Aviation
Greece
List of Plane Crashes in Greece the Last 25 years
Family members of the victims who tragically lost their lives in the Helios Airways Flight 522 crash, an incident that claimed the lives of all passengers on board, including twenty-two children, gathered to honor their memory at the crash...
USA
All US Domestic Flights Grounded Due to Computer Glitch
Every domestic flight across the US was grounded on Wednesday due to a computer system glitch. An estimated 2,512 flights were delayed according to flight tracking websites.
The computer glitch affected the Notice to Air Missions system, which alerts pilots...
Science
Aviation Industry and NASA Open Vertical Airport
The aviation industry together with NASA and a community of academic partners has opened a new type of air terminal called the Vertiport (Vertical-Airport).
Known as Urban Air Mobility (UAM), the intention is to safely and efficiently transport passengers and...
Greece
Greece Extends Restrictions on Flights Until Mid-April
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a new statement on Sunday announcing the new rules regarding the nation’s aviation restrictions.
Greece
Greece Loosens Some of Its Aviation Restrictions
Greece's Civil Aviation Authority issued a new statement on Sunday announcing new rules regarding the nation's aviation restrictions.
Greece
Greece Extends Travel Ban To And From UK, Five Other Destinations
Greece's Civil Aviation Authority announced on Holy Wednesday that the travel ban to and from six European destinations will continue to be in effect until May 15 at the very least.
''For the purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19,...
Greece
Athens International Airport Smashes Another Passenger Traffic Record for 2019
2019 was yet another record-breaking year for the Greek capital's international airport in regard to the increase in passenger traffic numbers over the previous year.
According to official data released recently by the airport's authorities, passenger traffic through Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport represented...
Greece
Number of Greece – China Flights to Increase as Two Sides Sign Agreement
The civil aviation authorities of China and Greece recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which laid out the technical prerequisites for the doubling of the number of flight connections between the two countries.
The Memorandum of Understanding includes a new...
Greece
Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes To and From Greece for 2020
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, announced recently that it will add fourteen new routes to and from Greece in 2020.
These new routes will come in addition to its already-massive network of flights which connect most of the country's mainland...
Cyprus
Ryanair Plane Hit By Lightning Over Paphos; No Injuries Reported
A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft belonging to the Ryanair fleet was hit by a lightning strike over Cypriot airspace on Tuesday night.
The plane, which took off from Riga, Latvia, was heading to Paphos international airport in Cyprus when the incident...