Articles by Matt Griffin

Flybe has announced that the company is searching for a potential buyer, in efforts to recover from a tough financial year. The British regional airline ended its 2017/2018 financial year with a … [read more]

On 29th October 2018, Lion Air flight JT610 crashed into the Java sea shortly after taking off from  Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Here’s what we know from the ongoing investigation … [read more]

The second variant of the Airbus A330neo family, the -800 model, has flown for the first time today. F-WTTO, the first A330-800neo (MSN1888), took off from Toulouse Airport at 1032 local time. … [read more]

The first production Airbus A321LR, bound for Arkia Israel Airlines, flew for the first time on Tuesday. Arkia, the country’s second largest airline after flag carrier El-Al, is the launch customer for … [read more]

Concorde, the World’s only truly successful supersonic airliner, flew for the last time on 24th October 2003, with British Airways. The final flight When flight ‘Speedbird 2, Concorde’ touched down at London … [read more]

London Gatwick, the second busiest airport in the UK, has announced plans to increase aircraft movements by the mid 2020s. Existing infrastructure The plans for Gatwick Airport would allow for an increase … [read more]

Kuwait Airways and Airbus today announced that the Middle Eastern carrier has signed a purchase order for the acquisition of 8 Airbus A330-800neo aircraft. The airplanes are due to be delivered from … [read more]

This week, on 11th October, Singapore Airlines relaunched its Singapore to Newark route (SQ22/21), and with it claimed the status of operating the world’s longest passenger flight. The 2018 relaunch of SQ22 … [read more]