Horizon Air Dash 8-Q400 (Image: Eric Salard/CC BY-SAS2.0)

Airport worker steals airliner before crashing it near Seattle

Aug 11, 2018

An airport worker has stolen a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from Seattle Tacoma airport in an apparent suicide. The aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air was stolen by …

Bournemouth Airport (Image: Danny House)

Fire causes diversions at Bournemouth Airport

Jul 23, 2018

Firefighters are tackling a grass fire that has broken out at Bournemouth Airport causing at least one flight to divert. The blaze is on a large area of grass near Taxiway …

BREAKING: Control tower at Heathrow evacuated and all flights on hold

Jul 18, 2018

BREAKING: Control tower at Heathrow evacuated and all flights on hold. Inbound flights were put into a holding pattern while the cause of the evacuation was investigated. It has just …

Council begins action to save Wellesbourne Airfield

Jul 4, 2018

Stratford-Upon-Avon Council has commenced Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) proceedings for Wellesbourne Airfield (EGBW). Developers are interested in building homes on the site however the Council has stepped and has written …

Carlisle Airport delays blamed for flying school closure

Jun 6, 2018

Delays in the runway reopening at Carlisle Airport are being blamed for the closure of Border Air’s Carlisle flying school. In a statement on their website Border Air said: “We …

Government appoints General Aviation Champion

Feb 8, 2018

The UK Government has appointed a General Aviation Champion to help identify a network of UK aerodromes that are most important for non-scheduled flying to flourish. Former Police Detective and Conservative politician Byron …

Ben Murphy flies under the bridge in Budapest (Image: Armin Walcher / Red Bull Content Pool)

Solid 8th place for Ben Murphy in Budapest

Jun 25, 2018

Ben Murphy secured a solid 8th place in the Budapest Air Race yesterday. Ben, who qualified in 8th place, blast through the masterclass round of 14 by beating two-time champion …

Ben Murphy cross between the pylons in Budapest (Image: Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool)

Ben Murphy qualifies 8th after smoke issue

Jun 23, 2018

Britains Ben Murphy has qualified 8th for this weekends Red Bull Air Race in Budapest. Flying a time of 57.97s should have put Ben in 4th but he received a one …

Katie and Kirsten prepare for a training flight (Image: The Aviation Media Co.)

Wingwalking, not your average 9-5, but you can do it too!

Jun 1, 2018

Last year we published a story on Wingwalking, in particular, AeroSuperBatics search for a new Wingwalker for 2018 so we sent Aviation Wales’ “upper wing balancing expert” Nick Harding along to …

Charging to drop people off at an airport, is it right?

Jul 26, 2018

Looking across social media we see many complaints about being charged to drop off and pick up passengers at UK airports with some people having to pay several pounds just to …

Prepare for take-off at Aerospace Bristol

Our guide to Summer Holiday fun for AvGeek Families

Jul 25, 2018

The schools have broken up so it can only be that time of year when parents desperately seek ways to keep kids entertained for 6 weeks. But if your kids …

AvGeek Mum goes to the Wales National Airshow

Jul 4, 2018

Right, let’s go to our local airshow with a husband, two-year-old and five year old! The first hurdle, do they want to go? Yes!!! Phew, no bribing or negotiating needed! …

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