Gliding the Alps 2023
This winter as outside air temperatures (OAT) hover slightly above the dew point, and the visibility minima is almost reaching ground level, the Delobel Gliding Channel showcases its 2023 Alps mountain flying season with this spectacular footage....
Airlines react to the CAA’s approval of NATS price increase
Already in the doghouse over its system failure back in August which caused over 2,000 flight cancellations, NATS is once again in the firing line following the CAA’s approval for the UK air traffic controller to increase its enroute charges. First proposed in August, the CAA has now approved new price controls that mean that NERL (NATS Enroute) will increase the average unit rate for its regulated activities over 2023 to 2027 by...
Sleeping pilots and other flight safety concerns highlighted in new TV documentary
‘Omerta above the clouds’ is a documentary exposing flight safety concerns amongst pilots and cabin crew working for European airlines. The documentary released by Dutch broadcast organisation BNNVARA, paints a disturbing picture of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its political overseer, the EU Commission, accusing them of failing to address safety concerns due to being unduly influenced by economic pressures from...
EC study recommends development of training programme
A study published by the UK CAA, conducted on behalf of the aviation regulator by the General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo) and Jarvis Bagshaw, explores the importance of Electronic Conspicuity (EC – see and avoid) technology used in light aircraft, has recommended that a new training programme for the use of EC be developed. As well as enhancing airspace safety, EC is also viewed as being vital to enabling the safe and...
CAA launches second phase of PMD consultation
The UK CAA has launched the second phase of its public consultation on the use of self-assessed pilot medical declarations (PMD) for private pilots, following concerns that a small number of pilots who might otherwise been declared unfit to fly had abused the system. The PMD has been around since October 2016 and is an extremely popular route used by private pilots to confirm medical fitness, given that it is the least restrictive...
