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Investigators

Fire at substation near Heathrow ruled non-suspicious

Fire at substation near Heathrow ruled non-suspiciousLONDON - A fire at a substation cut power supply at London Heathrow Airport for hours last Friday - 1,300 flights were cancelled, 200,000 passengers affected by schedule disruptions. The incident triggered an anti-terror investigation by MET Police and Scotland Yard - as of now, no foul play is suspected.»
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Disruptions

Power outage: Heathrow shuts down all Friday

Power outage: Heathrow shuts down all FridayLONDON - Heathrow Airport shuts down all Friday due to a "significant power outage". Operations have been suspended until 11.59pm local for safety reasons, the airport said on X. Passengers were advised not to travel to the airport, British Airways faces major disruptions before the weekend.»
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Airports

Gatwick wants to put northern runway into "routine use"

Gatwick wants to put northern runway into LONDON - Gatwick Airport wants to put its northern runway to full use by the end of the decade. The Government just signaled support for the project as the Secretary of State for Transport "is minded to approve" the northern runway plans and has outlined "a clear pathway to full approval" later in the year.»
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London Heathrow

How a third runway could leverage the British Airways network

How a third runway could leverage the British Airways networkLONDON  - The UK government endorsed expansion plans for London Heathrow. A third runway would not only expand overall capacities of Europe's largest aviation hub, but also most likely "reshape" British Airways' operating model. The carrier could switch from a "constant operation" to inbound and outbound traffic waves.»
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Airports

Heathrow: Third runway to benefit "every part of the country"

Heathrow: Third runway to benefit LONDON - The British government backs plans for a third Heathrow runway. The airport expects the infrastructure project to stimulate growth beyond greater London, "putting the UK back on the map of at the heart of the global economy". Still, not everybody is in favor of the idea.»
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Airports

London City Airport applies for A320neo flights

London City Airport applies for A320neo flightsLONDON - London City Airport has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) that would, if approved, enable Airbus A320neo to operate at the the airport. The airport suggests a new approach procedure with a less steep glidescope angle for landing A320neo aircraft.»
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Airports

London Heathrow to surpass 2019 passenger traffic

London Heathrow to surpass 2019 passenger trafficLONDON - London Heathrow Airport tracks its "busiest December ever" - and ends 2024 with a new record of 83.9 million passengers. Strong growth rates in domestic, EU and Asia-Pacific traffic pushed the British Airways hub to new heights along with double digit increases in key international cargo markets.»
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Airports

Heathrow discloses 2025 and 2026 investment push

Heathrow discloses 2025 and 2026 investment pushLONDON - 1.05 billion GBP in 2025 and 1.29 GBP in 2026: Heathrow disclosed a 2.3 billion GBP investment plan over the next two years to upgrade the airport supported by new shareholders Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, PIF, and French investment firm Ardian.»
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CAA

UK aviation regular embraces sector use of AI

UK aviation regular embraces sector use of AILONDON - The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set out its thinking on how it will oversee the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK aviation industry. The regulator laid out a "two-pronged approach" to enabling the aerospace sector’s use of AI - and using the technology to support its own operations.»
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AAIB

Report on "serious incident" during Ryanair flight released

Report on LONDON - A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX discontinued an unstable approach into Standsted Airport. During the go around procedure the aircraft entered a steep descent exceeding the speed limit for its current setup. Ryanair amended its discontinued approach procedures in the wake of the incident.»
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CAA

UK starts to reshape airspace map

UK starts to reshape airspace mapLONDON - Much of the UK airspace was designed in the 1950. Fewer delays and reduced bottlenecks could help millions of passengers each year and deliver economic growth as the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Department for Transport unveil new plans to modernise UK airspace.»
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System failure

Report calls for contingency improvements at NATS

Report calls for contingency improvements at NATSLONDON - "Major failure on part of the air traffic control system": Investigators published a final report on the 28 August 2023 air traffic meltdown that caused chaos across UK air traffic. The report meets air navigation service provider NATS and other parties with a total of 34 recommendations.»

Short News

Storm causes over 1,000 flight cancellations

LONDON - Gusty weather: Storm Eowyn caused serious flight disruptions Friday. Airports in Ireland and the UK cancelled a combined 1,000 flights through early afternoon. Several aircraft had to divert to alternative airfields.»

London Stansted clocks busiest day ever

LONDON - London Stansted recorded the busiest day in its history as the start of the half-term holidays saw more than 107,000 passengers pass through the terminal on 27th October.»

British Airways A380 aborts transatlantic flight

LONDON - A British Airways A380 aborted a transatlantic flight shortly after take-off upon an engine oil pressure warning.»

British Airways accepts Veteran Card as ID

LONDON - British Airways has become the first airline to accept the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card as an acceptable form of photographic identification on domestic flights.»

Jan De Raeymaeker joins Easyjet

LUTON - Jan De Raeymaeker joins Easyjet as its next Chief Financial Officer by January 20 succeeding Kenton Jarvis»

Air Baltic and British Airways extend codeshare flights

RIGA - Air Baltic announces extension of its codeshare partnership with British Airways from October.»

Easyjet adds Georgia to its network

LONDON - Easyjet has announced today that it will launch flights to Georgia for the very first time with a new route from London Luton to Tbilisi. »

Wizz Air mulls Gatwick base for first A321XLR

LONDON - Wizz Air will spread its incoming Airbus A321XLR fleet across several bases - and mulls a London-Gatwick EIS in spring 2025.»

Brussels Airlines starts MPL scheme for future pilots

ANTWERP - Brussels Airlines opens a cadet pilot programme of its own for the first time. The Lufthansa airline is looking to attract 20 to 30 future pilots per year into a "partially sponsored" MPL scheme.»

Easyjet suspends Tel Aviv flights

TEL AVIV - Easyjet suspends its Tel Aviv route through October. According to insiders, the route does not support point to point traffic for the time being.»

British Airways: 100 fully sponsored places at pilot academy

LONDON - British Airways is opening the application window for the second year of its fully funded Speedbird Pilot Academy cadet scheme on April 16 2024 citing "unprecedented response" for the programme in 2023.»

Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern offer codeshare flights

LONDON - Virgin Atlantic and China Eastern announced a new codeshare agreement, strengthening vital business and leisure connections to East Asia and providing greater access to more destinations throughout China.»

British Airways resumes Bangkok flights

LONDON - British Airways flights from London to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are set to return this winter season.»

Wizz Air flags Luton expansion

LUTON - More than 70 million passengers have now travelled with Wizz Air from London Luton Airport. The airline will increase its presence at the airport even further.»

Stansted shy of 28 million passengers in 2023

LONDON - London Stansted rounded off a strong passenger performance in 2023 by welcoming more than two million passengers in December.»

Sinclair to leave London City Airport

LONDON - Robert Sinclair will be stepping down as CEO of London City Airport, following six years leading the airport.»

Stansted records busiest October

LONDON - London Stansted recorded its busiest ever October as nearly 2.6 million passengers passed through its terminal, surpassing the previous record set in 2018.»

Stansted Express restores capacity

LONDON - Rail operator Greater Anglia is boosting Stansted Express rail services as a result of the strong recovery of the airport from the pandemic.»

Air China returnes to daily Gatwick flights

LONDON - Air China resumed flights between Beijing and London Gatwick Airport this months with four flights per week and just upgraded the service.»

London City upgrades to CT scanners

LONDON - London City has made its strongest start to a year since the pandemic. In January, 217,000 passengers used the airport and 225,000 did so in February.»

UK to speed up space regulation

LONDON - A OneWeb launch sees 36 more UK-licenced OneWeb satellites put into orbit as the major constellation programme is completed.»

Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam

LONDON - Virgin Atlantic will become a SkyTeam member by March 2 as the only UK outpost of the alliance.»

Ryanair to pay compensation for 2018 strike

LONDON - A 2018 strike affected thousands of Ryanair passangers. After fighting a legal battle the airline will finally pay out compensation.»

Virgin Atlantic expects first A330-900

LONDON - The pandemic delayed the A330neo EIS at Virgin Atlantic. The airline is now close to taking delivery of its first A330-900. The new jets replace older A330s at London Heathrow.»

Flybe to expand network in winter

LONDON - After its relaunch in April 2022, British regional airlines Flybe will continue to grow with a new winter schedule that will see the airline serve twelve destinations.»

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