A police officer from North Wales has been awarded a MBE for his services to policing. Sergeant Scott Gallagher who has worked in Police Air Support for over ten years was awarded the gong in the latest new years honours. Joining North Wales Police in 1994, Scott managed the force’s [read more]
Aerospace Bristol is a brand new aerospace attraction on the site of the old Filton Airfield and whilst it might be the new kid on the block in terms of aviation museums, it packs a very pointy punch! From the moment you step into the Aerospace Bristol building, you know [read more]
2017 was the safest year on record for Civil Aviation according to a report by Dutch Aviation Consultancy To70. The report showed that not a single jet-powered passenger airliner caused a fatality in 2017 and the only deaths on a commercial flight came from two turbo-prop crashes, one in Russia [read more]
US airframer Boeing has reportedly said it is not seeking a change of control at Embraer as it seeks to take over the Brazilian company. Boeing has moved quickly to create a tie-up with Embraer in what is seen as a retaliatory move to counter the Airbus/Bombardier deal which saw the [read more]
Cardiff Airport has announced it is holding an open recruitment day for positions across the airport. The event, which is being held on Tuesday 23rd January, will give people the chance to drop in without needing to make an appointment and find out about jobs at the airport. Cardiff Airport [read more]
Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, has announced it is increasing the discount for a UK domestic passenger by 50%. The discount was introduced to make it cheaper for domestic passengers to use Londons Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) and encourage domestic flights. It counters some of the harmful effects of the Governments [read more]
Bristol Airport has been forced to close as a regional jet runs off runway in a landing incident. The BMI Regional Embraer RJ145 (Not pictured) had landed at the airport from Frankfurt but is understood to have run off the runway at the opposite end whilst taxiing. No injuries have [read more]
Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is gearing up for what is expected to be the busiest Christmas period in 7 years for Wales’ national airport. Around 30,000 passengers are expected to fill the terminal over the next two weeks, a 10% increase on 2016. Amsterdam tops the destinations from Cardiff Airport this [read more]
Ryanair has weathered its first ever strike this morning as German Pilots carried out a 4-hour walkout. Having previously called off the strike when Ryanair agreed to meet with and recognise unions however it emerged that one of the representatives from VC Cockpit, the German union, was a former pilot who [read more]
With drones continuing to be high on many people’s Christmas lists this year, Manchester Airport is warning users of the dangers they pose to aircraft after a spate of incidents this year. The airport has seen incidents involving drones in the airspace around Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) rise by 113% in [read more]
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