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Gatwick and Heathrow buying anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow invest in new technology after the disruption affecting thousands of passengers.
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Heathrow proposing up to 25,000 more flights a year [Subscription]
Heathrow will announce plans for an extra 25,000 flights a year to increase capacity before the opening of a third runway.
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- Gatwick and Heathrow buying anti-drone equipmentGatwick and Heathrow invest in new technology after the disruption affecting thousands of passengers.
- Scottish airports seek to counter drone threatEdinburgh Airport plans to strengthen security and police step up perimeter patrols after Gatwick chaos.
- Luton-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering falls into administrationHundreds of jobs are lost with the firm's collapse after Monarch Airlines itself failed in 2017.
- Ryanair named 'worst short-haul airline'The low-cost-carrier was ranked at the bottom of the pile by Which survey respondents.
The Guardian
- Strike-hit Ryanair ranked 'worst airline' for sixth year in a row Bad food and uncomfortable seats leave airline bottom in latest Which? survey
Times Online
- Monarch’s crown tarnished further with new failure [Subscription]The engineering division of Monarch, the failed airline, has gone into administration with the loss of 408 jobs.
- Unhappy passengers give British Airways a bumpy ride [Subscription]British Airways has landed near the foot of a league table of short-haul airlines operating in the UK amid passenger dissatisfaction over its food, uncomfortable seats and pricing.
- Heathrow proposing up to 25,000 more flights a year [Subscription]Heathrow will announce plans for an extra 25,000 flights a year to increase capacity before the opening of a third runway.
Reuters News
- Gatwick, Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipmentLondon's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth
London Evening Standard
- Ryanair named worst airline for sixth year in a rowRyanair has been named the worst airline serving UK airports for the sixth year in a row.
Aviation Industry
- India’s Jet Airways seeks capital injection, defaults on loan paymentIndia’s Jet Airways continues to seek fresh capital to secure its future after the carrier defaulted on a debt payment. read more
- Tributes to Southwest founder, low-cost airline pioneer KelleherHerbert D. “Herb” Kelleher, who founded Southwest Airlines and began a global low-cost airline revolution, died Jan. 3 at age 87. read more
- London airports invest in anti-drone measuresLondon’s two largest airports say they have acquired, or plan to acquire, anti-drone technology in the wake of the pre-Christmas disruption at London Gatwick. read more
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- Ryanair obtains UK operating licence for post-Brexit flights … today. The Dublin-based airline has expressed concern that flights … of the bloc. UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has insisted … our post-Brexit plan around European ownership, we continue to … deal Brexit to help the airline comply with EU laws. PA
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