British Airways restarts London Stansted Airport operation
British Airways has returned to London Stansted Airport and is now offering scheduled services from the airport for the first time since the global pandemic. Launched on 18 May 2024, weekend flights from London Stansted to Florence, Ibiza and Nice have now joined BA Cityflyer’s operations for the summer season on its Embraer 190 aircraft. London Stansted Airport is now the fourth London airport British Airways flies from. BA...
Boeing pauses production to focus on safety, quality and training
Since January, more than 70,000 Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) employees across the company have paused production and delivery activities for a day to focus on ways to improve safety and quality. “When we find issues, we go as far as standing down a team to make sure that everybody on the team or everybody in the area is aware of the issue. It’s not meant to be punitive, and we share the information across the programs, from...
Airbus developing ground collision alerting system
In 1977, Tenerife airport was the scene of a devastating ground collision between two 747 aircraft, the first one taking off and the other taxiing on the same runway. This remains the world’s deadliest aviation accident, claiming 583 lives. The subsequent investigation found two main causes. The first was a misunderstanding between ATC and the flight crew of the aircraft that was taking off. The second was a lack of coordination...
easyJet to open base at London Southend Airport
easyJet has announced it will be expanding its UK network by opening a three-aircraft base at London Southend next March. The investment will create around 130 direct jobs for pilots and crew in the UK and support many more indirect jobs. The UK is easyJet’s largest market with 56% of all easyJet passengers flying to and from UK airports and this announcement comes as the airline is set to operate more UK flying than ever before this...
Textron Aviation improves Cessna piston engined aircraft features
Textron Aviation announced the entry into service (EIS) of its enhanced Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna Skylane, Turbo Skylane and Turbo Stationair HD following first deliveries for each aircraft. The announcement comes after a record number of general aviation (GA) new aircraft deliveries was recorded in 2023. “These enhancements to the iconic Cessna piston family offer improved comfort, functionality and style,” said Chris Crow, vice...
Britten-Norman Aircraft Ltd saved from administration
British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has been bought out of administration by a company named Shelton Bidco Ltd, resulting in a working capital injection into the business and support to ramp up production of its iconic Islander aircraft. The five companies connected to Britten-Norman – B-N Group Ltd, Britten-Norman Ltd, Britten Norman Aircraft Ltd, BN Defence Ltd and BN Daedalus Ltd – were all placed into administration on 21...
