A Spanish man who attempted to smuggle cocaine worth £112,000 into the UK through Bristol Airport was jailed yesterday. July 21: A Spanish man who attempted to smuggle cocaine worth £112,000 into the UK through Bristol Airport was jailed yesterday.…

The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter nears the final stages of assembly at the company’s Everett plant in Washington as the fuselage sections are mated to the wing section. July 21: The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter nears the final stages of…

Two Shanghai-based airlines received Airbus aircraft recently. July 17: Two Shanghai-based airlines received Airbus aircraft recently. On July 16 Juneyao Airlines took delivery of its first purchased A320 during a ceremony at Airbus’ facility in Toulouse, France – the airline…

It appears that the sale of London’s Gatwick Airport by BAA has hit troubled times with the two remaining bidders reportedly pulling out. July 17: It appears that the sale of London’s Gatwick Airport by BAA has hit troubled times…

Panamanian airline Copa Airlines announced that it has ordered 13 more Boeing 737-800s in a $1bn deal. July 16: Panamanian airline Copa Airlines announced that it has ordered 13 more Boeing 737-800s in a $1bn deal, bringing its total commitment…

Emirates will be using one of its A380 super-jumbos on its Dubai to Birmingham (UK) route, but for one day only on September 9. July 16: Emirates will be using one of its A380 super-jumbos on its Dubai to Birmingham…

A Tu-154M belonging to Caspian Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on July 16, killing all 156 passengers and 12 crew. July 16: Yesterday morning a Tu-154M belonging to Caspian Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran, killing all…

July 9: New Vueling, the new airline created through the merger of Clickair and Vueling, commenced operations shortly after midnight. The merged airline is now the second-largest Spanish carrier after Iberia, which has a 45.85% stake in the new airline.…

July 10: Air France rolled out Airbus A380 F-HPJA in its new corporate livery in Hamburg today. This particular aircraft will start operating a daily Paris Charles de Gaulle – New York JFK route in November 2009. There will be…

July 13: The Association of European Airlines (AEA) released traffic and capacity data for May 2009, along with a projection for June. It made for particularly gloomy reading for cargo operators, with “no relief in sight in the airfreight market.”…