News
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Show Business Class!
Published: 25 September 2008
CelebAir is a real airline, flying to real destinations with real passengers – but with a very special celebrity service.
Damned if you treat, damned if you don’t
Published: 25 September 2008
The UK Government recognised the need for standardisation in the adventure travel market in this year’s BS8848 document, covering the need to provide medical support by a recognised medical practitioner. All was well until the implications of providing medical cover to Americans, among others, was highlighted.
Feeling the pressure?
Published: 25 September 2008
Flyglobespan, the budget airline, is to be prosecuted after allowing a 757 jet to fly “illegally” to America with faulty instruments. It’s the first criminal prosecution against a British airline for more than a decade.
AirMed crash pilot lives to tell of lucky escape
Published: 26 June 2008
An AirMed pilot who crashed in woodland near Oxford just before Christmas has described the routine flight that turned into a disaster which left him fighting for his life.
New hand baggage guidelines
Published: 26 June 2008
New guidelines were issued on 7 January from the UK Department of Transport to advise that passengers will be able to carry two pieces of hand baggage through security when departing from London Heathrow, London City, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester airports. However the one bag rule still applied to London Gatwick at the time of going to press. According to London Gatwick, they are limited by the numbers of staff, but are hoping to change their procedures by Easter.
EasyJet agrees to buy GB Airways
Published: 26 June 2008
EasyJet plc announced at the beginning of 2008 that it has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of GB Airways Limited, excluding its slots at Heathrow Airport.
LHR’s T5: Now that’s impressive!
Published: 26 June 2008
RITA MODY joined IFNA Secretary Caroline Carter for a pre-opening “test drive” of the eagerly-awaited Terminal 5.
CCAT: Learning with a course that’s flying high
Published: 26 June 2008
There are only two specialist courses that civilian flight nurses can undertake in the UK and one of them is the CCAT course – that’s Clinical Considerations in Aeromedical Transport.
Fancy getting through immigration in a blink of an eye?
Published: 26 June 2008
GERRY BOLGER updates us on IRIS
A warm welcome to the Middle East
Published: 26 June 2008
KERRYN REYNOLDS got the VIP treatment when she accompanied a patient home to her very hospitable family.