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Montevideo, February 22nd 2025 - 16:58 UTC

Tag: RAF Brize Norton

  • Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 00:48 UTC

    Falkland Islands welcomes a delegation of UK MPs with a weeklong agenda

    The UK Parliamentary delegation at RAF Brize Norton, prior to departing for the Falkland Islands, invited by members of the Islands Legislative Assembly

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is pleased to welcome a delegation of UK Members of Parliament (MPs) who are visiting the Islands this week following invitation by Members of the Legislative Assembly to strengthen ties, engage with the community, and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of Falklands’ part in the British Family, and the right to the self-determination of our people.

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  • Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 15:32 UTC

    Falklands, RAF Commander visits the Air Mobility Force at MPC

    The Air Mobility Force has an Atlas, Voyager, and support functions deployed to provide Aeromedical Evacuation, Air-to-Air Refueling, Search and Rescue, plus Fisheries Protection

    Royal Air Force Commander Air Wing, Gp Capt Andy McIntyre, recently undertook the 8000 mile journey to visit Mount Pleasant Complex, at British Falkland South Atlantic Islands.

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

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

    RAF Brize Norton will undergo essential repair work to the runway, and SAA from MPA will fly into and out of East Midlands Airport (EMA)

    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

    The British government aircraft landed early Thursday at RAF Brize Norton base

    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

    Southbound flights available to civilians (subject to change) are: Tuesday 21 July, Tuesday 4 August and every other Tuesday thereafter until further notice (Pic BFSAI)

    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

    The civilian registered Voyager A330-200, G-VYGM, flew direct from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant Airfield in a record time of 15 hours and 9 minutes

    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

    KEMH has expanded oxygen generation capacity with the support from UK armed forces

    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

    “This is a lengthy and complex process which will not see the RAF utilizing the runway at Ascension until at least 2020”

    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 Falkland Islands were the 39th location on the baton's 388 day, 230 000 KM, 70+ leg journey.(Pic BFSAI)

    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

    The near miss happened January 5 this year at 16,000ft, ten miles off the coast of north Norfolk after the Voyager had refuelled two RAF Typhoons in mid-air.

    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.

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