Monthly Archives: July 2018

Wizz Air Announces ninth A321 Airbus for its London Luton Base

Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing airline groups including Wizz Air UK, today announced that it would further expand its London Luton base with a ninth A321 Airbus and expand its UK route network with two new routes from London Luton to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv. The […]

First Airbus A320neo with New Lufthansa Design

11th Airbus A320neo is named ‘Heidenheim an der Brenz’. Lufthansa is receiving another brand new A320neo. The aircraft left the Airbus assembly plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder on Monday evening. Once the final configuration is completed in Berlin-Schönefeld, this Airbus with the registration D-AINK will operate from Frankfurt. It is the eleventh aircraft of this type for […]

Emirates SkyCargo Partners with Gargash to Transport Alfa Romeos for Celebrity Motor Rally

Cars flown to London to mark Dubai based Gargash’s 100th anniversary Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, and Gargash, one of the largest distributors of premium and luxury cars in the UAE, have partnered to transport two Alfa Romeos from Dubai to London for the prestigious Gumball 3000 motor rally. The two cars, an […]

First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB Rolls Out of Airbus Paintshop

The first Ultra Long Range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s distinctive livery. Now at an advanced stage of production, the aircraft will undergo further testing before being delivered to the airline in the coming months. Singapore Airlines has ordered seven […]

Aviation industry targets disruptive passengers with One Too Many campaign

Travel retailers, airports and airlines have joined forces to unveil a summer passenger awareness campaign to encourage people to fly responsibly. The ‘One Too Many’ campaign was launched today by the aviation minister, Baroness Sugg. It reminds passengers of the costs of drinking to excess when travelling by air. These include the risks of being […]

Qatar Airways’ World-Class A350-1000 Touches Down On U.S. Soil For the First Time

Award-winning airline brings renowned German football team FC Bayern München to the U.S. for the team’s 2018 U.S. tour. Qatar Airways is the Global Launch Customer for the state-of-the-art A350-1000 aircraft, which commenced commercial service in February 2018 and Qatar Airways became the long-term Official Airline Partner of FC Bayern München this month. Qatar Airways is […]

Emirates SkyCargo flies Sri Lanka built race car to Silverstone for second time

An example of Sri Lankan automotive ingenuity traversed oceans and time zones with Emirates recently to compete at an exciting international racing event at Silverstone in the UK. Emirates SkyCargo was entrusted with transporting the racing car, designed, developed and built by the students of the University of Moratuwa with funding support and guidance from […]

easyJet passengers can now check-in luggage from home

easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has launched a partnership with home bag drop service AirPortr, giving passengers travelling from London Gatwick the option to check their luggage in online and then have it collected from their doorstep by friendly, professional drivers and taken directly to the airport. Research shows that over three quarters of travellers would […]

Cathay Pacific successfully concludes trials for next-generation track and trace

Airline has been working with Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence to enable end-to-end shipment tracking with real-time information Cathay Pacific has undertaken a proof of technology trial of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons in the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal, the airline’s cargo hub in Hong Kong. The trial, in harness with Unilode Aviation Solutions and […]

Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 gets the green light from EASA

On July 23, 2018, the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 received the formal certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), with the first production engines, which will power Airbus’ latest aircraft, the A330neo, also delivered to the plane maker’s facility in Toulouse, France. The European regulator’s approval of the next-generation engine was hailed a ‘great milestone’ […]