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London City Airport, one of the five airports serving the Metropolitan area of London, and one of the only two inside the M25 orbital, has filed an application to change its existing planning permission in order to increase its traffic by 38%. Located in the East London Borough of Newham, just a few miles away […]

The wave of industrial actions has no sign of abating in the U.K. Britons could spend two hours on passport control as the Border Force agents are set to walkout amid the festive season. 1,000 staff are going to strike on the travel season. The first strikes will take place from Dec. 23 to Dec. […]

Dubai, United Arab Emirates’ International Airport now has a new African destination in its network of 200 plus international destinations on Friday, with the recent launch of Kenya Airways’ inaugural service from the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya. Kenya Airways will now be operating four weekly flights between Mombasa and Dubai’s Terminal 1 on a […]

Laminar Research announced the official release of X-Plane 12 today. The simulator has been in early-release testing since September. If you have not heard of them, they are one of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s main competitors. The company specializes in simulating realistic flight dynamics. They even offer an FAA-certified version that allows pilots to accrue training […]

The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has recommended that inspections for Boeing 737 wing flaps be improved, following an investigation of an incident earlier this year in Australia. The said incident — involving a Virgin Australia 737-800 — occurred on a flight from Queensland, Australia’s Gold Coast Airport to Sydney, New South Wales on April […]

The Brazilian aerospace company announced a few days ago that the E195-E2 and E190-E2 aircraft, have received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). This is a great achievement for Embraer as it adds another country after the certifications issued by ANAC (Brazil), FAA (US) and EASA (Europe) in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Embraer […]

Not that long ago, in 2019, Spirit Airlines promised to enhance the passenger experience by adding wider seats and larger tray tables. Recently Spirit once again renewed its commitment to improving passenger comfort by unveiling a new product, the Vector Light and Vector Premium seats. These new seats will be rolled out on their A320neo […]

Hybrid aircraft developer Ampaire has been awarded $150,000 in funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Innovative Hybrid Powerplant System Research. With Ampaire having made the announcement on Dec. 9, the award is the first of a multi-phase Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program, adding to Ampaire’s increasing award portfolio. Received by […]

This week, Porter Airlines — a Canadian regional carrier — announced a series of new destinations and routes to the short-haul carrier’s network. Edmonton, Canada and Calgary, Canada will be added to the airline’s destinations, and the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Canada will have four routes added. On Feb. 14, Porter’s new 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 jets […]

Denver based startup Boom Supersonic announced on Tuesday that it had finally found a designer and manufacturer for the engine it hopes will power its Overture aircraft. Boom has selected Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) to produce the engine dubbed “Symphony.” Florida Turbine Technologies has built a reputation as a producer of cruise missile and drone […]