London airports paused flights due to faulty air traffic control Aviation London airports temporarily paused departures as air traffic control suffered from a “technical issue”, causing mass delays at a busy time for holidays. The UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said it had solved a problem at its centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire as it was working to resume “normal operations” around London. “We continue to [...]
Disruptive fog to stick around into weekend, forecasters say Transport and infrastructure Fog which has caused disruption to flights at some of the UK’s busiest airports will persist into the weekend, forecasters have said. The murky weather has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and shows little sign of abating yet. In some areas, thick fog patches could reduce visibility down to just [...]
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 [...]
Government must sack air traffic control boss after ‘long line of cock ups,’ Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says September 9, 2024 Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled at Heathrow and Gatwick Airport due to air traffic control staff shortages.
Airspace reform is being ‘shackled by needless bureaucracy,’ Easyjet chief warns September 4, 2024 UK and European airspace reforms that would reduce flight times and emissions are being “shackled by needless bureaucracy,” according to the chief executive of Easyjet. Speaking at a Net Zero conference in Bedford, Johan Lundgren said airspace modernisation was the “quickest way to reduce carbon emissions” but warned it couldn’t be “kicked down the road [...]
NATs row: Ryanair launches legal fight against Britain’s air traffic control provider April 23, 2024 Ryanair has launched a lawsuit against Britain’s NATs over the network-wide failure last August which saw thousands of flights grounded
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.