In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more
Passenger aircraft could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions by taking better advantage of favourable winds at altitude, a new study reveals. UK experts say commercial flights between New York and London last winter could have used up to 16 per cent less fuel if airlines made better use of fast-moving winds. Total reductions would … Read more
Aircraft without pilots could be flying commuters to UK regional airports within a decade – possibly using hydrogen as fuel making them environmentally friendly. British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is working alongside technology company Bear Blue to first develop a semi-autonomous plane with just one pilot, followed by an aircraft with no humans on the flight … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Airbus planes delay fails to ground Easyjet shares as new Covid strain plunges global aviation industry deeper into crisis By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 22 December 2020 Airline Easyjet has pushed back more plane orders as the new Covid strain threw … Read more
Military planes could fly-in Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of post-Brexit delays at Britain’s ports Military aircraft could fly in tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium Most doses of the Pfizer shot are being produced in the Belgian town of Puurs British ports are expected to suffer heavy post-Brexit delays from January 1 It … Read more
Bees-y Jet: Two passenger planes are grounded hours apart in India after a massive swarm of BEES land on the aircraft Swarm of bees caused chaos at Kolkata airport this week after settling on jets Bees first swarmed on a plane 4pm Sunday, delaying the flight by an hour Insects then returned Monday morning, again … Read more
Tour operators in half-term dash to find planes after Canaries, Maldives, Mykonos and Denmark are removed from UK quarantine list sparking scramble for seats over school break Airlines are facing a shortage of planes due to the sudden rise in demand Holidaymakers arriving from the four areas will no longer need to quarantine Easyjet has … Read more
Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more
Five people are killed in mid-air crash involving two tourist planes in France Five people have died after a tourist plane and aircraft collided mid-air in France The airplanes crashed at around 4:30pm local time in Loches in Indre-et-Loire The ULM plane ‘landed on the fence around a house’, the local government said Police in Loches … Read more
Pilotless planes could be transporting passengers between Scottish islands within a decade after British aircraft manufacturer announces plans for ‘full automation’ by 2030 Isle of Wight-based Britten-Norman aims to create pilotless plane by 2030 Will partner with Blue Bear to help create cutting-edge artificial intelligence The pilotless planes will need to be granted regulator approval … Read more