopters

19/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Play to launch run of flights to Keflavik from Cardiff Airport

18/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Icelandic low-cost carrier Play will launch a limited flight run between Keflavik, Iceland and Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) in October and November this year. The twice-weekly flight will operate for 6 weeks on Mondays and Fridays between 10th October & 20th November and is a welcome lifeline for the struggling Welsh [read more]

Menzies Aviation reports 10.7% revenue increase

18/04/2024 2 minute read

UK-based Menzies Aviation has reported revenue of $2.2 billion (£1.8bn approx) for the last financial year, a 10.7% increase on the previous one. The increase is partly due to the recovery of the aviation industry from the Global pandemic but also by Menzies Aviation increasing its footprint at existing and [read more]

Vinci to take controlling share in Edinburgh Airport

17/04/2024 2 minute read

Vinci, a subsidiary of Vinci Concessions is set to take a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) from current owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) who will retain the minority share. GIP has owned Edinburgh Airport since 2012 and the new deal with Vinci will be its second partnership with the [read more]

An easyJet Airbus lands at Gatwick Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

easyJet cancels Israel flights until October

16/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Leading UK low-cost carrier easyJet (U2/EZY) has confirmed it is cancelling all flights to Tel Aviv, Israel until the end of summer 2024 due to the ongoing security situation in the Middle East following the attempted attack by Iran. The carrier had been operating flights to Tel Aviv from Luton [read more]

AeroCloud unveils upgraded “curb to gate” airport management system at PTE

15/04/2024 2 minute read

Airport management software company AeroCloud has unveiled its latest 360° curb-to-gate airport management platform, including new launches and enhancements. One of the major new components is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its AeroCloud Optic product to monitor passenger flow through the airport and terminals. This system can “plug in” to [read more]

A busy scene at London City Airport (Image: UK Aviation Media)

London City Airport sees queues cut in half after install of new scanners

13/04/2024 2 minute read

London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) has reported a 50% reduction in passenger queueing times at security since it installed new CT scanners a year ago. The East London airport was the first UK airport to fully install next-generation CT scanners which means that laptops and liquids no longer need to be [read more]

Aer Lingus adds extra Manchester to Orlando flights this winter

12/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Aer Lingus UK is increasing the frequency if its flights to Orlando, Florida from Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) for winter 2024/25. The service previously operated three times per week during the peak winter period but will increase to four times per week due to demand. The fourth weekly flight, including a [read more]

Airbus deliveries 63 aircraft in March 2024

10/04/2024 < 1 minute read

Airbus delivered 63 airliners to 32 customers across the globe in March continuing its positive start to the year, it also received further orders for 137 airliners. March deliveries included 55 single-aisle airliners along with 8 wide-bodies. Single-aisle deliveries comprised 28 A321neos, 23 A320neos, 3 A220-300s and one A220-200 to [read more]