UK air navigation services provider NATS said it would “welcome” an inquiry into the level of contingency and resilience in UK airspace following the Dec. 7 internal telephone system failure that caused a significant reduction in UK airspace capacity resulting in widespread delays and disruption to air traffic.
Air Seychelles, which halted all services to Europe two years ago, will return to the continent with plans to beef up its regional network as part of what it describes as a “significant expansion” of its international schedules.
British Airways (BA) plans to deploy its Airbus A380s on its London Heathrow-Washington service from next year, while its Boeing 787s will be rolled out on Calgary, Chengdu, Hyderabad and Philadelphia routes.
Flights into Stansted Airport in the UK were disrupted Tuesday morning after a Gulfstream G550 struck and damaged the airport’s instrument landing system (ILS) while landing in low visibility.
Low-fare Qantas subsidiary Jetstar will establish a new cabin crew and pilot base in Adelaide next year to help it increase its presence in South Australia.
Cathay Pacific Airways will move its freighter operations from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) from Feb. 1, 2014.
Less than a month after clearing the final regulatory hurdle in its bid for a 24% stake in Jet Airways, Etihad has announced the first stage of a major expansion in its Indian operations.
UK air navigation services provider NATS said a problem with its internal telephone system caused a significant reduction in UK airspace capacity that resulted in widespread delays and disruption to air traffic Dec. 7.