Easyjet update in focus after flights cancelled due to French strikes Transport and infrastructure Easyjet will be looked to for any guidance on the impact of recent French air traffic control strikes when it updates on Thursday after it revealed hundreds of flights had to be cancelled. The group joined budget rival Ryanair in scrapping flights to and from France for two days in July due to the industrial action, [...]
Gatwick is worst airport for flight delays for second year in a row Transport and infrastructure Gatwick has retained its position as the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, as it continues to suffer from air traffic control (ATC) disruption. Departures from the West Sussex airport were an average of more than 23 minutes behind schedule in 2024, according to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news [...]
Ryanair calls for ‘urgent’ action to reform UK’s ‘hopeless’ air traffic control body Business The boss of low-cost airline Ryanair has labelled the UK's air traffic control body as "hopeless" and called for its chief to be sacked after a damning report revealed a litany of failures at the organisation.
Regulator calls for air traffic control reform after Gatwick and Heathrow meltdown November 14, 2024 A report following the disastrous NATS air traffic control meltdown last year, has issued a series of recommendations, including possible legislation to prevent it reoccurring. The Civil Aviation Authority released its long-awaited review of the events of 28 August last year, which saw untold chaos with hundreds of thousands of Bank Holiday getaways ruined. Prepared [...]
Former Rolls-Royce boss Warren East appointed Chair of UK’s air traffic control service April 10, 2024 Warren East has been appointed chair of NATS, which is looking to rebuild trust after a major IT outage last August caused chaos across UK airspace.