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UK airline cancels all London flights due to ongoing fuel crisis amid Iran war
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (300+ words) A UK airline has been forced to cancel all its flights from London due to rising fuel costs and the US-Israeli war on Iran. Skybus operates daily flights between London Gatwick and the seaside town of Newquay. The service was…...
Ryanair boss warns of 'serious' jet fuel supplies disruption if Iran war continues
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (567+ words) JET fuel supplies could be disrupted in May and June if the war in Iran continues, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said. He was speaking after US president Donald Trump said he could walk away from the war in two…...
Scottish airline makes history with first all‑electric flight
2+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) A SCOTTISH airline has made UK aviation history by being the first commercial airline to fly an all-electric aircraft across its network." Loganair, the UK's leading regional airline has made aviation history, completing the first-ever electric flight in Scotland alongside…...
Labour 'must investigate drone parts sent to Israel despite export ban"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (627+ words) THE UK Government must open an investigation into where weapons parts it has allowed to be exported to Israel have ended up, campaigners say. It comes after an investigation by Declassified revealed that a subsidiary of an Israeli weapons manufacturer…...
UK sending four more Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar amid war in Middle East
4+ week, 2+ day ago (393+ words) THE UK is sending four more Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar amid the war in the Middle East, Keir Starmer has announced. The Prime Minister set out these next steps on Thursday afternoon as the US-Israeli war with Iran continues…...
Drone that hit RAF base in Cyprus 'not launched by Iran,' Ministry of Defence says
4+ week, 2+ day ago (542+ words) A DRONE which hit a Royal Air Force airfield in Cyprus on Monday was not launched from Iran, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said." RAF Akrotiri was hit by a one-way attack drone late on Monday evening, 12.03am local time,…...
Where is RAF Akrotiri? All to know as UK base hit by drone
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (380+ words) THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed one of its bases was hit by a drone overnight on Sunday. The families of personnel based at RAF Akrotiri have been evacuated as a precaution, and the base is reportedly continuing to…...
Concern as US military flights via Prestwick Airport double in a month
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (734+ words) US MILITARY flights from Prestwick Airport nearly doubled in January when Donald Trump's forces were accused of violating Scottish law, figures have shown. The Scottish Government-owned airport in Ayrshire, which was nationalised in 2013, has been used by US forces repeatedly,…...
Call for SNP to use Budget to show âclear intentâ on private jet tax
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) HOLYROOD ministers must use their upcoming Budget to signal a "clear intent" to introduce a tax on private jets, campaigners have insisted. Oxfam Scotland estimated such a charge could have raised "27 million last year alone " adding this cash could be…...
Delayed Edinburgh Ryanair flight met by police after incident onboard
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) A DELAYED flight to Edinburgh was met by police after an "incident" onboard. A passenger was arrested at Edinburgh Airport after the Ryanair flight arrived from Cork on Monday, Edinburgh Live reports. The flight, FR3731, was delayed in taking off by…...