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British Airways

Loganair and British Airways sign codeshare agreement

17th June 2021

The arrangement is set to enhance connectivity from Teesside Airport, with 134 global destinations available

MAG Group

CONFIRMED: Ryanair and MAG to sue government

17th June 2021

The UK's biggest airport operator and Europe's largest low-cost carrier have launched legal action against the government over the 'traffic light' travel rules

Abidjan

Qatar Airways launches Abidjan service

17th June 2021

The airline has operated essential flights throughout the pandemic and added seven new destinations

Belfast City Airport

British Airways boosts Belfast services following Stobart Air collapse

17th June 2021

The airline will operate four connections from Belfast this summer, supporting links between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK

Northrop Grumman

Manufacture of first two B-21 Raiders completed

17th June 2021

Significant progress has been made with the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long-range strategic stealth bomber, following the revelation that the first two prototypes have now been completed at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California

Could this electric ‘sea-glider’ spell the end of the ferry?

16th June 2021

Brittany Ferries unveils radical new aircraft which would make crossing the channel six times faster than a boat

CAAM

Kuala Lumpur’s renovated runway reopens

16th June 2021

The rehabilitation hopes to support the recovery of flights and improve passenger confidence

National Museums Scotland

£1 million project to research the Cold War in museums

16th June 2021

The three-year project, entitled Materialising the Cold War, will culminate in a major exhibition about Scotland and the Cold War

Exercise Falcon Strike

F-35s from four nations take part in Falcon Strike 21

16th June 2021

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters from four nations gathered together at Amendola Air Base in Italy’s Foggia province for Exercise Falcon Strike 21, which took place from June 7-15

Aviation Training

EDA inaugurates helicopter training system

16th June 2021

The European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Training Centre at Sintra Airbase in Portugal has officially inaugurated Inzpire’s Mission Training Device

Afghan Air Force

Afghan Mi-17 crashes in Jaghatu

16th June 2021

An Afghan Air Force-operated Mil Mi-17/17V-5 'Hip-H' heavy-lift tactical transport helicopter crashed during the night of June 8-9 in the Jaghatu district of Afghanistan’s Maidan Wardak province, following a technical malfunction