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"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.

☆ UK's Flybe enters administration, cancels all flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 28 (Reuters) - British airline Flybe entered administration for the second time and has cancelled all scheduled flights to and from the UK, the regional carrier said on Saturday. With Britain in lockdown during the pandemic, Flybe was among the first airlines to go into administration in 2020, putting around 2,400 jobs at risk at that time. The High Court has appointed David Pike and Mike Pink as joint administrators of Flybe, it said. Flybe, which was once the largest independent regional airline in Europe, operated between 81 airports, was sold to Thyme Opco, a firm controlled by Cyrus Capital, in 2021. Reporting by Mrinmay Dey and Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; editing by William Mallard and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ At least 4 U.S. residents among those killed in Nepal plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Two Americans and two permanent residents living in the United States were among the 72 people killed after a plane crashed in Nepal over the weekend, the State Department said. Price did not identify or provide any further details on the two U.S. citizens and permanent residents killed in the crash. On Wednesday, the French Embassy in Nepal said France had dispatched a team of aviation experts to assist the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal at the site of the crash. Sunday's crash was the deadliest Nepal has seen since 1992, when all 167 people on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane were killed when the aircraft struck a hill as it tried to land in Kathmandu. Since 2000, nearly 350 people have died in plane or helicopter crashes in Nepal.

Eight of France’s largest unions - covering transportation, education, police, executives and public sectors - called for Thursday to be the “first day of strikes and protests” against the proposed pensions reform. Widespread strikes are expected, and it may be “a hellish Thursday” on public transport networks, Transport Minister Clement Beaune warned French broadcaster France 2 Tuesday. Paris’ transport authority predicts “very disrupted” service on the city’s transport network. But many have blasted the reforms as ill-timed at best; at worst, an insult to hard-working people in France. “This reform falls at a moment where there is lots of anger, lots of frustration, lots of fatigue.

Harrowing video has emerged of the plane that crashed in Nepal over the weekend, showing passengers’ excitement turn to terror and offering a rare glimpse into a flight's final moments. Authorities said Monday that they had retrieved the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the wreckage. The recovery of the black boxes could offer crucial insight into what caused the crash of the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft Sunday. It was carrying 68 passengers on board, including six children, as well as four crew members. At least 41 bodies had been identified out of the 69 retrieved, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.

☆ Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said. "We will take out the five bodies from the gorge and search for the remaining four that are still missing,” he told Reuters. [1/2] People stand near the wreckage at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 people in Pokhara in western Nepal January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Bijay Neupane 1 2The other 63 bodies had been sent to a hospital, he said. Nepal has declared a day of national mourning on Monday and set up a panel to investigate the disaster and suggest measures to avoid such incidents in future.

☆ At least 40 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in nearly five years
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Crowds gather at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 people in Pokhara in western Nepal January 15, 2023. Sagar Raj Timilsina/Handout via REUTERSKATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, a Nepal aviation authority official said, in the small Himalayan country's worst crash in nearly five years. Local television showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers and crowds of people gathered around the wreckage of the aircraft. The plane was 15 years old, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called an emergency cabinet meeting after the plane crash, a government statement said.

☆ Video shows passenger plane that crashed in Nepal flying low over a populated area before spinning sharply. At least 44 reported killed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

At least 44 people have died after a plane crashed near an airport in central Nepal. 72 people were on board the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu. The plane is between two hills near the Pokhara airport, making it difficult for rescue workers to work. The Yeti Airlines flight from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu crashed on landing, with videos on social media showing the aircraft spinning sharply just before it hit the ground. At least 309 people have died since 2000 in plane or helicopter crashes in the mountainous nation of the Himalayas, Reuters report.

☆ Russia's Aeroflot bought 10 Boeing 777 from Russian bank VEB, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - An Irish lessor that sold 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot (AFLT.MM) last year was a local subsidiary of state controlled Russian development bank VEB, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. State-controlled Aeroflot announced on Dec. 30 that it had bought 10 Boeing 777-300ER long-haul planes it previously leased from an Irish company, which it refused to name. Aeroflot and VEB-Leasing, a part of VEB Group, did not immediately respond to requests for comments. To protect domestic flights, Moscow re-registered the aircraft in Russia and refused to allow some of them to leave, stranding almost $10 billion worth of aircraft in Russia. Russian airlines continue to operate many of the jets, but some have struggled to secure replacement parts.

☆ Thailand introduces new entry regulations as China reopens border
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BANGKOK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Thailand will require international travelers to show proof they are fully vaccinated for COVID before flying to Thailand, according to the country's aviation regulator, as it prepares for more tourists after China reopened its border on Sunday. Unvaccinated travelers must show a medical certificate explaining why they have not received the vaccine. The vaccination requirement was scrapped by Thailand last October but has been revived as China reopens its border following the easing of its zero-COVID policy. read moreThe first commercial flight from China to Thailand, Xiamen Airlines flight MF833, will arrive to Bangkok from Xiamen on Monday carrying 286 passengers, government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Sunday. The new entry requirements do not apply to Thai passport holders or passengers transiting through Thailand.

☆ A Qantas flight was forced to turn back after the Philippines closed its airspace 3 hours into the journey on New Year's Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Qantas flight traveling from Sydney to the Philippines was forced to turn back on New Year's Day. The Philippines' airspace was closed after a power outage affected the air traffic control system. The Qantas flight was around three hours into the New Year's Day flight to Manila when the airspace was shut down, a Qantas representative confirmed to Insider. The pilots were forced to end the journey to the capital of the Philippines, which was due to last eight hours. The Philippines' transportation secretary, Jaime Bautista, apologized to passengers for the air traffic management issues caused by a power outage.

☆ 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.

☆ Airline passengers were left in the wrong country overnight due to staffing issues
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers on a TUI flight were delayed in Tenerife overnight due to staffing issues. Passengers were told airline staff had reached their maximum working hours, per the Liverpool Echo. All airline staff have mandated working hours to prevent them from working when fatigued. The flight was then delayed overnight and passengers were taken to hotels on the island, one passenger told the Liverpool Echo. A spokesperson for TUI told Insider: "We understand the frustration of customers on flight TOM439, who were delayed overnight in Tenerife."

☆ Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit gets green light for first orbital space launch from UK — and will use a repurposed Boeing 747 for the mission
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit gained a license for the first orbital space launch from the UK. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's space regulator, announced in a statement on Wednesday that Virgin Orbit was permitted to launch from Spaceport Cornwall in southern England. Issuing the final license to Virgin Orbit for the UK's first orbital satellite launch was another "major milestone," the CAA said in the statement. Virgin Orbit didn't respond to Insider's request for comment about the new launch date. Virgin Orbit has named the mission "Start Me Up" after a song by The Rolling Stones.

☆ David Rudisha: Kenyan double Olympic gold medalist survives plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Bethlehem Feleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation organization Big Life Foundation. Big Life confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that Rudisha and the other passengers were fine, with the former gold medal winner having “suffered no significant physical injuries.”“It happened very fast,” two-time 800m world champion Rudisha told CNN. There were just a few injuries, but most of us came out without any major injuries.”CNN has reached out to the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority which is investigating the crash. Rudisha won the 800m Olympic title at London 2012 in sensational fashion, beating his nearest competitor by almost a second and setting the current world record of 1:40.91 – the only time in history someone has run the distance below 1:41. He defended his crown four years later in Rio to become only the fourth man in history to win two 800m Olympic golds.

☆ Britain issues first spaceport licence ahead of maiden satellite launch
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Sarah Young | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain issued its first spaceport licence on Wednesday, paving the way for the country's maiden satellite launch later this year as it looks to become Europe's leading space industry player. The licence was issued to Spaceport Cornwall. The first UK launch is expected before the end of the year, the UK Space Agency's deputy chief executive, Ian Annett, said in a CAA statement. Virgin Orbit plans to use a modified Boeing 747 with a rocket attached under its wing. The CAA said Spaceport Cornwall had demonstrated it had met the appropriate safety, security and environmental requirements to become a spaceport.

☆ Regulators in focus as Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Surface damage seen on Qatar Airways' airbus A350 parked at Qatar airways aircraft maintenance hangar in Doha, Qatar, June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Imad CreidiLONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) and Qatar Airways will resume a London court battle on Friday that thrusts their relations with regulators into the spotlight in a dispute over the safety of grounded A350 jets. Experts say it is the first time such a major international contractual and safety dispute in aviation, involving claims now approaching $2 billion, has ended up in open court. Airbus has told the court it would seek to show Qatar Airways "colluded" with the QCAA to have jets unnecessarily grounded to win compensation, a charge the airline denies. In a publicly available witness statement submitted to court in an October hearing, Qatar Airways cited what it called the "particular closeness" of ties between Airbus and its own regulator, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

☆ 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.

☆ Korean Air plane overshoots runway, closing Philippine airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MANILA, Philippines — A damaged Korean Air plane remained stuck in the grass at a central Philippine airport Monday after it overshot a runway in rainy weather the night before. “We always prioritize safety in all of our operations, and we truly regret the stress and inconvenience brought to our passengers,” Korean Air President Woo Keehong said in a statement. Authorities were also assessing if the other aircraft that are stranded at the airport could be allowed to fly out safely. The Airbus A330 flying from Incheon, South Korea, attempted to land twice before overrunning the runway on the third attempt, Korean Air Lines Co. said in a statement. In 1981, a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 jetliner overshot the runway while taking off from Manila’s international airport and skidded to a stop at the edge of a major highway.

☆ Flying taxi ordered by American Airlines successfully completes first test flight
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The flying taxi that's been ordered by American Airlines has completed its first test flight. The piloted test of the VX4 is the first in a series of planned tests, Vertical Aerospace said Monday. No model has been certified by flight regulators, although Vertical Aerospace hopes to have the VX4 certified by 2025. Because the test flight was piloted, Vertical Aerospace had to apply for a permit from the UK's aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Vertical Aerospace plans to continue testing the VX4 for several months and increase the altitude and speed with each new test flight.

The 193-nation International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) assembly, held every three years, is the first since COVID-19 put pressure on policymakers to speed up reforms. "We have to do something," Emile Nguza Arao, director general of Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority, told Reuters. Officials hope a global target will boost supplies of new Sustainable Aviation Fuel and encourage private investment. Even then, aviation is expected to remain in the cross-hairs of climate groups who see the exercise as a smokescreen. "A long-term emissions reduction goal with no enforceability plan is dead on arrival," said Jo Dardenne, aviation director at Brussels-based Transport & Environment.

☆ Delayed, lost or damaged luggage: What you should do
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-06 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about how to handle possible flight delays and cancellations yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost or damaged baggage. There are things you can do and strategies you can take to help avoid losing a bag or at least minimize the impact of delayed, lost, stolen and damaged luggage. “Many times, airline personnel will explain that the luggage has been located but will be delayed until the next flight,” Travelers United says. Liability limits: There’s fine print, exceptions and paperwork / documentation hurdles, but you can eventually get cash for your lost bags. Damaged bags: If you see your luggage is damaged while still at the airport, report it there.

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