In February, UK air traffic services provider NATS handled 174,069 flights in UK airspace, an increase of 2.8% compared to February 2018, which equates to an extra 4,769 flights. NATS said this seemingly substantial increase […]
New legislation to extend the ‘no-fly’ zone around UK airports came into force on March 13. It is now illegal to fly a drone within 5km of an airport, with major penalties for those who […]
Airbus has delivered the first FANS-C equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. This aircraft – and others that follow – will take part in the Airbus led project known as DIGITS (Demonstration of air traffic management […]
The UK Government’s Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced a policy statement to set out how the UK intends to provide the necessary permissions to member state airlines in order for them to operate to the UK. Back in […]
The full operation of the new Istanbul Airport has been delayed again and is now set to take place in early April. The airport was officially opened in late October, but only a very few […]
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has announced the results of the region’s Green Airports Recognition 2019 which recognises airports’ outstanding achievements in their environmental projects. A total of 19 submissions were received this year and […]
All commercial flights in and out of Belgium have been cancelled from 2200 last night (Tuesday February 12th) to 2200 local time this evening, (Wednesday, February 13), due to strike action. A national strike was […]
Last year was the busiest on record for air traffic across the UK, according to UK air navigation services provider NATS, with higher levels of traffic than 2007, the previous peak year prior to the […]
The air traffic management service, NATS has begun a trial to understand whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to help reduce flight delays. A project is now underway, within NATS’ bespoke Digital Tower Laboratory, […]
Gatwick Airport’s runway remains closed and all flights are currently suspended following reports of drones making numerous flights over Gatwick’s airfield since 2100 on Wednesday evening. It is estimated that more than 100,000 of journeys […]
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