1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (882+ words) A single military aircraft’s flight plan containing reportedly “spurious” or erroneous data has been identified as the possible trigger behind a major failure of the UK’s air traffic control system, an incident that caused widespread disruption and thousands of flight…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (860+ words) Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has approved a new interpretation of the operating rules for São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport (CGH), allowing flights already scheduled for the day to be completed after 11:00 p.m. in exceptional circumstances. The decision, approved…...

5+ day, 1+ min ago   (1311+ words) Key highlights Lufthansa Technik is entering the final certification phase for AeroSHARK on the Airbus A330-200 and A330-300. This would be the first Airbus application of the sharkskin-inspired technology. Discover Airlines’ A330-300 is being used for flight testing, with modification work at Elbe…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (876+ words) Air traffic at Marseille Provence Airport (MRS/LFML) was significantly disrupted on Saturday after a failure in a critical weather-data system used by air traffic control to provide atmospheric-pressure information for aircraft operations. The malfunction was detected at approximately 06:00 local…...