Gatwick’s latest £1.1bn five-year-plan takes total investment over £3bn mark

June 14, 2018

At the British-Irish Airports Expo in London, London Gatwick Airport’s Chief Executive, Stewart Wingate, announced a new five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for Gatwick Airport which will see an investment of £1.1bn over a five-year period, with £266m already earmarked for 2018/2019 alone. Gatwick sees continued growth in the long-haul market, predicting passenger numbers increasing

Dreamliners further affected as Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 develops more problems

June 11, 2018

The Rolls-Royce 1000 Trent engine which powers the Boeing Dreamliner has developed further problems, which has caused concern over safety and which has created potential disruption for carriers including British Airways and Norwegian. Having currently focused its attention on trying to fix durability problems with the ‘Package C’ version of the engine, 166 of its

First of six Philippine Airlines A350 XWBs enters final production phase

June 11, 2018

Airbus has announced from its production facility in Toulouse, France that a new A350-900 destined for Philippine Airlines has taken its first flight as part of the final production process. The aircraft will be ready for delivery within the next few weeks. This is the first of six A350-900s, or XWBs on order – XWB

Thai Airways International to service Rolls-Royce engines

June 7, 2018

Thai Airways International (THAI) and Rolls-Royce have signed a cooperation agreement to collaborate and explore how the two companies will work together to expand the Trent CareNetwork, by building on THAI’s existing Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities. Becoming an Authorized Maintenance Center (AMC) for Rolls-Royce will enable THAI to support its growing fleet of

Major blow to Airbus A380 program as two jets to be stripped for parts

June 6, 2018

After ten years in operation, Singapore Airlines chose not to renew its lease on two Airbus A380-800s in 2017. Owners of the two ‘superjumbos’, the Dr. Peters Group, a Dortmund, Germany-based traditional financial and management holding company, have subsequently failed to attract buyers for the jets, having made approaches to several airlines, including, British Airways,

London Heathrow gets go-ahead for £14 billion third runway

June 6, 2018

The UK’s Tory government has given the green light to the construction of what has long been seen as an essential third runway for the country’s busiest airport, London Heathrow, also known as Heathrow Airport. The need for expansion of capacity of airports located near London has been the topic of heated debate for some

Rolls-Royce – new inspection technique and tripled capacity to fix Trent 1000 troubles

May 31, 2018

Rolls-Royce has confirmed that on top of additional maintenance facilities the company is increasing its workforce in order to triple its capabilities to deal with current Trent 1000 engine problems which have currently grounded a number of Boeing Dreamliners, worldwide. The principal problem lies with the compressor in the Trent 1000 Package C engines which

Bombardier unveils two new longer-range business jet variants in Geneva

May 29, 2018

Bombardier, the plane and train manufacturer has chosen the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE2018), in Geneva, Switzerland to unveil two longer-range variants of its successful Global business jets. David Coleal, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft commented that: “Bombardier’s two newest Global aircraft are the result of our unrelenting commitment to innovation, excellence and most

Massive boost for Bombardier C Series with air Baltic order for up to 60 jets

May 28, 2018

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Baltic Corporation have jointly confirmed the Latvian low-cost carrier’s firm order for 30 CS300 aircraft, with option and purchase rights for a further 30 of the same type of jet. Based on list prices, the firm order stands at a value of US$2.9 billion, rising to US$5.9 billion with the

Private search for missing flight MH370 to draw to a close

May 24, 2018

In January this year, Texas-based Ocean Infinity began a new search for Malaysia Airlines’ missing flight MH370 a year after the original search had been called off. Ocean Infinity had been working on a ‘no cure no deal’ basis and had originally intended to perform the search for 90 days, ending in April. However, they

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