Fisherman airlifted to hospital in medical evacuation
A fisherman was airlifted to hospital last night (Tuesday) in a medical evacuation 36 miles nautical southeast of Sumburgh.
READ FULL STORYA fisherman was airlifted to hospital last night (Tuesday) in a medical evacuation 36 miles nautical southeast of Sumburgh.
READ FULL STORYA controversial change which would see coastguard response times at Sumburgh quadrupled has already been agreed behind closed doors, MP Alistair Carmichael has claimed. Mr…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services rushed to Sumburgh airport this afternoon following a report of smoke in the cockpit of a plane.
READ FULL STORYA strange aircraft was seen visiting Sumburgh Airport this weekend. The craft, which did not land, was a US Air Force Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey…
READ FULL STORYScottish Surfing Federation’s (SSF) Gathering of the Clans is currently taking place at Sumburgh today (Saturday). Teams of up to 12 surfers are competing in…
READ FULL STORYA new fire and operations manager has been appointed to Sumburgh Airport by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial). Jamie Conley has been working in…
READ FULL STORYFresh criticism has been levelled against controversial plans to centralise air traffic control services.
READ FULL STORYPlans to centralise air traffic control away from Sumburgh have been rejected by 92 per cent of Shetlanders taking part in a survey.
READ FULL STORYThe helicopter crash off Sumburgh which claimed the lives of four people in August 2013 was a “dreadful accident” with “long-term repercussions” for survivors.
READ FULL STORYA sheriff has questioned whether the crew of the Super Puma helicopter which crashed into the sea near Sumburgh in 2013 may have thought they
READ FULL STORYA helicopter crew’s failure to stabilise at 80 knots was the first in a chain of events that led to the aircraft crashing into the
READ FULL STORYThe crew of a helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in 2013 killing four people failed to agree their planned approach to the isles.
READ FULL STORYThe co-pilot of the helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in 2013 armed the flotation bags which kept the aircraft afloat after it struck the water.
READ FULL STORYAn offshore worker who survived the helicopter crash off Sumburgh in 2013 has described the moment the Super Puma aircraft hit the water just a
READ FULL STORYJoin the The Shetland Times mailing list to get one daily email update at midday on what's happening in Shetland.