The High Court in London has today (May 1) ruled in favour of the government’s plan for a £14bn expansion of Heathrow airport, rejecting five legal challenges to construction of a third runway at the UK’s largest aviation hub. Handing…
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Emirates has announced it is introducing a second daily service from Dubai to London/Stansted. The new rotation is due to begin on July 1, and will bring the total number of daily Emirates flights serving London to 11. In line with…
Emirates is celebrating 10 years of Airbus A380 operations at London’s Heathrow Airport. The first scheduled service from Dubai by the superjumbo was on December 1, 2008. Since then, the airline says it was carried more than 12.3 million passengers…
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has made the clearest indication yet that the airline is serious about non-stop travel from Sydney to London. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Joyce said the carrier could place an order for an…
Qantas launched the first ever non-stop flight from Australia to the UK on March 24. Flight QF9 departed Perth, Western Australia, on Saturday evening, touching down in London at 5am on Sunday morning, covering the 9,000+ miles (15,000km+) in just…
Qatar Airways will return to Gatwick on May 22 with the launch of a new double-daily service from Doha. The oneworld carrier will use a two class Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the route, fitted with 22 seats in Business Class…
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Australian flag carrier Qantas has unveiled a special scheme honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians on its fourth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, VH-ZND (c/n 63390). The stunning design is based on the 1991 painting Yam Dreaming, created by late Northern…
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South African Airways (SAA) will introduce its Airbus A330-300 fleet on flights to London from March 25. As part of the changes, the carrier is reducing the frequency of flights from Johannesburg to Heathrow to a single daily rotation. “We…
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Virgin Atlantic has expanded its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways. The enhanced deal, introduced on April 19, is intended to improve connectivity between India and the US via London/Heathrow and increases co-operation between the two carriers to nine Virgin-operated routes…
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SAS is establishing a new AOC in Ireland and opening operational bases in London and Spain. The airline says it is taking the measures to make it more competitive in the face of intense price pressure and rising demand for…
August 2019Don’t miss this month’s British Airways special issue. As BA celebrates its centenary, we’ve delved deep into the archives to bring you first accounts from forerunner company Aircraft Transport & Travel, popped on our rose-tinted glasses for a fond look back at the golden years and taken the opportunity to peer into the future. Other highlights include an interview with A380 Captain Dave Wallsworth and a full BA fleet listing. Elsewhere in the August edition we have a fascinating Embraer retrospective as the Brazilian manufacturer marks its 50th birthday, we travel to Lisbon for an exclusive interview with the TAP Air Portugal CEO and we’re on board the delivery flight of Air Mauritius’ first Airbus A330neo. Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including all the news and analysis from the 2019 Paris Air Show, a report from EBACE in Geneva, Japan Airlines receives its first Airbus jet and Air New Zealand selects the Boeing Dreamliner 787-10. We also have our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs.
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