7 d. ago Pilot believes one part of airport routine is 'least secure' of all

Certain areas of an airport are off limits to people, though one experienced pilot appears to have spotted the one location that could be vulnerable to security breaches

Politics

1 week ago Gatwick Airport closed after BA jet caught fire when pilot mixed up left and right hands

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has published a report into the incident on the Boeing 777 at Gatwick last year

Events

1 week ago ‘Really a mess’: America’s air traffic control system suffering from years of neglect

Roots of the crisis go back to Reagan but Musk’s Doge team accused of making things worse – can it be fixed?Twice in the past two weeks, communications between air traffic controllers and airplanes at Newark Liberty, one of the US’s busiest airports, have failed – leaving controllers unable to communicate with pilots.The outages have, thankfully, only led to massive delays, not disaster. But they have also once again focused a harsh light on the persistent safety problems at US airports, which handle over 50,000 flights a day. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘Really a mess’: US’s air traffic control system suffering from years of neglect

Roots of the crisis go back to Reagan but Musk’s Doge team accused of making things worse – can it be fixed?Twice in the past two weeks, communications between air traffic controllers and airplanes at Newark Liberty, one of the US’s busiest airports, have failed – leaving controllers unable to communicate with pilots.The outages have, thankfully, only led to massive delays, not disaster. But they have also once again focused a harsh light on the persistent safety problems at US airports, which handle over 50,000 flights a day. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Pilot's wife issues stark warning over the clothes women should NEVER wear at an airport

The frequent flyer, from Houston, Texas, known as Travel Tips by Laurie on Instagram, advised women on what to avoid wearing in airports.

Events

3 w. ago Inside one of the world's scariest airports where pilots have to avoid trains on the runway

An airport in New Zealand has been described as one of the world's scariest places to land a plane.

Transport

3 w. ago The amazing way Swiss workers commute home from the office in the summer

In many parts of the world, most people travel to work by car, bus or train - but what if you could avoid heavy traffic, cramped carriages and last-minute delays by simply floating down a river?

Society