Month: August 2017

EL AL Israel Airlines – First 787 Dreamliner Arrives

EL AL Israel Airlines, Boeing, and Air Lease Corporation are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner this week. The 787-9, which is being leased through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation, touched down in Tel Aviv on

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Cargologicair launches first scheduled service with twice-weekly 747f UK-Mexico operations

CargoLogicAir (CLA), the British all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled maindeck cargo service connecting the UK and Mexico on August 19.  Twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 flights will depart from CLA’s base at Stansted Airport every Wednesday and Saturday. Flights

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Red Arrows Line-Up at Eastbourne Airshow

A Catalina flying-boat and a Hispano Buchon fighter are the latest aircraft set to join the 25th anniversary line-up at Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow from 17 – 20 August.  Other aerial favourites due to feature at the show include the

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Britten-Norman delivers new lighter Islander to FLN

Aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has announced the delivery of its latest model BN2B-20 Islander aircraft to one of its longest standing regular, repeat customers, Frisia Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich (FLN). The German airline operates scheduled and charter flights along the Frisian coast

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Vulcan XL426 Open Day – preview

The Vulcan Restoration Trust (VRT) is holding an open day at its Southend Airport home on Sunday 20 August. Now settled in her new home inside the airport’s Hangar 6, visitors can expect to see Vulcan XL426 undercover after she’s

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