Volcanic Ash Chaos: First UK International Flight Is To Iceland

First International Flight Leaves UK Midday To Reykjavik The Eyjafjallajokull volcanic ash flight chaos continues today with some bright points namely that a few flights will take off from the UK. The first flights...

Military Clears Airspace For Santa Claus

It is offical, The military has Cleared United States airspace following Santa filing his flight plan.  Kids from 2 to 99 can watch Santa as he travels from the North Pole via NORAD.  Track Santa Here "...

Iran Claim of US Warplane forced down in Iran Erroneous

Iranian Media related that Iran had forced down a US warship and interrogated the soldiers aboard.  The Pentagon related that no aircraft were missing or in distress.  Nearly an hour later Iran...

Eurofighter Typhoon Begins Air Surveillance in Austria

"As of 01 July, Eurofighter Typhoon will take over the protection of Austrian airspace under the leadership of the Joint Armed Forces Command, Graz, and the Air Surveillance Command, Wals, of the Austrian military. The Republic of Austria became the first export customer for...

UN Claims Georgian Spy Drone Shot Down By Russians, Government Denies it

Between the results of investigations by the Georgian military and the United Nations, along with video of the clearly Russian-made fighter that destroyed it, it seems surprising that the Russian government...

Europe clears mobiles on aircraft

The EU has approved mobile phone use on airplanes in Europe. Now it will be up to the airlines as to whether they want to begin allowing mobile use on their planes. "The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given formal approval by the European...

CIA confirms rendition flights to Brits

" WASHINGTON - CIA Director Michael Hayden acknowledged Thursday that two rendition flights carrying terror suspects refueled on British territory, despite repeated U.S. assurances that...

Travel company closes Singapore airport

"In a move that is unlikely to win too many customers, a light aircraft owned by a travel agency successfully closed down Changi airport when it breached Changi Airport airspace.  The single engined Cessna belongs to an Australian Mary Cummins, who co-owns a tourist...

Singapore jets scrambled to intercept small plane

Simgapore (ANTARA News) - Singapore closed its commercial airspace for almost an hour on Tuesday as fighter jets scrambled to intercept a small plane headed towards the city-state without permission, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday. The Defence Ministry said...

Yudhoyono delays Europe visit over air ban: spokesman

""The president wants to make sure that... before he makes the trip to Europe that the airline ban is lifted. That's politically appropriate and psychologically appropriate too," Yudhoyono's spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said. Djalal told AFP that a visit to several European...

Canadian Forces Intercept Russian Exercise

OpinionsBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Arctic sovereignty is coming into question once again, as Canada's CF-18's fighter Jets intercept  Russian Tupolev  strategic Bombers which flew into...

Mobile phone use allowed on planes

"Passengers could soon be using their mobile phones on planes flying through European airspace. Plans have been developed across EU countries to introduce technology which permits mobile calls without risk of...

Syria: Air defenses fired at Israeli aircraft over our airspace

"Syrian air defenses opened fire on IAF aircraft that violated Syrian airspace overnight Thursday, a Syrian military spokesman said."We warn the Israeli enemy government against this flagrant aggressive act, and...

RAF jets intercept Russian planes

"RAF Tornado jets were scrambled to intercept eight Russian military aircraft which were approaching British airspace.It was the latest in a series of incidents this summer in which British fighters have been used...

Here Come the Russian Bombers! Break Out the Duct Tape.

"President Vladimir Putin of Russia announced today that his air force would resume the old Soviet practice, discontinued in 1992, of sending its strategic bombers on long-range patrols all over the world,...

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