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Virgin Atlantic took delivery of its first A330neo

Virgin Atlantic took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft leased from Air Lease Corporation. The A330neo will play a crucial role in the company’s fleet transformation and also marks the 50th Airbus aircraft for the UK-based airline. Virgin Atlantic will become the first operator of the type in the UK, and has ordered 13 A330neo aircraft (six on lease f...

500 roles up for grabs at autumn London Stansted jobs fair

London Stansted is set to host its third major jobs fair of the year on Tuesday, October 4, in preparation for Christmas and what is expected to be a busy 2023. 25 companies based at the airport are recruiting for more than 500 positions in a variety of roles including cabin crew, retail managers, engineers, chefs, drivers, check-in agents and customer service representatives. Some of the...

First British company in 20 Years to lift off with a new aircraft - Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace saw its VX4 eVTOL aircraft take off from the ground for the very first time over the weekend. It becomes the first British company to start flight tests with a new aircraft in over 20 years, with its full-scale, piloted prototype. The moment marked a significant milestone as Vertical continues to progress successfully through its intensive flight test programme. T...

Students and youth groups encouraged to build accessible flight simulator

The Royal Aeronautical Society has launched a new competition, Falcon 2, aimed at young people aged 6-19 to design and build an accessible mobile flight simulator. The Falcon 2 programme builds on the success of the previous RAeS build-a-plane competition which was designed to enable young people to develop and demonstrate key skills which future employers and training providers look for...

Next phase of CAELUS project launches - UK first medical delivery drone network

A consortium led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland to deliver what will be the UK first medical distribution network using drones has launched its next phase.CAELUS (Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland), secured £10.1 million funding from the Future Flight Challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) last month. To celebrate, consortium memb...

Hans Airways Airbus A330 takes off proving flights depart from Birmingham Airport

Hans Airways is pleased to confirm it performed its formal route proving flight for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday, 31 August, aboard its newly re-registered Airbus A330-200, G-KJAS. Two sets of flight and cabin crew, led by COO Captain Nathan Burkitt and Neeru Prabhakar, Manager - Cabin Safety and Service, operated the flight, whilst Simon Prower, Director of Ground Operations...

The must-attend edition - Helitech Expo - three weeks to go

Helitech Expo had its most successful year to date, making its debut under the new management of multi-award-winning Fortem International, and will be transforming the ExCeL London once again on the 7th & 8th September 2022 for the must-attend edition! ...

Cleared for take-off: Manston Airport DCO is granted

After more than five long years of detailed scrutiny, RSP is delighted to confirm that it has finally received the redetermined Development Consent Order, from the Department for Transport, for its plans to invest up to £500 million in the potential of Manston Airport, in Kent. The DCO will make it possible for R...

Hans Airways first Airbus A330 arrives into UK, being readied for proving flight from Birmingham

UK new long-haul airline readying to fly to India, Hans Airways, celebrated the arrival of its first Airbus A330-200 on UK soil. The aircraft touched down from Palma Airport, Mallorca to Birmingham International Airport, welcomed by CEO Satnam Saini, COO Nathan Burkitt and CCO Martin Dunn for Hans Airways, ahead of formal technical handover and technical acceptance signing with the...

Busy summer - Luxaviation surpasses 1,000 charter enquiries per day

Summer period is a hyper busy time for Luxaviation - more than 1,000 enquiries to its charter office, based in the UK on several days in July 2022 from new and current clients. In June and July 2022, Luxaviation has been inundated with private charter requests to popular summer destinations including islands around the Mediterranean, mainland Greece, Portugal and Spain. In June and July,...

Falcon gained industry first post-Brexit UK CAA approval with Aerodynamics Academy

The Falcon Flight Training Academy become the first UK ATO in the post-Brexit era to gain UK CAA approval to operate in Europe. It will work in partnership with Spanish flight school Aerodynamics Academy, delivering UK commercial pilot training courses from the company’s satellite base in Malaga. Headquartered at London Biggin Hill Airport, Falcon Group’s 45 years in the indu...

DRONAMICS joins UK first medical drone distribution network

DRONAMICS is to take part in the CAELUS project - a consortium of partners set to revolutionise the way in which healthcare services are delivered in Scotland. CAELUS is a consortium led by AGS Airports that will develop and trial the UK’s first national distribution network using drones to transport essential medicines, blood, organs, and other medical supplies throughout Scotland....