A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed on the Isle of Wight earlier today, with police confirming three people died in the accident. The aircraft was conducting flying lessons before crashing into a field near Shanklin at around 09:20 BST, with witnesses describing seeing the helicopter spiralling out of control. A fourth [read more]
Aviation emergency response has always been centred on protecting lives. Airports and airlines invest heavily in fire brigades, evacuation systems, and medical preparedness to deal with unexpected incidents. But as global awareness of environmental impact grows, the aviation industry faces a new challenge. They need to maintain uncompromising safety standards [read more]
Fuel efficiency in modern aircraft plays a vital role in transforming the landscape of sports travel. Fans travelling to major events like tournaments and horse racing fixtures benefit immensely from technological advancements in aviation. By understanding how fuel-efficient planes impact costs and convenience, sports enthusiasts can better plan their travels. [read more]
Managers at London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) will be breathing a sigh of relief after the Unite union called off planned strikes for later this month by baggage screeners was called off. The union called off the strikes after receiving a revised pay offer by ICTS, which employs the baggage screeners, [read more]
Working with aircraft can be enormously satisfying. If you’re tasked with making them run properly, then you might find that your labour is in strong demand, too, which means that being an engineer can be an extremely lucrative profession. But it’s also one that comes with a degree of inherent [read more]
London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is braced for a series of strikes by baggage screeners employed by ICTS over the late summer holiday period. The first strike is scheduled to start on August 22nd, running until August 26th, and then again over the bank holiday weekend from August 29th to September [read more]
Airline group Air France-KLM has disclosed that a data breach has led to the theft of customer data potentially affecting thousands of UK customers who use Air France, KLM and Transavia. According to a report in Bleeping Computer, the group says that the breach was of its customer service system [read more]
Flights have now restarted at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) after having been suspended earlier after a landing incident involving a Beech B200 Super King Air which left it stranded on the runway. The aircraft, G-NIAA, was operating a flight from Birmingham to Belfast when it developed an issue with its landing [read more]
You might be used to connecting to airport Wi-Fi without a second thought. It’s convenient and often free, which is handy for staying productive on the move. However, these networks come with extra cybersecurity risks you should protect yourself against. With minimal barriers in place, hackers can target them to [read more]
Outbound flights from UK airports have been affected by a technical outage with the UK’s Air Traffic Control provider, NATS (National Air Traffic Services). Although NATS says the outage at Swanwick ATC Centre has now been rectified, there are still significant delays at airports around the UK as the airlines [read more]
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