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Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
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Flights suspended at Gatwick Airport after drones spotted
Flights at Britain’s second busiest airport, London Gatwick, remain suspended today (Thursday 20 December) after several sightings of drones flying near its airfield. The closure has caused disruption to thousands of people travelling before Christmas.
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Fire at Auckland Airport leads to backlog of delayed flights
Auckland Airport release an update on major fire incident and disruption at Auckland Airport and a review of the incident response has commenced.
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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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Hand-hygiene to tackle the spread of disease through air transport
A research study aims to identify the effects of hand washing on the global spread of infectious diseases. Preliminary results show that the frequency with which we now embark upon air travel has increased the rate of contagion, but something as simple as hand washing can decrease the chances of…
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The Drive Towards an Acceptable Level of Safety (ALOS)
After his previous two articles on safety, Gordon Griffiths brings his safety series full circle as he aims to improve aviation safety, how it is recognised and how effectively it is implemented into the workplace.
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Flight AM2431 from Durango to Mexico City has crashed shortly after take-off
A plane hit bad weather and has crashed as the plane "fell" from the sky with an estimated 85 people injured, two, including the pilot, critically so.
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TSA’s ‘Quiet Skies’ operation talk of the town as their profiling is revealed
The TSA operation 'Quiet Skies' has been revealed by local US media and shows the level of screening that officials have been conducting on passengers.
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Safety series: performance-based regulations have changed oversight responsibilities
When it comes to regulating the aviation industry, focusing on an organisation’s performance can pay large safety dividends, says Stephanie Shaw, the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Head of Performance Based Regulation, in this the final article in our July safety series.
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Mental fitness regulations to be implemented for air crews
Mental fitness regulations have been implemented by the EASA, wherein air crews are supported through measures such as alcohol testing and psychological evaluations.
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People targeting planes with lasers could now face jail as new laws come into force
Tougher penalties for people who target vehicles including train, planes, cars and boats with lasers will now result in jail time, and/or a fine.
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Air Partner’s SafeSkys awarded Royal Air Force wildlife control contract in Scotland
The company's Chief Executive has said Air Partner is delighted to extend its relationship with the RAF.
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Robotic falcon takes to the sky above Southampton Airport
Robird, as it is called, is designed to strike fear into the hearts of a wide range of potential runway hazards, including 'other' birds of prey.
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Half of flights in Europe’s air traffic network delayed due to system failure
The second systems error at Eurocontrol in 20 years slashed Europe's air traffic network capacity by 10 per cent, delaying around 14,750 flights.
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Monarch collapse debacle inspires UK Government review
The episode that led to the biggest peacetime repatriation of all time has encouraged the Government to consider a range of options to protect consumers in the event that the airline they use collapse.
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