3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (955+ words) The UK government has given air traffic control provider NATS one week to explain the systems failure that brought flights across Britain to a halt, as airline executives intensify calls for chief executive Martin Rolfe to leave. Transport Secretary Heidi…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (640+ words) Delays and cancellations have persisted across many of the UK’s biggest airports for a second day, as the ripples from the air traffic control system outage continue to be felt. NATS, the primary air traffic control provider for the UK,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Flights across the UK have been delayed after a technical problem affected the NATS flight processing system, triggering restrictions at major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester. The disruption began on Tuesday afternoon, with aircraft held at departure gates…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1080+ words) Seven Indonesian airports, including Jakarta’s two main gateways, remained closed on Monday as volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau continued to make flying unsafe, disrupting around 2,300 flights and more than 270,000 passengers. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK), Jakarta’s main international gateway, and Halim…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (475+ words) A rare operational Greek F-4E Phantom II crashed over the weekend, killing its two crew. The incident is likely to prompt renewed discussion about the future of the ageing aircraft and the timeline for retiring the type from the Hellenic (Greek)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (751+ words) The German Navy has successfully fired Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Naval LORA ballistic missile in a dual operational trial, testing a capability that could give German warships a new long-range precision-strike option against targets at sea and ashore. The firings…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (751+ words) Ukraine has warned international airlines and aviation insurers that Russian airspace is becoming increasingly dangerous as Kyiv steps up long-range drone and missile attacks against targets deep inside Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 1 September that the growing number…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1067+ words) On 1 September 1974, an American reconnaissance aircraft did something that sounded almost impossible even by the standards of the jet age. A Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, serial number 61-7972, flew from New York to London in 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds – setting a transatlantic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (901+ words) For years, advanced fighter aircraft and long-range air-to-air missiles dominated discussions about air combat. Then came the drone revolution. Cheap one-way attack drones and FPVs have created a challenge that billion-dollar air forces were never designed to face at scale....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1456+ words) Passengers using the integrated stairs on Ryanair Boeing 737s have suffered falls at a substantially higher rate than passengers using conventional airport stairs, according to a new study by Italy’s aviation accident investigation authority. The Italian Flight Safety Agency (ANSV) published…...