Yorkshire International Airline, officially Capital Airlines, made its mark in the aviation industry at the end of the 80s. As short-lived as it was, the airline showed great zeal for bigger things with an unanticipated fall down ..read more

With just one month remaining until the 2024 show, anticipation is building for what is set to be another groundbreaking event in the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries ..read more

For those involved in the aviation industry, the biennial Farnborough International Airshow is always a highlight of an even-numbered year. The show represents an opportunity for planemakers to showcase their products both on the ground and in the air, and the first wave of aircraft appearing this year has now been released ..read more

One of the United Kingdom's largest airlines, Jet2.com, was founded in 1983. Known for its leisure-focused schedules, the company operates low-cost scheduled and charter services to 80 European destinations. Tracing its history to the early 1970s, the carrier has grown from a humble flower distributor to an international airline, serving over 17 million passengers last year ..read more

Turkish carrier SunExpress will almost double its UK capacity this summer after first entering the market in 2022. According to the airline's CEO, this will pose some unique inventory challenges given the propensity of many British holidaymakers to be more "hedonistic" during their travel ..read more

In the early years of commercial aviation, flying boats were a common site in many well-known rivers and waterways worldwide. Most of the early passenger planes had the capability to takeoff and land on water. However, at the onset of the Cold War era, such planes began to fall out of fashion ..read more

Despite much of the country's transportation infrastructure being centered around its capital city, the United Kingdom still has many cities outside London offering international scheduled services from their airports. Until 2008, Coventry was one such city, and its airport saw regularly scheduled passenger flights for many years ..read more

Virgin Atlantic has served India for nearly a quarter of a century, debuting from London Heathrow to Delhi in July 2000. Twenty-four years later, it has just commenced its first service to Bengaluru and has revealed that Mumbai flights will increase to double daily. It comes as the carrier's Chief Executive, Shai Weiss, said there is "infinite demand" to India ..read more

Have you ever spotted a British Airways CityFlyer at Norwich Airport (NWI)? British Airways's regional subsidiary serves a number of destinations in Europe from its base at London City Airport (LCY). Watching over the LCY terminal, CityFlyer jets are a common site. However, CityFlyer aircraft are sometimes seen at NWI, presenting a unique relationship between the regional airline and NWI airport ..read more

Heathrow-based UK flag carrier British Airways operates a large and diverse fleet consisting of some 290 aircraft, according to data from ch-aviation. As is customary in the world of aviation, each of these bears a unique registration to differentiate it from its counterparts. They all start with the letter G, signifying that they are registered in the UK, but the remaining four letters carry various meanings ..read more