[ad_1] Systems crashed causing 1,500 flights to be cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded abroad. The technical glitch which caused last week’s flight chaos in the UK was a “one…
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UK flights delayed by 7-10 hours by air traffic control system issue
[ad_1] All flights to and from the UK are reported to be affected. Reports are emerging of problems with the UK’s air traffic control systems. ADVERTISEMENT Passengers have taken to…
EasyJet passengers warned as 1,700 flights cancelled this summer
[ad_1] The airline denied that it was a return to the chaos seen last summer due to staff shortages. Thousands of holidaymakers could face disruption this summer after easyJet axed…
Will air traffic control strikes affect my flight this summer?
[ad_1] Europe’s air traffic control centres are expecting to handle up to 33,000 flights a day over the next eight weeks. Summer flights could face disruption as staff at one…
The hydrogen jet that can fly from Paris to New York in 1.5 hours
[ad_1] Designs for a new hydrogen-powered jet could begin a new era of hypersonic flight that would cut journey times around the globe by air to a few hours. The…
Scientists confirm link between flight turbulence and climate change
[ad_1] Researchers predict that hazardous clear-air turbulence is set to worsen as climate change progresses. If you’ve suffered a bumpy plane ride recently, you can blame climate change. Scientists have…
Easyjet warns France to tackle strikes or people will ‘go elsewhere’
[ad_1] The CEO of budget airline easyJet has said that France needs to tackle strikes before tourists “go elsewhere”. “The social movement has had consequences for 10 million travellers, 64,000…
Airlines want to erase borders in the sky to make flights quicker
[ad_1] A ‘single European sky’ could slash emissions and reduce delays, the aviation industry says. But what is it – and just how effective and green would it really be?…