Tag: RAF Brize Norton

• 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.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2017 - 08:43 UTC

  South Atlantic airbridge tends to normalize by rerouting to West Africa airports

  

  The Falkland Islands government has made further announcements regarding the South Atlantic Airbridge, which has been rerouted because of the temporary closure of Ascension Island runway, but now seems to be back in track to normalizing via alternative airports in West Africa. Ascenson island, in mid Atlantic, is a crucial call point for the long airbridge to the Falklands.

• Monday, April 17th 2017 - 07:54 UTC

  South Atlantic air bridge rerouted temporarily; repairs to the Ascension Island runway

  

  It's going to be a busny winter for the Falkland Islands. The government has announced that due to repairs required to the Ascension Island runway, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is temporarily rerouting the South Atlantic Airbridge via an alternative location. The UK air bridge from Brize Norton to the Falklands normally calls at Ascension Island both ways.

• Wednesday, January 20th 2016 - 07:32 UTC

  Changes to the South Atlantic Air-bridge: Brize Norton-MPA Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands' government and the UK Ministry of Defense have announced that residents should be aware of recent changes to regulations related to travel on the South Atlantic Airbridge, Brize Norton/MPA.

• Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:52 UTC

  South Atlantic Air-bridge to the Falklands restricted to certain nationalities

  

  The South Atlantic Air-bridge linking RAF Brize Norton in the UK with the Falkland Islands will no longer fly nationals from a list of countries and although no specific reasons were given, the release underlines that the “Ministry of Defense places the greatest importance on the security of its people, facilities and operations”.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 09:18 UTC

  Anglo-French defence co-operation contract to develop unmanned combat air systems

  

  A set of defence co-operation contracts, worth £120 million, for the early phase of a joint development of Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) between the UK and French governments have been awarded in Paris. A UCAS capability would, by the 2030’s, be able to undertake sustained surveillance, mark targets, gather intelligence, deter adversaries and carry out strikes in hostile territory.

• Friday, April 25th 2014 - 01:09 UTC

  Falkland Islanders travelling on air-bridge April 16 and 18 will be refunded

  

  Falkland Islanders that travelled on the South Atlantic air-bridge (Brize Norton-MPA and MPA-Brize Norton) on 16 and 18 April will be refunded since a non civilian-registered aircraft was involved, but will have to pay a £150 booking fee in order to support the government's policy of subsidizing air-bridge fares.