NEWS UK-Irish air traffic controllers collaborate to reduce delays and airline fuel burn

Irish air traffic controllers, working with their counterparts in the UK, have implemented an advanced system which significantly reduces delays for aircraft and passengers travelling into London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest hub airport.  The significant enhancement to the existing ‘XMAN’  (Cross-Border Arrival Management) initiative will reduce the length of time that aircraft hold at Heathrow, delivering…

ALERT Turkish Airlines #TK322 just suffered tailstrike on takeoff from Istanbul

Turkish Airlines aircraft flight #TK322 from Istanbul to Ashgabat suffered tailstrike on takeoff. Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg. TC-JVV) suffered tailstrike at Istanbul (IST) on runway 35L at 2023 local time while taking off. UPDATE 1910 UTC Flight #TK322 safely landed runway 35R at Istanbul. UPDATE 1835 UTC The aircraft is holding west of Istanbul. The pilot is reporting…