Air traffic control
Passengers call on EU to protect flights from strikes in overflight countries
Ryanair delivered a petition signed by 1.1 million EU passengers to the European Commission on Wednesday, demanding overflights be protected from air traffic control (ATC) strikes, particularly in France, to help avoid travel disruption.
Private jet traffic is projected to rise 50% this year
A private jet landed or took off from the largest Greek airports every 20 minutes in the summer of 2022, according to estimates, as Civil Aviation Authority data show that such flights totaled almost 16,500 last year.
Meanwhile, for this year a 50% increase in this kind of air traffic is expected.
Turkey says yes to Hague but on all issues
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that all existing issues between Athens and Ankara should be referred to an international court, but "as a whole," and warned that otherwise the existing thaw in bilateral relations may not last. In an interview with A Haber TV, Cavusoglu specifically argued for a "package solution to all issues."
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Covid test required for passengers from China
A negative coronavirus PCR or rapid test will be required of all air passengers traveling from China until January 31, Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced in a notice to airmen (notam) on Monday.
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All Flights in the US have been Grounded
All flights in United States airspace have landed due to an emergency situation.
The reason is an error in the operating program system that serves to manage air traffic control.
The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the problem has affected the territory of the entire country.
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Private Austrian ‘ghost plane’ crashes off Latvia
A private jet carrying four people that was due to land in Germany but which continued to fly across Europe as air traffic controllers tried unsuccessfully to make contact crashed Sunday off Latvia, authorities said.
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Despite strong summer start, Europe’s aviation industry frets
Air traffic is booming this summer, but after European vacations are over will passenger demand hold up?
The question was the focus of the annual congress of the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe in Rome last week, held at the cusp of the approaching peak season.
Airspace of Switzerland closed
This was announced by the Swiss agency that provides Skyguide air navigation services.
A statement from Skyguide states that the Swiss airspace was closed to traffic until further notice due to security reasons due to a technical malfunction that occurred this morning in this agency.
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Switzerland closes airspace after computer glitch
Switzerland closed its airspace on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights, officials said.
"Swiss airspace is closed to traffic for security reasons after computer failure with Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic control service," Skyguide said in a statement.
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A Small Plane violated the Airspace of 4 countries, Landed in Bulgaria
The location of the violating plane has been established, and the case is under investigation. On June 8, around 7.09 p.m., a small plane entered the airspace of Bulgaria. The plane took off from Hungary and flew through Serbia and Romania without an approved flight plan, the Defense Ministry said.