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Who would fly a potential route between Dublin and Sao Paulo. In this blog post, I explore the options.

On 12th June 2025 at 13:38 local time, an Air India 787 operating flight AI171 from Ahmedabad Airport (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW) crashed less than a minute after takeoff. This crash marks the first fatal crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in its 14 years of passenger service. In this blog post, I take a look at what we know so far about the accident and the aftermath of this crash.

The 2025 Paris Air Show was held at Le Bourget, Paris from the 16th - 22nd June 2025. This year, the exciting announcements mainly happened during the first three days of the show. In this blog post, I will examine some of the main announcements, breaking down the first three days as well as discuss the apparent lack of Boeing at the air show.

On 30 June 2025, Oman Air joined the oneworld alliance as the 15th member of the alliance. In this blog post I will take a look at what this means for Oman Air and the oneworld alliance.

In this blog post, I examine the crash between a CRJ and US Army helicopter that occurred at DCA on 29 January 2025

May 8th 2025 marks 80 years since the allied powers celebrated Victory in Europe - VE Day. I take a look at the key role that aviation played during the Second World War

Drones are becoming an increasingly important part in the world of aviation. I take a look at how they are used in the military.

The SR-71 is famous for how fast and how high it could fly. I take a look at the history of this aircraft.

I take a look at some aircraft used in aerial firefighting and how fighting fires from the air works.

One use of aviation is in emergency services, I take a look at how aviation plays a role in helping save lives.

Aer Lingus is the Irish flag carrier and has both short and long range aircraft. I take a look at the Aer Lingus fleet.

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus took delivery of its first A321XLR aircraft in December 2024.

On November 25th 2024, Emirates took delivery of its first A350-900 aircraft. This is the first of 65 A350-900 aircraft for the carrier.

Take a look at what is expected to be ahead for the aviation industry in 2025

Take a look at some key aviation events which happened in 2024

Now that Airbus has delivered the first A321XLR, what will the plane maker do next?

British Airways (BA) is one of the world's most recognized airlines. With its main operating base at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) it...

Dubai based carrier, Emirates, is a unique airline as it currently operates only 2 aircraft types: the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A380....