Category: Travel

A surprise strike at Hamburg Airport on Sunday led to the cancellation of nearly 300 flights, disrupting travel plans for more than 40,000 passengers. The walkout, which was not announced in advance, involved airport ground handlers and occurred ahead of planned larger strikes across Germany on Monday. Verdi, the German trade union representing public sector […]

COLOGNE, March 07, 2025 — The safety of each flight starts on the ground, when the aircraft is serviced and fuelled, the cargo is loaded, and passengers are boarded. Over 300,000 people make sure that this is done safely on EU airports every day. The importance of ground handling services in ensuring safe flights has […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published proposed proposed Environmental Protection Technical Specifications (EPTSs) applicable to gyroplanes for consultation with the affected stakeholders. EASA proposes these EPTSs in the absence of an EU regulatory framework for the noise certification of gyroplanes. These EPTSs provide guidelines for gyroplanes manufacturers that wish to determine the noise […]

Australia’s southeastern coast is grappling with severe travel disruptions as Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare Category 2 storm, barrels toward the coastline. With over 200 flight cancellations and widespread delays, airports in Brisbane and Sydney are facing chaos, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Cyclone Alfred Strikes Southeast Australia The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a […]

On February 26, 2025 the Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Florian Guillermet and other representatives from the Agency met with the President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, Dr Hasan Shahidi and key members of the foundation’s team in Cologne. The meeting provided the opportunity for EASA to formally […]

Let’s explore Atlantic Canada on an ultimate mega road trip! Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic Provinces, is the region of Canadacomprising the four Atlantic coast provinces: The Maritimes – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and the easternmost province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Now that I’ve visited all four provinces that […]

In this blog post, I wish to share my favourite National Parks across Atlantic Canada. Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic Provinces, is the region of Canadacomprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: the three provinces of The Maritimes – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – and the easternmost province […]

EASA and ANAC Brazil have agreed to increase their exchanges of information and data with a view to gain better understanding of the issues in the Latin American region, and to promote, develop and strengthen technical cooperation between both organizations. This reflects their mutual interest in, and benefit of, strengthening their partnership and cooperation in […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the consultation period for the proposed Level 2 Means of Compliance (MoC): to the Special Condition on Electric/Hybrid Propulsion Systems (EHPS) — SC E-19. EASA encourages all interested parties and affected stakeholders to review and comment on the proposed MoC via the dedicated Comment-Response Tool (CRT) entry until 31 March […]