Aer Lingus has pushed back the start date for its Manchester Airport transatlantic operations. Bosses at the Dublin-based carrier had decided this course of action due to the “later than expected” reopening of international borders. Consequently, services from Manchester to the USA’s New York/JFK and Orlando/International have shifted from July 29 to a September 30 launch. Meanwhile, rotations to Barbados are still scheduled for the original October 20 start date. Flown by its newly formed Aer Lingus UK subsidiary, the airline plans to base four jets –a pair each of the Airbus A321LR and A330-300 – from Manchester.
Portuguese-based Hi Fly is set to become the first carrier to trial a three-finger wingtip called TRINITAIR. Designed by The Aircraft Performance Company GmbH (APC), the wingtip will be installed on one of the wet lease specialist’s Airbus A330s for a maiden test flight. According to the company, TRINITAIR is capable of reducing fuel consumption by up to 2%; approximately every kilogram of fuel saved equates to reducing CO² emissions by 3.16kg. Harald Zirngibl, APC managing director, said: “The APC uses well-founded, patented knowledge of flow and structural mechanics to achieve an optimal circulation distribution of the outer wing by locally influencing or expanding the wingtip vortex.”