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NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption

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NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption

NATS welcomes new CAA guidance and reopens airspace
We are delighted to report that most restrictions on UK airspace began to be lifted at 2134 (local time) this evening, following new guidance from the UK’s safety regulator, the Civil Aviation…

Listening to myths and rumours costs Brits £100 a year

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Listening to myths and rumours costs Brits £100 a year

And a lot of hassle…
Britain’s holidaymakers may be wasting thousands of pounds by listening to unfounded myths and rumours about airport car parking; many families could easily save more than £100 a year according to HolidayExtras.com. They’re also missing…

Airline body seeks moves to reopen Europe airspace

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Airline body seeks moves to reopen Europe airspace

(Reuters) – Airline industry group IATA criticized Europe's response to a volcanic ash cloud and called on Monday for urgent steps to reopen airspace after five days of closures that have cost airlines $250 million a day.
IATA head Giovanni…

NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 09:30

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NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 09:30

Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the current restrictions across UK controlled airspace due to the volcanic ash cloud will remain in place until at least 0100 (local) on Tuesday 20th April.
Anyone hoping…

EU transport ministers to hold video meeting Monday

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EU transport ministers to hold video meeting Monday

Spain has called a videoconference meeting of EU transport ministers for Monday to discuss the impact on European air traffic of the volcanic gas ash cloud, the infrastructure minister said.
Spain holds the rotating EU presidency.
The meeting will evaluate…

More Spanish Airports Close Again – 1145 Update

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More Spanish Airports Close Again – 1145 Update

The displacement of the cloud of volcanic ash in Spanish airspace forces to close air traffic, for security resons, the airport of Palma de Majorca and Minorca. Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, reus, Sabadell, Asturias, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria, Pamplona and…

Spanish airports re-open after ash cloud alert

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Spanish airports re-open after ash cloud alert

The displacement of the ash cloud produced by the volcanic eruption of Iceland has allowed for the reopening of the airports of Asturias, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Vitoria and Logroño.
However, the cloud moving eastwards and could affect, some…

NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 04:00

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NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 04:00

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland shows continued and extensive cover of the UK. Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the restrictions currently in place across UK controlled airspace will remain in place until…

Spain to Close 7 Airports from 9pm Tonight

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Spain to Close 7 Airports from 9pm Tonight

Spain will close seven airports in the north as ash from a volcano in Iceland continues to drift across Europe.
From 20:00 CEST Saturday and until 10:00 CEST on Sunday, airports in Asturias, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Vitoria and…

NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 15:45

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NATS Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 15:45

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is moving around and changing shape. Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the restrictions currently in place across UK controlled airspace will remain in place until at least…

Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 09:30

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Statement on Icelandic volcanic eruption 09:30

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is moving around and changing shape. Based on the latest information from the Met Office, NATS advises that the restrictions currently in place across UK controlled airspace will remain in place until at least…

Volcanic ash: Air travel ‘facing days of chaos’

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Volcanic ash: Air travel ‘facing days of chaos’

Most major European airports have been closed as a plume of volcanic ash drifts south from Iceland across the continent, bringing travel chaos.
Air traffic suspensions are now in force in more than a dozen countries in an unprecedented move.…

EMERGENCY LANDING FOR NORWEGIAN AIRLINER IN ALICANTE

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EMERGENCY LANDING FOR NORWEGIAN AIRLINER IN ALICANTE

A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, flying from Alicante,SP (Spain) to Stockholm (Sweden) with 106 passengers, had just reached FL300 climbing out of Alicante, when the crew received a fire indication in one of the wheel wells and decided to…

Iberia to sidestep unions with new low-cost airline

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Iberia to sidestep unions with new low-cost airline

Iberia’s cabin crew are threatening strike action over plans to launch a new carrier this year that would pay crew lower wages. The new airline would employ some 350 staff and operate 14 aircraft, and is viewed as an attempt…

Spain’s Ferrovial to build new Heathrow terminal

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Spain’s Ferrovial to build new Heathrow terminal

Spanish builder Ferrovial, which owns British airports operator BAA, said Friday it signed a contract to build a new terminal at London´s Heathrow airport together with Britain´s Laing O´Rourke for 812 million pounds (900 million euros).
The new terminal will…

Profits tumble at Iberia as domestic demand falters

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Profits tumble at Iberia as domestic demand falters

Spanish flag-carrier Iberia has reported its first full-year loss in over a decade, as demand in both the premium international and domestic markets fell sharply.
The airline recorded a net loss of €273m (£242 million) for the financial year 2009,…

BAA losses reach £822 million on Gatwick sale

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BAA losses reach £822 million on Gatwick sale

BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow and Stansted, fell deeper into the red today after it was forced to take a £665 million charge on the sale of Gatwick and the cost of servicing its pension deficit.
The company,…

Second safest year on record for aviation in 2009

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Second safest year on record for aviation in 2009

Aviation enjoyed its second safest year on record during 2009, according to statistics from the International Air Travel Association (IATA), despite several high profile accidents.
According to IATA data, the 2009 global accident rate – measured in hull losses per…

Spanish Airports Face Easter Disruption in Pay Scrap

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Spanish Airports Face Easter Disruption in Pay Scrap

Spanish air traffic controllers may disrupt travel over the Easter holiday following a breakdown in talks about plans to slash their 334,000-euro ($468,000) average annual salary by about 40 percent.
Controllers will stage a work to rule in April, forcing…

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Helicopter crash – Andalucia

Emergency services sources say they received a phone alert from the Almería Airport control tower at 8,30pm on Thursday night.
Flares were spotted from the area the copter is thought to have gone done after radio and radar control was…

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