Category: airliners

News Update: Schools Aerospace Challenge winners

Congratulations to ‘Team Wright Flyer’ from 1408 (Dorking) Squadron, Air Training Corps who won this year’s Schools Aerospace Challenge awards.  The announcement was made recently at a high-profile ceremony in central London. The challenge is a competition for 16 to

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RAAF to celebrate with WOW

The Royal Australian Air Force has confirmed it will be bringing Hawk Jets and one of the new C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft to next Easter’s 30th Anniversary Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in New Zealand. Chief of the RAAF,

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SAS creates five new routes from Aarhus

Denmark’s Aarhus Airport and SAS airline have announced plans for a new strategic cooperation between them. This took place at a press conference held at Aarhus Airport on October 5. At the briefing Executive Vice President of SAS, Lars Sandahl

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Increased numbers of A350s for United

US-based United Airlines has increased the number of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft it will bring into its fleet, updating and expanding its previously existing order for 35 A350-1000 to 45 A350-900 widebody aircraft to replace older, less efficient aircraft.  The

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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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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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French Air force to fly at the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow

The French Air force is the first international air force to confirm it intends to be at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next Easter.  The French crew will be bringing a CASA military transport aircraft to Wanaka for the

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Leonardo signs over €100M worth of contracts to maintain German and Spanish Typhoon fleet avionics

Leonardo has signed contracts worth more than 100 million Euros with Airbus to provide avionics maintenance for both German and Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon fleets. The company has said that these contracts will cover all repairs estimated to arise in the

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A330neo private jet launched by Airbus

Airbus Corporate Jets has launched a corporate jet version of its A330neo airliner, which combines new-generation engines and aerodynamic plus other improvements that it says will deliver efficiency, comfort and very long range. Called the ACJ330neo, it will fly 25

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