Tag: RAF Brize Norton

• Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Falklands Airbridge rerouted to East Midlands Airport, from August 12 to 26

  

  Due to essential repair work to the runway at RAF Brize Norton, the South Atlantic Airbridge connecting with the Falkland Islands will temporarily fly into, and out of East Midlands Airport (EMA). The final SAA flight into RAF Brize Norton prior to work commencing is scheduled to be the northbound service TOW 2233 due to depart MPC on Saturday 12 Aug. The following TOW 2230 service on Monday 14 Aug will depart from East Midlands Airport.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  British-Iranian nationals back in UK after long years in jail

  

  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, who hold dual British and Iranian citizenship, have arrived back in the United Kingdon in the early hours of Thursday local time after being imprisoned in their native country for several years.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Falklands/UK Airbridge limits seats for civilian passengers

  

  Quarantine requirements both in the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, combined with global restrictions in air travel, have led to changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge scheduling, it was announced by the Islands' government.
  Specifically, civilian passengers can only travel Southbound on every third flight.

• Saturday, June 6th 2020 - 12:41 UTC

  UK/Falklands air bridge sets two new records with the A330-200

  

  A new capability to fly directly from the United Kingdom to the Falkland Islands has been achieved. The modified aircraft, G-VYGM, took its maiden flight on Tuesday 2 June 2020, as part of the scheduled South Atlantic Airbridge and returned directly to the UK on Friday, setting two new world records in the process.

• Saturday, April 25th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  MPC has 13th COVID-19 tested positive; no cases among Falklands' population

  

  The number of COVID-19 tested positive cases at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands has risen by one to thirteen, following on the latest 16 swab test results received by KEMH from the UK.

• Friday, September 21st 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Ascension Island runway resurfacing works will go ahead, confirms MoD

  

  A spokesperson for British Forces South Atlantic Islands has dismissed stories that plans to refurbish Ascension Island runway are not to go ahead. The spokesperson told Penguin News on Thursday: “The commercial process is ongoing for the runway resurfacing works at Ascension which is led by the United States.

• Wednesday, August 16th 2017 - 19:14 UTC

  Queen's Baton Relay of Commonwealth Games arrived in the Falkland Islands

  

  The Queen's Baton Relay of the Commonwealth Games has arrived in the Falkland Islands. The baton carries a message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Head of the Commonwealth, and is travelling around the world prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games in April 2018. This tradition began in 1958. The baton visit was organised by the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association (FIOGA)

• Monday, July 24th 2017 - 09:03 UTC

  RAF tanker and US fighter jets nearly crashed as flight controller was distracted by cell phone call

  

  An RAF tanker aircraft and two F-15 fighters came within a split second of colliding over the North Sea after a flight controller was distracted by a phone call, an official report has revealed.The pilots of the RAF Voyager claimed that one of the United States Air Force jets was as near as 50 metres when it flew directly across their path as they were flying at 322mph.

• Friday, May 19th 2017 - 06:11 UTC

  Falklands actively seeking flight options, including some avoiding Latin America

  

  The Falklands government, FIG, is actively seeking additional commercial flight routes to assist in the future development of the Islands, and is working on a number of options.

• Thursday, April 27th 2017 - 23:44 UTC

  Falklands airbridge working; no reply from Argentina on a second flight

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker, MLA Mike Summers apologized on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the disruption that the flight diversion from Ascension Island had caused, but said he knew they were working hard to ensure proper arrangements were in place for the continuation of the air bridge with the UK.