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Titan to Add Maiden Airbus A330
Titan Airways is set to introduce an Airbus A330-200 as part of a wider effort to transition to an all Airbus fleet. The five-year-old airliner is to enter service with the charter and airline sub-charter specialist in April 2020.
South African to Lease A350s from Air Mauritius
When, in a June 30 press release, South African Airways (SAA) confirmed it would lease a pair of Airbus A350-900s, very little was detailed about the carrier’s acquisition. Airliner World has since learned that the two jets will be handed over to the airline as part of Air Mauritius’ order for six examples, placed at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow.
Farnborough Airport Changes Hands
Farnborough, the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport, has been sold to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) for an undisclosed sum.
Norwegian CEO warns carrier is “facing a very uncertain future”
Jacob Schram made the stark warning as politicians in Oslo rejected calls for further funding.
Utah academics battle space debris with magnets
A team of academics is using magnets to tackle the increasingly pressing problem of space debris
Flybe Saved from Brink of Collapse
By Thomas Lee
THE UK’S largest regional airline, Flybe, has been saved from administration following government intervention.
A380 to make way for A321 production increase
By Martin Needham
Airbus is to capitalise on the drawing down of its A380 production line by boosting A320 Family production at its Toulouse/Blagnac site.
British Airways Breaks Record
By Thomas Lee
British Airways has made history by flying the quickest subsonic flight between New York/John F Kennedy and London/Heathrow.
Korean Air Consolidates P&W Relationship
By Gordon Smith
Korean Air has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G to power its upcoming fleet of Airbus A321neos.
Coronavirus: Eight Unusual Flights You Might Have Missed
By Thomas Haynes
Thomas Haynes explores some of the more unique flights that have occurred during the pandemic.
Sheltair and Avfuel to offer scholarships
By Tara Craig
Sheltair Aviation and Avfuel Corporation have launched a scholarship programme, ‘Future Takes Flight’
Blended-Wing Breakthrough for Airbus MAVERIC Team
By Gordon Smith
Airbus has unveiled its “blended wing body” prototype, the basis of which could offer significant fuel savings versus existing technology and overhaul the onboard passenger experience.
Air Italy in Voluntary Liquidation
By Thomas Lee
Air Italy ceased operations with immediate effect on February 11 after its shareholders, Alisarda and Qatar Airways through AQA Holding, chose to liquidate the company citing “persistent and structural market problems”.
Virgin Australia – The Rise and Fall
By Thomas Haynes
As the COVID-19 pandemic tightens its grip on the commercial aviation industry, Virgin Australia became its next casualty after entering voluntary administration on April 21. Thomas Haynes examines the airline’s history and analyses what went wrong for Australia’s second largest carrier.
JetBlue reunites Gatwick and JFK
By Tara Craig
New York airline JetBlue has launched a nonstop service between New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport and London Gatwick Airport