LONDON - London City Airport has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that would, if approved, enable Airbus A320neo to operate at the the airport. The airport suggests a new approach procedure with a less steep glidescope angle for landing A320neo aircraft.»
LONDON - London Heathrow Airport tracks its "busiest December ever" - and ends 2024 with a new record of 83.9 million passengers. Strong growth rates in domestic, EU and Asia-Pacific traffic pushed the British Airways hub to new heights along with double digit increases in key international cargo markets.»
LONDON - 1.05 billion GBP in 2025 and 1.29 GBP in 2026: Heathrow disclosed a 2.3 billion GBP investment plan over the next two years to upgrade the airport supported by new shareholders Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, PIF, and French investment firm Ardian.»
LONDON - The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set out its thinking on how it will oversee the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK aviation industry. The regulator laid out a "two-pronged approach" to enabling the aerospace sector’s use of AI - and using the technology to support its own operations.»
LONDON - A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX discontinued an unstable approach into Standsted Airport. During the go around procedure the aircraft entered a steep descent exceeding the speed limit for its current setup. Ryanair amended its discontinued approach procedures in the wake of the incident.»
LONDON - Much of the UK airspace was designed in the 1950. Fewer delays and reduced bottlenecks could help millions of passengers each year and deliver economic growth as the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Department for Transport unveil new plans to modernise UK airspace.»
LONDON - "Major failure on part of the air traffic control system": Investigators published a final report on the 28 August 2023 air traffic meltdown that caused chaos across UK air traffic. The report meets air navigation service provider NATS and other parties with a total of 34 recommendations.»
LONDON - London Stansted airport revealed details of a five-year 1.1 billion GBP investment programme that will "help secure links to even more global destinations" and create "extra space" for growth. The centrepiece of the plans is a 600 million GBP extension to the airport’s existing terminal.»
MANCHESTER - Manchester Airport has recorded 30 million passengers in a year - putting it alongside some of the biggest airports in the world. A twelve months streak of straight growth supported by several new routes put the airport over the mark - during the final stage of a transformation plan.»
LONDON - Fierce competition with Chinese carrier has British Airways suspend its London-Beijing route through 2025. The airline will deploy even more capacity on transatlantic routes next year and trial new destinations in its international network including Jeddah and Kuala Lumpur.»
LONDON - Emirates has opened its doors to a new lounge at London Stansted. The airline has invested more than 4 million GBP to design a spacious 900-square-metre lounge that can accommodate up to 125 guests at a time, including First and Business Class customers, as well as Emirates Skywards members.»
LONDON - As Virgin Atlantic withdraws from Shanghai the airline has been looking for 2025 network opportunities beyond its US catchment: Virgin Atlantic will add the two new destinations of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Accra (Ghana) to its network for summer 2025 and restore an idle Canada route.»Discussions on current events and developments in the aviation industry
