Articles by Matt Griffin

Virgin Atlantic has retired its remaining Airbus A340 fleet on Monday. The retirement of the last three airplanes was previously planned for the end of May. Originally, the aircraft type was set … [read more]

The United Kingdom’s largest domestic carrier, Flybe, has entered administration and ceased operations. In the night from 4th to 5th March, Flybe flights were being cancelled and the aircraft reportedly seized under … [read more]

The UK Court of Appeal has declared the UK’s plans for a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, as illegal. The case, led by climate activists, was won based on … [read more]

Airbus’ A321P2F ‘passenger-to-freighter’ conversion aircraft has been certified by the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The type is now allowed to operate in commercial cargo service, with the first plane due to … [read more]

More than 120 flights have been cancelled at London’s Heathrow Airport after an IT failure brought down multiple systems at Europe’s busiest airport. Many other flights are seeing delays upwards of two and … [read more]

The Airbus A330-800neo, the second and smaller variant of the A330neo family, has received joint type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As … [read more]

The first ever Boeing 777X has flown for the first time from Paine Field airport, Everett WA. The aircraft (WH001), a 777-9 registered as N779XW, took off at 10:09 local time (PST) … [read more]

Airbus has announced that it will soon be offering its flagship aircraft, the A350, with electronically dimmable windows. Electronically dimmable windows were first seen on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner a decade ago. … [read more]