British Airways Inaugurates Routes to Caribbean & Guyana
LONDON - British Airways has announced its network expansion with new flights to Aruba (AUA) in the Caribbean and Georgetown (GEO) in Guyana. It will be the first time that…
RAF Atlas C1 aircraft refuelled over South Atlantic for first time
LONDON - A Royal Air Force Atlas C1 (A400M) transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton has been refuelled over the South Atlantic for the first time. The Air-to-Air Tanking operation…
PLAY Carries Record-Breaking Passenger Numbers in July
LONDON - PLAY, Iceland’s leading budget airline, carried 109,956 passengers in July, a 25% increase from the previous month when PLAY carried 87,932 passengers. The number of passengers who flew with PLAY…
EGYPTAIR Ends Carriage of Research Animals – PETA
LONDON - EGYPTAIR has informed PETA U.S. that it is no longer in the business of transporting monkeys from Africa and Asia to laboratories in the U.S. and elsewhere. This…
Airbus Helicopters Delivers World’s First ACH160 to Brazilian Customer
LONDON - Airbus Helicopters has delivered the world's first ACH160 to a customer in Brazil on the eve of the 17th edition of the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE)…
Bell Announces 400th Bell 505 delivery
LONDON - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the 400th Bell 505 delivery to European customer Al Barratt, co-founder of Grenade and owner of Cotswold Aviation, both based in the United…
CargoAir Places Order for 4th B737-800SF Freighter Conversion
LONDON - Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has announced that Bulgaria-based CargoAir has ordered its 4th AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion. The aircraft, (MSN 30883) is slated to commence modification at the…
NYPD to Acquire 2 Subaru Bell 412EPX Helicopters
LONDON - The NYPD New York Police Department Aviation Unit is to acquire two SUBARU BELL 412EPX helicopters, according to a statement released by manufacturer Textron Inc. The signed purchase…
Peel Group to Consider “Range of Options” to Keep Doncaster Sheffield Airport Open
LONDON - The Doncaster council has provided an update on progress to resolve the situation with the impending closure of regional Doncaster Sheffield airport. Combined statement This week’s combined statement…
IATA – Strong Passenger Demand Continued in June
LONDON - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel remains strong. IATA overview Total traffic in June 2022 (measured in…