In June 2022, the Government announced a 22-point plan to tackle aviation disruption. This included a Review of Ground Handling – the sector which services aircraft, passengers and bags – to identify what went wrong at UK airports last summer, which saw unprecedented levels of delays and canc...

The General Aviation Awareness Council (GAAC) has proposed a fourth category of land to the UK Government that would aid in balanced economic development – through the recognition of valuable ‘Infrastructure’. Without an ‘Infrastructure’ category, suggests the GAAC, airfields would be ...

Intelligent Approach - the innovative air traffic control system that dynamically separates arriving aircraft by time instead of distance - is being installed at the Toronto Area Control Centre to help improve flight punctuality at Canada’s busiest airport, Toronto Pearson. The project will se...

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has chosen new Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners for its Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports as part of a five-year agreement. MAG said it made the move as the scanners have a fast scan cycle and open architecture, and will assist in ...

Menzies Aviation has secured a number of ground handling contract wins and renewals at airports across its UK business. At London Heathrow Airport, EgyptAir, a long-standing customer of 18 years, has renewed its contract with Menzies World Cargo for a three-year term. Operating a daily Boeing...

The UK government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), have announced a new partnership with Jessops today (20 February 2019), as part of a national campaign to increase awareness of drones. Working alongside the CAA, the UK government will launch a campaign to educate  the public about responsi...

The Future Aviation Security Solutions (FASS) programme, a joint initiative between the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) and the Home Office, is aiming to improve airport security. Developing innovative technology and science for airport efficiencies, Sequestim—an express security solutions ...

British drone operators will be legally required to register from November 2019 as ministers confirm plans to give police new powers to tackle drone misuse. The UK government has confirmed new legislation will give police officers the power to land and seize drones, search premises and request user...

The A Fair Tax on Flying campaign have welcomed the support of the DUP Parliamentary Party ahead of the UK government's budget announcement. At an event in which the campaign met with members of the UK government it was stated Sammy Wilson MP, (DUP, East Antrim) stated: “This tax puts the...

Source: VisitLondon.com New measures, backed by hundreds of million pounds, will help ensure all disabled people can travel confidently and easily, the UK government announced earlier this week. The Department for Transport last week set out its Inclusive Transport Strategy, which will improve ...

In a new campaign to stamp out drunken behavior on-board aircraft that can lead to disruptions and diversions, the UK government is backing a campaign that could see fines of up to £80,000 levied on offending passengers. Ministers in the UK government has backed a campaign in the industry to ta...

Baroness Sugg, the aviation minister in the UK, delivered a keynote speech at the British-Irish Airports Expo earlier this week which included comments on Heathrow's expansion, regional connectivity in the UK and the new report by the Civil Aviation Authority which examines the progress made by airp...