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Gatwick Airport partially re-opens amid drone woes
Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
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Government gives green light to modernise UK airspace
NATS has welcomed the agreement to change airspace regulations which have been in place since the 1950s to accommodate the growing air traffic of the UK.
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CAA urges holiday crack down on drunk and violent passengers
As the holiday rush of jet-setting passengers begins, travellers are reminded of the challenge of disruptive passengers as One Too Many campaign gets ready for Christmas.
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CAA sets deadline for clearer cancelled flight rights
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has given airlines six months to be clearer with passengers on their rights to be flown on other airlines when the flight they originally booked has been cancelled.
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Heathrow Airport launches new app for visually impaired passengers
An investment of £23 million for the 6,000 visually impaired passengers that travel through Heathrow each year results in an app which connects those in need to trained professionals.
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Gatwick has welcomed 46 million passengers in last 12 months
As more passenger arrive at Gatwick, the airport works hard to mitigate the knock on effects, such as noise pollution.
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Successful drone prosecution after helicopter incident
A drone user has been successfully prosecuted after flying too close to a police helicopter, it was captured passing underneath the helicopter by an on-board camera.
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London Luton Airport (LLA) responds to PRM incident
Justin Levene dragged himself through London Luton Airport last year after his specialised wheelchair could not be found when his flight landed from Croatia.
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Edinburgh Airport’s request for airspace change, denied
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has denied Edinburgh Airport's request to change the airspace surrounding the airport.
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CAA launches specialised portal for airspace changes
The CAA has launched a hub, through which all airspace changes must go. The hub is accessible for the changers of airspace and stakeholders with interest in the change.
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Primera Air ceases all future flights, leaving passengers stranded
Airline Primera has fallen in administration and has left passengers stranded all over Europe as the company was not covered by the CAA's ATOL scheme.
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The aviation industry prepares for no-deal Brexit scenario
As negotiations continue between Prime Minister, Teresa May, and the EU over Britain's position in the world post-Brexit, the aviation industry has taken steps to ensure that there be limited disruption no matter the result of the deal.
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Debate sparked over aviation’s readiness for a no-deal Brexit
As Brexit looms ever closer the aviation industry braces itself for a no-deal scenario but Sky News has questioned the readiness of the CAA for such a deal.
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UK exit from the EU and its impact on the UK aviation industry
With Brexit just around the corner, and a no-deal scenario edging closer, Bob Simmons, Technical Director at Baines Simmons, takes us through the possibilities of air travel in a post-Brexit Britain.
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CAA approves two airspace changes within the UK
The changes are hoped to increase efficiency, which must 'secure the greatest number of movements of aircraft through a specific volume of airspace over a period of time so that the best use is made of the limited resource of UK airspace.'
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