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☆ Thousands of planes have run into issues with jammed GPS signals while flying over Eastern Europe, and some people are blaming Russia
  + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
About 46,000 flights reported navigation problems flying over the Baltics during an eight-month period, The Sun reported. AdvertisementThousands of planes may have run into issues with jammed GPS signals, according to a report by British tabloid The Sun which suggests that Russia may be to blame. AdvertisementBoth The Sun and The Guardian reported that Russia is suspected of being involved in GPS jamming attacks. The frequency of instances of navigation problems rocketed from fewer than 50 a week last year to more than 350 a week last month, The Sun reported. But the CAA told The Independent that jamming and spoofing near conflict zones were often by-products of military activity, not deliberate actions.
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☆ Virgin Atlantic plane will fly from London to New York with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Experts say it’s not a fix
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —For the first time, a transatlantic flight operated by a commercial airline will be powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) — a type of plane fuel that bears the promise of a much lower climate impact than traditional ones. The flight is the latest in a series of recent tests involving 100% SAF. Days earlier, business jet maker Gulfstream completed what it billed as the world’s first transatlantic flight using 100% SAF. Large twin-engine jets have performed flights using 100% SAF on both engines before, but these flights involved military aircraft. “One flight on 100% alternative fuel isn’t going to change the fact that 99.9% of aviation fuel is fossil fuel and there’s no great option for feedstock (raw materials) that can be scaled up sustainably,” she says.
Persons: Virgin Atlantic, Cat Hewitt, Hewitt, we’re, there’s, Giuseppe Cacace, Graham Hutchings, ”, “, ” Matteo Mirolo, ” Hewitt Organizations: CNN, Aviation Fuel, New York’s JFK, Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, Virgin, SAF, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Emirates, Airbus, Gulfstream, International Air Transport Association, Aviation Environment Federation, An, An Emirates Airbus, Getty, Royal Society, European Federation for Transport Locations: London Heathrow, New York’s, An Emirates, AFP
☆ A pilot thought his instructor was 'pretending to nap' but the man had actually died inflight
  + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A flying instructor died during a private flight last year, according to a new safety report. The pilot thought his instructor was "just pretending to take a nap," before realizing he was dead. The pilot knew the instructor well and thought he was simply "pretending to take a nap," not realizing what had occurred, the report said. As he failed to garner a response from the instructor, the pilot finally realized something was wrong, according to the report. The Civil Aviation Authority found three previous instances of a pilot suffering a heart attack inflight since 2005, according to the accidents report.
☆ UK regional airline Flybe ceases trading, cancels all flights
  + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Mrinmay Dey James Davey | Mrinmay Dey | James Davey | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"Flybe has now ceased trading and all flights from and to the UK operated by Flybe have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled," it said. A spokesperson for administrators Interpath Advisory said about 75,000 Flybe customers had future bookings that would now not be honoured. Headquartered in Birmingham, Flybe operated flights on 21 routes to 17 destinations across the UK and Europe using a fleet of eight leased Q400 turboprop aircraft. A spokesperson for Interpath said 45 members of Flybe's 321-strong workforce had been retained for the time being. Louise Haigh, the opposition Labour Party's transport spokesperson, said Flybe's collapse was "devastating news" for staff and customers.
☆ Passengers were told overnight not to turn up for their flights after an airline collapsed for the 2nd time
  + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Passengers were told overnight not to turn up for flights after an airline collapsed. Flybe warned passengers in the early hours of Saturday that the airline was in administration. A notice on Flybe's website told passengers that the airline was no longer trading. The notice said the airline "unfortunately" wouldn't be able to assist passengers who were flying with Flybe directly in finding alternative flights. "We urge passengers planning to fly with this airline not to go to the airport as all Flybe flights are canceled.
☆ Virgin Orbit: The UK just took a step closer to space flight
  + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London CNN —The United Kingdom is one step closer to conducting its first ever satellite launch from its own shores. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a regulatory body, said on Wednesday that it had granted the final licenses to Virgin Orbit to carry out the launch. The company has already conducted four successful satellite launch missions in this way from California. “Today we are one step closer to opening the UK’s galactic gateway, with Virgin Orbit receiving an historic first license to allow the UK’s first ever spaceflight launch,” UK transport secretary Mark Harper said in a statement on Wednesday. The CAA said it granted Virgin Orbit the final remaining licenses after it met all necessary safety, security and environmental tests.
☆ A passenger plane came within 10 feet of crashing into a drone in a 'near miss' at 16,000 feet
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
An Easyjet flight had a "near miss" with an "unidentified flying object," according to a new report. The pilot said the plane missed the unmanned flying object by around 10 feet. A report by the UK Airprox Board said the object was likely a drone. A National Air Traffic Services investigation report said the pilot first reported the incident over the radio during the flight. After landing the flight the pilot confirmed the plane had not made contact with the drone and the thud likely came from the cabin, per the report.
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