Category Air Traffic Alert

Plane crashes making it the third plane crash in two days in Kent, UK

The Second World War Spitfire was badly damaged in the crash Pilot Dan Griffith is said to have escaped with minor injuries but the Second World War fighter plane was “badly damaged” in the crash at Biggin Hill Airport.  …

Fears for airline passengers as an ‘urgent’ investigation is launched into the effects of cosmic rays from the sun on planes Air

Airline passengers could be vulnerable to the effects of cosmic rays from the sun during a massive solar storm, a new report has found.   The Government has ordered Public Health England to conduct an ‘urgent’ investigation into the repercussions…

2 volcanoes erupt forcing 3 airports to close in Indonesia

Eruptions at two volcanoes yesterday caused closures at three Indonesian airports, including one serving the country’s second-largest city.   Mount Raung on the main island of Java blasted ash and debris up to 2,000 meters into the air after rumbling…

Mount Raung eruption causes flight cancellations and thousands of holidaymakers left stranded in East Java, Indonesia

Ash spewing from a volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java sparked chaos for holidaymakers as airports closed and international airlines canceled flights to tourist hot spot Bali, stranding thousands.   Mount Raung in East Java province, about 95 miles…