Uganda Airlines to open London route with A330-800
Uganda Airlines has disclosed that it plans to open a route to London, several years after initially floating the plan.
New UK carrier Ascend secures approval for US charters
New UK operator Ascend Airways has obtained approval to conduct transatlantic charter services to US destinations.
Sweden to top up Meteor missile stocks via accelerated buy
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has ordered an additional batch of MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles for use by the nation’s Saab Gripen fighters.
Collision-risk restructuring of Zurich airspace temporarily limits arrival capacity
Swiss air traffic controllers are to impose temporary capacity reduction at Zurich airport, in order to implement a new airspace structure which has been based on collision-risk modelling.
Airbus general works council official urges Berlin to axe F-35 purchase
An official representing workers at European giant Airbus’s defence unit in Germany has called on the nation’s new government to cancel an order for the Lockheed Martin F-35A, amid geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions of US President Donald Trump.
A380 testbed starts series of flights aimed at in-service fleet improvement
Airbus is undertaking a series of flight tests with its original A380 testbed as part of an effort to improve the in-service fleet.
Probe into fatal Swiss A220 cabin-smoke event finds damage to engine gear system
Examination of a Swiss Airbus A220-300 engine following a fatal smoke and diversion event over Austria has revealed damage to the fan drive gear system as well as bearings.
MBDA boosts missile output as backlog spikes to €37bn
European guided weapons specialist MBDA enjoyed record success in 2024, securing orders totalling €13.8 billion ($15 billion): up from a previous high of €9.9 billion in 2023.
Modified Superjet 100 conducts maiden flight with Russian-built PD-8 engines
Russia’s United Aircraft has conducted the maiden flight of a Yakovlev Superjet powered by the domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine.
UK regulator highlights upcoming deviations from new EU lost-comms procedures
Civil aviation regulators are highlighting that certain European Union procedures for radio communication failure, due to take effect from 1 May, are not being adopted in the UK.
