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July 30, 2026
Free for nonsubscribers By Thomas Blackwood July 30, 2026, © Leeham News: Rolls-Royce has raised its guidance for the full year after underlying profit soared by 46% to £2.5bn in the first six…
Emirates EK225 diverted to London Heathrow after a passenger medical emergency, with travelers rebooked for San Francisco. The post Emirates San Francisco Flight with A380 Diverted to London…
A British Airways pilot is reportedly on paid sick leave after he had to take the highly unusual step of intervening after a packed Airbus A320 plane went into a stall over Central London, due to a…
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The AAIB has launched a formal investigation into a “serious incident” involving a British Airways Airbus A320 approaching London Heathrow Airport. The Airbus A320-200, registered as G-EUUN, was…
An Emirates flight bound for San Francisco made a U-turn over northern Russia on Wednesday, diverting more than 2,000 miles off its normal polar route to land at London Heathrow Airport. LONDON —…
Another route for 2026 just joined the list. See them all here!
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the UK Prime Minister’s announcement of a major overhaul of technical education, designed to ensure that vocational learning is…
New blades being rolled out on Trent 1000 and 7000 fleets. Rolls-Royce is claiming to have “effectively eliminated” aircraft-on-ground over the first half, as the company continues to roll out Trent…
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Qantas cut 162 seats from its A350 to fit a fuel tank that reaches London nonstop. Here is why the airline thinks passengers will pay 20% more for it.
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July 29, 2026
Airbus is evaluating stretched variants of the A220 regional jet and A350 widebody, though it’s still undisclosed when it could decide whether to launch both aircraft. Rolls-Royce is also…
UK CAA’s decision will increase per-passenger charge by 15 pence in 2028 before doubling in subsequent years. UK regulators will allow London Heathrow airport’s operator to recover millions of…
London Gatwick Airport's expanding African network soars to new heights with the launch of Air Zimbabwe's nonstop flights to Harare.
The announcement means that BA will fly to six destinations in Spain from Heathrow. See more here!
Stakeholders from the two countries are looking at how electric aircraft could make the hop more sustainable. Industry experts, aircraft developers and government representatives discussed the…
A340 freight operator largely relied on inbound China-UK services for revenues. Administrators for the UK-based freight carrier European Cargo are still assessing the prospects for rescuing the…
July 28, 2026
easyJet strengthens its 2026/2027 winter network with new direct Lille–Prague and Strasbourg–London flights. Days and frequencies inside.
Nobody knows travel quite like an airline employee. Our employee experts across Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air share their best advice for the trip to London. The post London…
High-performance platform will be promoted for UK requirement. UK company MGI Engineering has launched its T-022 Vortex autonomous collaborative platform (ACP), which it says “is designed from the…
Six Hurjet prototypes to be flying by end of 2026. Turkish Aerospace (TAI) is monitoring the UK’s advanced jet trainer requirement closely, as it works on different variants of its Hurjet advanced…
The latest updates on the Airbus' next flagship jet.
July 27, 2026
Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic sign agreement to launch air taxi service in London and Manchester as certification for composites-intensive S4 aircraft continues.
The UK Ministry of Defence has selected the Tekever AR5 to replace the British Army’s Watchkeeper drones, in a deal… The post British Army picks Tekever AR5 to replace Watchkeeper after tender fails…
London Heathrow has gone live with a new geospatial mapping system designed to modernise workflows for 3,000 staff. Part of the airport’s Asset Management and Compliance Programme, mobile…
The oldest jet in British Airways' fleet remains a valuable asset, flying routes across the US and Caribbean.
London Gatwick's customers had a dry Sunday as terminal services shut down.
July 26, 2026
British Airways is moving crew out of a Hyderabad hotel after three pilots suffered severe food poisoning on a flight back to London Heathrow.
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RAF Typhoon jets scrambled to intercept a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 near Manchester after the aircraft failed to respond to air traffic control.
Air Arabia will launch a third daily Airbus A321LR flight between Sharjah and London Gatwick from October, boosting UK-Asia connectivity.
London Gatwick Airport Left With No Running Water With Toilets Left Backed Up, And Restaurants Shut,
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has been left without any running water on a busy Sunday at the height of the summer holidays, leaving toilets backed up, restaurants shut, and airport staffers handing…
For. Edificio Hispaving Photo: H-135 Devon Air Helicopters The movement of Airbus Helicopters in the UK transcends the mere expansion of its academic capacities; it is a..
