Natasha Norris - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/author/natasha-norris/ Aviation News | Air Travel News | Insight & Analysis Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:54:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/travelradar.aero/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-142341008_3736125383109174_8967045553856800325_n.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Natasha Norris - Travel Radar - Aviation News https://travelradar.aero/author/natasha-norris/ 32 32 209674969 Search and rescue dogs given free cabin travel on selected easyJet flights https://travelradar.aero/search-and-rescue-dogs-given-free-cabin-travel-on-selected-easyjet-flights/ https://travelradar.aero/search-and-rescue-dogs-given-free-cabin-travel-on-selected-easyjet-flights/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:30:42 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56705 easyJet has partnered with the Search & Rescue Dog Association Ireland North (SARDA IN) to allow free cabin travel for specially trained dogs, facilitating their deployment to critical incidents. easyJet aims to reduce the potential stress and risks of transporting highly-trained dogs to life-saving missions by allowing cabin travel on selected flights from the UK. […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/search-and-rescue-dogs-given-free-cabin-travel-on-selected-easyjet-flights/feed/ 0 56705 Estonia’s state-owned airline Nordica files for bankruptcy https://travelradar.aero/estonias-state-owned-airline-nordica-files-for-bankruptcy/ https://travelradar.aero/estonias-state-owned-airline-nordica-files-for-bankruptcy/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:30:35 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56696 The Estonian government’s Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica) and its subsidiary Xfly filed for bankruptcy today after investor Lars Thuesen withdrew from privatisation talks. Lars Thuesen, who owns the Danish charter airline Jettime, submitted a bid to acquire Nordica in October. Nordic Aviation faced difficulties after Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced the cancellation of its aircraft, crew, […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/estonias-state-owned-airline-nordica-files-for-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 56696 TSA intercepts loaded gun from airline crew member’s carry-on https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/ https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:30:13 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56690 The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investigating “insider threat possibilities” after discovering a 9mm handgun among a flight crew member’s carry-on items at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Friday (Nov. 15). There were nine bullets loaded in the gun, including one in the chamber. Airport police confiscated the gun at the security […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/tsa-intercepts-loaded-gun-from-airline-crew-members-carry-on/feed/ 0 56690 Private sector firms invest in SAF certificates to offset business travel emissions https://travelradar.aero/private-sector-firms-invest-in-saf-certificates-to-offset-business-travel-emissions/ https://travelradar.aero/private-sector-firms-invest-in-saf-certificates-to-offset-business-travel-emissions/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:21:34 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56677 Major companies including BlackRock, Ripple, Samsara Inc. and Block Inc. have purchased sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) to compensate for their business travel footprints by adding sustainable fuel to Alaska Airlines flights. The deal signed on Monday (Nov. 18) signals growing corporate demand for emerging aviation climate technology. Commenting on the investments, Diana Birkett Rakow, […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/private-sector-firms-invest-in-saf-certificates-to-offset-business-travel-emissions/feed/ 0 56677 Contrail avoidance offers solution to climate-harming flights, experts say https://travelradar.aero/contrail-avoidance-offers-solution-to-climate-harming-flights-experts-say/ https://travelradar.aero/contrail-avoidance-offers-solution-to-climate-harming-flights-experts-say/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:45:46 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56095 Adjusting the paths of flights prone to condensation trails (contrails) could halve contrail warming by 2040, according to a recent study. Contrails – the white lines that follow planes in the sky – become harmful when aircraft emit gas and water vapour while flying through cold and humid areas. Experts estimate that contrails impact the […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/contrail-avoidance-offers-solution-to-climate-harming-flights-experts-say/feed/ 0 56095 Glasgow Prestwick and Chicago Rockford sign deal to promote US-UK air cargo traffic https://travelradar.aero/glasgow-prestwick-and-chicago-rockford-sign-deal-to-promote-us-uk-air-cargo-traffic/ https://travelradar.aero/glasgow-prestwick-and-chicago-rockford-sign-deal-to-promote-us-uk-air-cargo-traffic/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:30:21 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=56098 Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) announced a joint agreement on 12 November, aiming to boost the aerospace and e-commerce industries. The deal will facilitate information sharing between PIK and RFD to strengthen US-Scottish air cargo trade. With neither airport subject to curfews, night flying limits or handling restrictions, cargo operations […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/glasgow-prestwick-and-chicago-rockford-sign-deal-to-promote-us-uk-air-cargo-traffic/feed/ 0 56098 Ethiopian Airlines receives Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000 https://travelradar.aero/ethiopian-airlines-receives-africas-first-airbus-a350-1000/ https://travelradar.aero/ethiopian-airlines-receives-africas-first-airbus-a350-1000/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:00:18 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=55529 Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000 was delivered to Ethiopian Airlines yesterday (Nov. 5), representing a milestone feat for African aviation. Airbus delivered the first of Ethiopian’s four A350-1000 orders at its headquarters in Toulouse, France. The remaining three orders will be delivered between December 2024 and March 2025. The aircraft landed safely at Addis Ababa Bole […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/ethiopian-airlines-receives-africas-first-airbus-a350-1000/feed/ 0 55529 EasyJet launches its first routes from City of Derry Airport https://travelradar.aero/easyjet-launches-its-first-routes-from-city-of-derry-airport/ https://travelradar.aero/easyjet-launches-its-first-routes-from-city-of-derry-airport/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:30:40 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=55514 The first easyJet flights into City of Derry Airport (CoDA) touched down on Monday, providing greater links between north-west Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The routes to and from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) cost from £14.99 and depart on Mondays and Fridays. The twice-weekly service adds to easyJet’s existing routes […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/easyjet-launches-its-first-routes-from-city-of-derry-airport/feed/ 0 55514 High Court pauses Dublin Airport’s summer 2025 passenger cap https://travelradar.aero/high-court-pauses-dublin-airports-summer-2025-passenger-cap/ https://travelradar.aero/high-court-pauses-dublin-airports-summer-2025-passenger-cap/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:42:20 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=55487 A High Court judge has paused Dublin Airport’s 25.2 million passenger cap for summer 2025 following airline appeals. Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Airlines for America (A4A), a trade association for US airlines, claimed the cap would threaten their “use them or lose them” take-off and landing slots. Lawyers for the carriers argued the caps breached […]

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]]> https://travelradar.aero/high-court-pauses-dublin-airports-summer-2025-passenger-cap/feed/ 0 55487 UK’s aircraft order backlog reaches record high https://travelradar.aero/uks-aircraft-order-backlog-reaches-record-high/ https://travelradar.aero/uks-aircraft-order-backlog-reaches-record-high/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:15:12 +0000 https://travelradar.aero/?p=55000 The UK’s aircraft order backlog reached a record high of 15,867 in Q3, following strong September orders. The backlog is 8% higher than after Q3 last year and is worth approximately £241 billion to the UK economy, according to a report by ADS, the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space trade association. 295 aircraft were […]

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