An Airbus A318 flew into London City airport for the first time on 13 May via its unusually steep instrument landing system (ILS) approach and touched down on the short 1,199m (3,650ft) runway.

Today for the first time an Airbus A318 has flown a test sortie into London’s downtown City Airport (LCY) to prove it can handle its steep approach, short runway and the limited manoeuvring and ...

Airbus carried out landing and takeoff trials this month of its Airbus A318 narrowbody from London City Airport, well-known for its steep-approach requirements. In March, airworthiness authorities ...

British Airways has released a cockpit video showing the steep approach into London City Airport to celebrate the airline’s bespoke business-class only service completing 25 million miles – the ...

The Airbus A318 this week won approval from European regulators to operate steep approaches, allowing the aircraft to fly into London City Airport. The approval for A318s fitted with Pratt & Whitney ...