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Call for lasers to be classed as offensive weapons amid thousands of incidents

Police are being forced to respond to thousands of laser pen incidents resulting in calls for them to be classed as offensive weapons. Since 2014 there have been almost 6,500 police reports involving laser pens, including shining them into aeroplane cockpits, at oncoming traffic and into people's front rooms. This includes officers responding to more than 400 cases of aircraft being targ...

Flybe CEO on Joint Ventures: No Thanks

Flybe Group Plc, Europe’s biggest regional airline, wants to expand code-sharing agreements with long-haul carriers to boost passenger numbers after barely breaking even in its last fiscal year. Flybe stock fell to an 11-month low after Chief Executive Officer Saad Hammad said the U.K. carrier earned a “wee” pretax profit in the 12 months through March. He said the figure...

Air Charter Scotland Partners MedAire

Air Charter Scotland has partnered MedAire, an International SOS company and supplier of aviation travel risk management services. MedAire will provide Air Charter Scotland with travel risk management solutions for its crew and passengers. “MedAire provides unparalleled mission support for any operation. The world has become an ever more uncertain place, and the nature of our business,...

easyJet enters 18 new markets

easyJet launched 18 new routes across its European network between 23 and 29 March, starting on the former date with a four times weekly service between Venice Marco Polo (VCE) and Bristol (BRS), with the UK airport also gaining a connection to Nantes (NTE) the following day. Commenting on the launch of flights from Bristol to the Italian gateway, Shaun Browne, Aviation Director, Bristol Ai...

One of the world's biggest aircraft producers is warning staff about the dangers of Brexit

Airbus, the world's second largest manufacturer of aircraft, has written to UK staff, warning of the dangers of voting to leave the European Union. The company said Brexit could be damaging to the company's continuing operation in the UK. According to the BBC, the French firm has sent a letter to all 15,000 British staff, saying that the European Union is crucial for allowing th...

Ryanair Flight 3445 Circles Airport 9 Times Due to Emergency

A Ryanair flight was forced to spend an hour circling Manchester airport (United Kingdom) after striking a bird on take off. The plane was heading to Palma in Mallorca when the pilot had to loop the airport nine times to burn fuel before abandoning the journey and returning to Manchester. The flight crew declared an emergency a little after 6pm yesterday. It was due...

AAR Commences Search and Rescue Operations for UK Ministry of Defence in the Falkland Islands

AAR announces its Airlift division has commenced operations for Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services for the UK Ministry of Defence in the Falkland Islands. AAR Airlift Group, together with British International Helicopters (BIH) and Air Rescue Systems (ARS), is delivering turnkey SAR and Support Helicopter services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) op...

BBGA Looks To Dispel Bizav’s ‘Champagne’ Image

Business aviation in the UK faces two significant issues: dispelling the image of business aviation as a luxury for the rich and privileged rather than a business tool, and addressing such challenges as access to airports and taxation. That was the message from the annual conference of the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA), held recently in London. “P...

Lockheed venture lifts off with LOI for 12 hybrid airships

Lockheed Martin's decade of development work on hybrid airships large enough to carry the payload of a C-130J has finally led to a signed commitment from a UK-based customer. Straightline Aviation was registered in 2015 as an airship service provider and plans to acquire 12 of the helium-buoyed aircraft through Lockheed’s LMH-1 reseller Hybrid Enterprises for “approximately $480...

Charter Booking Platform Stratajet Now Offers Apple Pay

Charter booking platform Stratajet today introduced the option for customers to use Apple Pay to pay for flights. Apple Pay is a digital wallet that offers secure checkout for iPhones and iPads using Touch ID. According to the UK-based company, the Stratajet app allows users to search for and book flights based on their current location and presents users with an array of charter opti...

Embraer Phenom 100 jets to train UK armed forces aircrew

The Embraer Phenom 100 business jet has been selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to armed forces aircrew in the United Kingdom. The contract with Affinity Flight Training Services will provide five aircraft to the U.K Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System, (UKMFTS) program. The contract includes support services and an option for additional follow on aircraft...

ANALYSIS: How EasyJet transformed its pilot training

EasyJet has travelled a long way in its 20-year existence. Since introducing the British public to the low-cost carrier model, and inspiring multiple other operators to follow its lead, the UK-based company is now an established airline of choice for many leisure and business travellers. More than 69.8 million passengers flew with EasyJet in 2015: a 4.6% increase on its previous year of operati...