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The Bombardier Electrostar (sold as the ADtranz Electrostar until 2001) is a family of electric multiple-unit (EMU) passenger trains manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England between 1999 and 2017.
The aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic flight from London Heathrow Airport to Belfast International Airport when the port engine suffered a failure but the starboard engine was shut down. Of the 126 people on board, 47 were killed and 79 were injured.
Heathrow was the airport with the most international connections in the world in 2024. [9] Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1930 [10] but was developed into a much larger airport after World War II. It lies 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of Central London on a site that covers 4.74 square miles (12.3 square kilometres).
2000: Operated BAC 1-11 [21] Air Hire: 1934: 1935: Established as Wrightson Air Hire in 1933. Operated de Havilland Leopard Moth [22] Air International: AK: 1971: 1973: Operated Vickers Viscount [23] Air Kent: 1979: 1979: Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain: Air Kilroe: 9R: AKL: KILROE: 1978: 1992: Merged into Eastern Airways. Operated BAe ...
2000 is the wettest year on record in the UK. [ 53 ] Sales of the DVD format, first launched in the UK in June 1998, pass the 1 million mark, although the VHS format remains by far the most popular format of home video.
London Heathrow, which handles over 79 million international passengers annually, is the largest airport in the UK. London serves as the largest aviation hub in the world by passenger traffic, with six international airports , handling over 168 million passengers in 2023, [ 1 ] more than any other city ( List of busiest city airport systems by ...
Aerial view of Heathrow International Trading Estate. The Brink's-Mat robbery happened at 06:40 on 26 November 1983 [2] when six robbers broke into the Brink's-Mat warehouse, Unit 7 of the Heathrow International Trading Estate near Heathrow Airport in West London, England. [3] [4] It was described as "the crime of the century". [5]
Airport rail links such as Heathrow Express provide transport into central London. Heathrow Airport is a major international airport which lies 14 miles (23 km) west of Central London. For the first 45 years of its operation, public transport links to Heathrow Airport were provided by airport buses.