Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY has collapsed, halting all flights and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at destination airports. PLAY was born in 2021 from the ashes of WOW, another Icelandic LCC that also collapsed in a similar way in 2019. Passengers who had booked flights with PLAY relieved a message [read more]
NASA has confirmed that it now plans to launch the first crewed lunar mission in 50 years as soon as February 2026. The Artemis II mission will be the first crewed flight to the Moon in 50 years and will see the astronauts complete a 10 day mission that will [read more]
A cyber attack on systems supplied by Collins Aerospace is causing significant delays on flights from European airports including London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL). RTX, which owns Collins Aerospace, said it was aware of the cyber attack and was working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. The affected equipment is [read more]
Two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers, from the 307th Bomb Wing based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford on 12 September 2025 to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, a major multinational training event led by the Royal Air Force. The deployment underlines allied commitment to maintaining [read more]
NATO has confirmed that it intercepted three Russian MIG-31s codenamed FOXHOUND, which entered Estonian airspace today in a clear escalation of tensions in the region. Russia has been testing western military alliances reactions recently with drone incursion into Polish airspace and this latest breach has been descried as “reckless” by [read more]
Introduction: A New Era for Pilot Training Aviation has always demanded the highest standards of training. From the earliest biplanes to today’s modern jetliners, pilots undergo extensive education and simulation before taking control of an aircraft. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised this process. Intelligent flight simulators now [read more]
Bristol-based defence technology company MARSS has announced that its latest medium-range counter-drone system, INTERCEPTOR-MR, has successfully completed flight testing in the UK. The AI-enabled system, integrated with MARSS’s C4I NiDAR platform and controlled by its autonomous NiDAR EDGE software, has undergone significant hardware upgrades and enhancements to its targeting algorithms. [read more]
Unite has called off strikes at Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) that were due to start tomorrow after receiving a new pay offer from the airport. With over 100 workers due to walk out, the industrial action and as this included baggage handling, flight dispatching, check-in staff and the fire service it [read more]
COMAC, China’s state-backed aircraft manufacturer, is expected to more than triple its annual aircraft deliveries by 2030, according to the latest forecast from aviation intelligence firm IBA. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is projected to deliver 145 aircraft per year by the end of the decade, marking steady progress in China’s [read more]
New UK business trends and wider socio-economic factors mean that auditors face a fresh set of challenges to ensuring financial integrity in 2025. Discover the main changes impacting the industry and how these must be addressed to safeguard accuracy and compliance when reviewing company accounts. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) [read more]
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