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BAE Systems wins Multi-million pound contract to equip Royal Air Force Typhoons with latest advanced radar capabilities

July 5, 2023 /

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems (OTC: BAESY) a £870m contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircraft’s control of the airspace whilst providing cutting-edge electronic warfare capabilities.

The contract, awarded by the Ministry of Defence to BAE Systems, will see further development of technology and integration work on the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2 radar by BAE Systems and Leonardo UK. The work is expected to lead to initial flight testing in 2024.

BAE Systems leads the overall design, development, manufacture and upgrade of the Typhoon aircraft for the UK and Leonardo is the lead for the aircraft’s main sensing and survivability systems including its radar and defensive aids sub-system.

The contract is part of the UK Government announcement made in July 2022, to invest £2.35 billion in the continued technology advancements in Typhoon capabilities, as recognition of its long-term role supporting national security and defence priorities.

Typhoon is a highly capable and extremely agile multi-role combat aircraft. It is capable of being deployed for the full spectrum of air operations, including air policing, peace support and high-intensity conflict. The RAF Typhoons are deployed alongside F-35B Lightning II to provide frontline capability for the UK.

The Typhoon programme supports more than 20,000 jobs across all regions of the UK every year, contributing £1.4 billion to the economy annually. The ECRS Mk2 radar programme sustains more than 600 highly-skilled jobs across the country, including more than 300 at Leonardo’s site in Edinburgh, more than 100 electronic warfare specialists at the company’s site in Luton, and 120 advanced engineers at BAE Systems’ site in Lancashire.

Wizz Air UK Announces New Route To Tenerife From London Luton

September 25, 2019 /

Wizz Air UK, member of one of Europe’s fastest growing airline groups, Wizz Air group [PNK: WZZAF] the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces that it will launch a new route in November 2019 connecting London Luton with sunny Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Tickets are already on sale on wizzair.com and on the airline’s mobile app.

From 16 November, Wizz Air UK will offer flights from London Luton to the popular Spanish holiday destination of Tenerife. Fares to the biggest island of the archipelago start from £25.99/EUR 29.99*. Besides its white sandy beaches and all-inclusive resorts, the island offers extraordinary beauty and diversity, with remote mountain-ridge villages, cultured port settlements and charming ancient towns. Today’s announcement will see Wizz Air UK create seventy thousand new seat capacity at its London Luton base and 50 additional indirect jobs**  in the UK. With this new route Wizz Air  – the largest airline to operate from London Luton with over 40% market share – will be offering 63 routes to 30 countries from its London Luton base.

Owain Jones, Managing Director, Wizz Air UK said: “It is our pleasure to announce another long awaited route to a popular Spanish holiday destination. The new route to Tenerife, starting already in November demonstrates that Wizz Air UK is committed to offering customers ultra-low fares to destinations across all of Europe, connecting the UK with ever more leisure destinations. The WIZZ team looks forward to welcoming customers old and new on-board one of our ultra-efficient Airbus aircraft on Europe’s cleanest fleet very soon.”

Post Malone On Plane Attempting Emergency Landing

August 21, 2018 /

A Gulfstream IV that is reportedly carrying the rapper Post Malone, has been circling the greater New York City-area for nearly four hours to attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft reported the emergency after blowing out two tires during its takeoff on Tuesday morning. TMZ reports that the famed rapper is on board the aircraft after spending Monday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, where he won an award for song of the year for his hit song “Rockstar.”

The jet is believed to be carrying 16 people, and departed around 11 a.m. from Teterboro Airport in New jersey, just outside of New York City. The pilot reported a problem following its take-off from runway 24 at Teterboro. The aircraft was enroute to London’s Luton Airport.

The pilot initially was going to attempt the emergency landing back at Teterboro, before the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the airport, re-routed the aircraft to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Massachusetts. The FAA later reported that the plane has now been diverted to Stewart Airport, just north of New York City.

The aircraft has been circling to try and burn off most of its 3,700 gallons of fuel before attempting the emergency landing.

London Luton Airport sets new January traffic record

February 13, 2018 /

London Luton Airport has started the new year like it ended the last, with record traffic figures, as it handled over one million passengers in January for the first time in its history.

In total, 1,021,954 passengers (+3.6%) passed through the gateway in January to ensure that it has welcomed over one million passengers every month for 12 consecutive months.

Airport CEO, Nick Barton, says: “Last year was another record breaker at LLA, and we look forward to welcoming even more passengers as we enter our 80th year.

“Throughout 2018, passengers will see the airport transformed as we officially open our new terminal and reach the first phase of construction for the Mass Passenger Transit system, which will replace the current shuttle bus and create a rapid link between the train station and the terminal.

“However, this is only part of the solution to better public transport links and is why we continue to call on the government for four fast trains per hour between central London and Luton Airport Parkway.”

The newly expanded terminal will add eight new boarding gates and a greater variety of shops and restaurants.

The airport notes that passengers will also benefit from an increased number of destinations served from LLA due to the launch of a number of new routes in 2018.

They include Wizz Air introducing eight new services to cities such as Athens, Larnaca, Keflavik and Bari; and new easyJet routes to Genoa, Reus and three other destinations.

This follows a significant expansion of LLA’s route network in 2017, which saw the addition of 22 new routes, meaning that passengers can now choose from more than 140 destinations across Europe, Asia and Africa.

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