31st December 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Soviet supersonic airliner, the Tupolev Tu-144. Supersonic Race In one of the greatest examples of Cold War rivalry mixed … [read more]
30 years ago today, at 19:02:50 local time, Pan Am flight 103 exploded in mid air over the small town of Lockerbie in the Southwestern Scottish lowlands. The aircraft, ‘Clipper Maid of … [read more]
Flight operations at Europe’s busiest single runway airport have been suspended due to drone activity in the area. Suspended flight operations Throughout the night and into the morning of 20th December, numerous … [read more]
Emirates announced on Monday that it will be operating a seasonal Airbus A380 service between Dubai and Glasgow next year. Scotland’s first A380 The new service, which will be launching on 16th … [read more]
The 100th Airbus aircraft to be assembled in the United States has been delivered to Frontier Airlines. Delivery aircraft The aircraft delivered was MSN 8580, a CFM Leap engined Airbus A320neo (A320-251N) … [read more]
British leisure airline Thomas Cook Airlines will retire the last of its Boeing 757 fleet in the first quarter of 2019. Fleet restructure Thomas Cook Airlines currently operate a fleet of two … [read more]
Morocco’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is set to join the Oneworld airline alliance. This was announced at a press conference today. Royal Air Maroc is expected to be fully integrated … [read more]
British Airways has operated its last flight of the Boeing 767 after 28 years of service with the British flag carrier. The final passenger flight was from Larnaca in Cyprus to London … [read more]
The first prototype of Russia’s latest airliner is now starting to take shape at the Voronezh Aviation Plant (VASO). New Russian airliner In 2017, Russian aircraft manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), announced it … [read more]
China Southern Airlines has today announced that it will not be renewing its membership of the SkyTeam airline alliance from 1st January 2019. Shift in focus Reuters reports that China’s biggest airline … [read more]
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