Aviation safety news

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) has rounded off the year with yet another award, this time for its ‘Safety Bus’ initiative. The Airport Operators Association (AOA) awarded the Safety Bus its Best Safety Week Initiative award. The safety was used by Luton Airport to educate staff and help improve airport safety [read more]

The search has resumed today for the missing Cessna 172 and it’s pilot which is believed to have crashed into the sea near Penmore, Anglesey. It is understood that the aircraft was being flown on a flight from Caernarfon Airport to Great Orme and back again when it disappeared near [read more]

The Coastguard and RNLI are searching for light aircraft suspected to have crashed into the sea in the Penmon area of Anglesey, North Wales. The Coastguard was called just after midday today but little else is known about the incident. This is a breaking news story and will be updated [read more]

The case of drunk passenger Chloe Haines, who tried to open a door mid-flight on a Jet2 aircraft, has been sent to the Crown Court by Chelmsford Magistrates. Ms Haines (26) has been charged with assault and a reckless or negligent act in a manner likely to endanger aircraft or [read more]

Two passers-by who saved the lives of three people when their plane crashed on the A40 near Abergavenny have been given an award for outstanding bravery at this year’s Pride of Britain Awards. Daniel Nicholson and Joel Snarr were among the first on the scene after a single-engine Cirrus SR22 [read more]

UK aviation regulator, The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched its Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Scheme. The online system allows owners and operators of any drone or model aircraft to meet the new regulation that requires anyone responsible for a drone or model aircraft weighing more [read more]

British Airways is sponsoring a blue plaque to honour BOAC Stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison. Barabra was an air hostess on BOAC flight 712 which caught fire shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) airport when an engine detached from the aircraft. The aircraft, a Boeing 707 G-ARWE was due to [read more]

The final report into the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 has placed the blame on the manufacturer, Boeing as well as the Pilots and airline. 189 people were killed when the Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the sea on the 29th October 2018 and attention [read more]