Travel News Gatwick airport forced to cancel 100s of flights after COVID outbreak Airlines and passengers have hit back at air traffic control authorities who ordered the cancellations. 26/09/2023
France Hundreds of animal skulls from Africa seized at Paris airport Trade in the skulls of "critically endangered" animals is causing pointed conservation concerns. 25/09/2023
Mobility Israeli start-up tests its flying taxi as an air ambulance As well as getting a patient across town to hospital in an emergency, the flying taxi's sister drone could be used to deliver urgent medical supplies. 15/09/2023
Travel News Gatwick flight cancellations and delays caused by staff shortages A 'short-notice staff absence' led to disruption on Thursday. 15/09/2023
Travel News What caused the UK’s air traffic control systems to fail? Systems crashed causing 1,500 flights to be cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded abroad. 06/09/2023
Travel News 'Do not travel to the airport': Flight chaos continues in UK The government has said a cyber attack was not to blame for yesterday's air traffic control systems failure. 28/08/2023
Travel News Will air traffic control strikes affect my flight this summer? Europe’s air traffic control centres are expecting to handle up to 33,000 flights a day over the next eight weeks. 11/07/2023
Travel News EasyJet passengers warned as 1,700 flights cancelled this summer The airline denied that it was a return to the chaos seen last summer due to staff shortages. 10/07/2023
Travel News Passengers warned of ‘challenging’ summer for flights A boom in summer flights, restricted airspace and strikes are creating the perfect storm for air travel in Europe. 05/07/2023
Mobility The hydrogen jet that can fly from Paris to New York in 1.5 hours Designs for a new hydrogen-powered jet could begin a new era of hypersonic flight that would cut journey times around the globe by air to a few hours. 23/06/2023
Travel News Scientists confirm link between flight turbulence and climate change Researchers predict that hazardous clear-air turbulence is set to worsen as climate change progresses. 12/06/2023
Germany NATO begins largest air exercise in its history Airlines have warned it could disrupt air travel in some parts of Europe. 12/06/2023
Europe News EU court cancels approval of COVID-19 state aid to 3 Italian airlines Earlier this month, the General Court of the European Union also struck down a 6 billion financial aid package Germany had granted Lufthansa during the pandemic. both cases have been brought forward by competitor Ryanair. 24/05/2023
Travel News Why are French aviation strikes delaying flights all over Europe? A number of airports across France have been asked to cancel flights and your journey could be affected even if you are just passing over the country. 28/04/2023
Travel News Easyjet warns France to tackle strikes or people will ‘go elsewhere’ CEO Johan Lundgren says the airline doesn’t contest people’s right to strike but flights over French territory must be protected. 21/04/2023
Travel News Airlines want to erase borders in the sky to make flights quicker Pilots have to speak to 27 different air traffic controls to fly through Europe. A ‘single sky’ could change that 30/03/2023
No Comment New Zealand's North Island braces for Cyclone Gabrielle High winds and rain in Northland, New Zealand, as Cyclone Gabrielle is forecast to envelop the upper half of the North Island over a 48-hour period from Sunday evening, two weeks after parts of the same region experienced devastating flooding. 12/02/2023
World News More flight delays expected in US as safety system glitch wreaks havoc Normal air traffic operations are slowly resuming but disruption is expected to continue as airlines try to get planes in and out of crowded gates. 12/01/2023
USA Computer glitch grounds thousands of flights in US A glitch in Federal Aviation Administration software grounded thousands of flights in the US 11/01/2023
No Comment Volcano erupts in Guatemala, forcing road closures One of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupts, spewing lava and ash, forcing authorities in Alotenango, a municipality in the Sacatepequez department, 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, to close roads. 12/12/2022