Category: Travel

LEEDS, United Kingdom — Leeds Bradford Airport faces potential total operational disruption later this month after more than 130 staff members voted to stage a 48-hour strike over a ongoing pay dispute. Organized by trade union Unite, the walkout is scheduled to begin at 3:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026, with participating air traffic […]

TOULOUSE, France — Airbus has requested that airlines operating certain A330neo aircraft inspect their fleets for potential foreign object debris (FOD), specifically stray tools, following a production-quality issue identified in the horizontal tail plane assembly. The warning applies to operators of A330neo aircraft built between 2021 and 2026. Airbus is advising maintenance teams to inspect […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the Easy Access Rules for European Technical Standard Orders (EAR for CS-ETSO) Amendment 17. The new EAR for CS-ETSO Amendment 17 incorporate EASA Executive Director (ED) Decision 2022/018/R, providing a regular update of CS-ETSO as well as standards for electrical hoist equipment. The EAR for CS-ETSO […]

Few places in North America can transport you to another continent quite like Quebec City. With its cobbled streets, centuries-old architecture, fortified walls and unmistakable French character, this UNESCO World Heritage destination feels more like a corner of France than a city in Canada. Whether you’re wandering through historic squares, sampling maple syrup treats, discovering […]

COLOGNE/BRUSSELS, September 28, 2026 — EUROCONTROL and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have launched the AVENIR Environmental Catalogue, a new resource providing air navigation service providers (ANSPs) with a structured and user-oriented overview of environmental tools, dashboards, use cases and analytical approaches. Developed through the EUROCONTROL-EASA joint AVENIR Working Group, the AVENIR Environmental Catalogue […]

If you think eSIMs only work on land, think again; they can also work at sea! One of the biggest surprises on my recent cruise was discovering I could stay connected not just in port, but also while sailing on open water. Thanks to GigSky‘s cruise package, which uses the Maritime network, I could check […]

COLOGNE, September 17, 2026 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today published the 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, showing that the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in the European Union (EU) exceeded the first mandatory ReFuelEU Aviation target in 2025.  Aviation fuel suppliers reported supplying 39.3 million tonnes of aviation fuel at Union […]

The updated agenda, including details of the key speakers, is now available for the 2026 EASA Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) Implementation Forum, taking place on 27–28 October 2026 at EASA Headquarters in Cologne and online. Under the theme “From rules to reality: accelerating Innovative Air Mobility in Europe,” the second edition of the Forum will […]

Beyond Kazakhstan’s well-trodden routes, Akmola region is a wild, remote corner of the country where epic landscapes, empty roads and unexpected adventures come as standard. A place where endless steppe meets forested mountains, where wildlife thrives in protected reserves, and where nomadic traditions remain deeply woven into daily life. Travelling here by 4×4 is not […]

The new EASA Certification Platform goes live! EASA has worked hard on the digitalisation of certification projects, and during the last 10 months has developed and tested a new platform designed to improve efficiency, transparency, and predictability in the way we work with external stakeholders in different Certification areas. The new tool will mainly manage […]