All news on the topic: Civil Aviation Authority

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Record drone incidents force delays to critical air ambulance missions across UK
Air ambulance pilots are issuing an urgent safety warning after a record number of emergency flights were disrupted by drones.
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Two skydivers killed during jump in Devon: investigation into the tragedy underway
Emergency services were called to an incident at Dunkeswell Aerodrome at 1 PM on Friday.
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Mysterious drones in the sky over Sandringham during Zelensky’s visit: flight ban imposed
Mystery drones have been seen flying in the sky over King Charles’s residence, Sandringham.
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750k people delayed as air traffic control meltdown with system out for 90mins
A review of the August bank holiday air traffic meltdown looked at what happened when provider National Air Traffic Services (Nats) suffered a technical glitch while processing a flight plan
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UK flight punctuality still below pre-pandemic levels despite air fare surge
Civil Aviation Authority figures show just 64% of flights departed or arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time in 2023
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Sharon Osbourne gives update on husband Ozzy's furious feud with Kanye West
Ozzy Osbourne called the Bound 2 rapper Kanye West an "antisemite" after he'd asked to sample one of the Black Sabbath frontman's performances
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Europe's worst airlines slammed by Brits for 'treating customers with disdain'
Wizz Air, Ryanair, Vueling, British Airways and Iberia have been ranked at the bottom of a list of worst short haul airlines in Europe according to respondents to a Which? survey
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Heathrow on the up as it records £38m profit for first time since pandemic
The owners of the UK airport reported underlying pre-tax profits of £38 million in 2023, against losses of £684 million the previous year and marking the first time it has made a profit since 2019
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EasyJet pilot 'refuses to take-off' due to 'smell' in cabin as 100 left stranded
An easyJet pilot reportedly 'cancelled' a flight shortly before it was due to take-off from Birmingham to Geneva due to a "funny smell" leaving more than 100 passengers stranded
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Gama Aviation rescues 'vital' air ambulance services provider from adminstration
Specialist Aviation Service, which provided helicopters and pilots for air ambulance services across the South of England, has been sold to Gama Aviation
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Jet-setting family go on holiday in plane dad built in his garden shed
Abhilasha and Ashok Aliseril jet off anywhere they like with daughters Tara, eight, and five-year-old Diya after Ashok built an aeroplane in the garden of their home in Billericay, Essex
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Wizz Air forced to pay out £1.2m to passengers after refund claims were rejected
The Hungarian airline has also improved the way it handles claims, such as introducing an automated refund process
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Planes to undergo inspection after window explosion before return to UK airspace
After Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced an emergency landing today, the airline grounded its entire fleet of Boeing Max-9 aircraft and each plane will be inspected, Civil Aviation Authority says
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UK airports warn Brits could face chaotic summer due to new hand luggage rules
Manchester, Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted airports could all fail to hit a Department of Transport deadline to install new quicker hand luggage scanners by June 2024
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Drones to deliver NHS medication to care homes and GP surgeries in big roll-out
If approved there will be up to 80 drone flights a day going to hospitals and elsewhere in North East England to send frequently-used supplies, from medicines to joint replacement implants
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Airline passengers urged to avoid bringing festive item on to planes
Passengers planning on travelling via air over the Christmas period have been advised of some items which cannot be brought on board planes with millions set to fly to see loved ones
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UK's worst airport for delays saw three quarters of flights late in 2023
Gatwick, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Bristol and Stansted have all featured in a list of the airports in the UK with the highest number of delayed flights so far in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Authority data
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Stansted Airport staff 'humiliated me by making me expose my stoma bag'
Wayne Smith, from London, was left furious in the wake of security checks at Stansted Airport in which he said a worker forced him to expose his stoma and hernia
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Thousands of women have no access to ladies' toilets at work, survey reveals
By law bosses must provide clean and easily accessible bathrooms for their staff, but a survey has revealed thousands of women workers who have no loos to use at work
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First trans-Atlantic flight powered completely by sustainable fuels to take off
The Civil Aviation Authority has approved a Virgin Atlantic flight powered completely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel to take off from London Heathrow to New York on November 28
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Fury as Brits could pay more for flights after air traffic control summer chaos
The amount that aviation firms will have to pay to fund the UK's air traffic control system will rise by 43p per passenger after widespread disruption this summer
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Ryanair amongst top airlines most likely to lose passengers' bags
Ryanair, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, Royal Air Maroc and Qatar Airways have all featured in a list of the airlines with the highest numbers of lost bag cases over the past four years
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Shamed BA pilot went for Wizz Air job days before cocaine scandal came to light
Married British Airways pilot Mike Beaton was sacked after it came out he had an outrageous night of drink and drug-fuelled debauchery
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Disgusted British Airways pilot speaks out after colleague's cocaine shame
A British Airways captain has shared his opinion on sacked colleague, former first officer Mike Beaton, who allegedly snorted cocaine off a topless woman before a flight
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Family desperate to find flight home as niece running out of crucial insulin
The backlog of demand caused by around 1,500 cancelled UK flights on Monday has meant some are facing up to ten days before they can back to the UK, with dozens of cancellations to UK airports such as Heathrow and Gatwick