The union representing air traffic controllers is suspending its industrial action over centralisation following an agreement with Highlands and Islands Airports limited (Hial) on a
READ FULL STORYFolk from Shetland will be able to fly direct from Sumburgh to Dundee from May 2022. They will also be able to fly on to…
READ FULL STORYAir traffic controllers at Sumburgh will stage a one-day walkout later this month in protest to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) plans to centralise…
READ FULL STORYSumburgh Airport saw passenger numbers suffer a huge decline over the last 12 months as a result of the pandemic. Figures released by Highlands and…
READ FULL STORYAn aeroplane has arrived in the isles with a somewhat unusual cargo to help a new-to-Shetland hospital procedure be carried out. The Cessna aircraft landed…
READ FULL STORYThe coastguard helicopter was called out twice on Boxing Day to airlift injured workers from oil rigs and take them to Lerwick’s Gilbert Bain Hospital….
READ FULL STORYSumburgh Airport is now closed to fixed wing flights after an Eastern Airways plane suffered difficulties after landing. Passengers disembarked safely from the oil and…
READ FULL STORYA Bristow helicopter landed safely at Sumburgh Airport after declaring an emergency early on Tuesday morning. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said that fire…
READ FULL STORYA fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
READ FULL STORYFlights between Sumburgh Airport and Bergen in Norway will resume next summer, airline Loganair has revealed. Its services were badly affected by the global pandemic…
READ FULL STORYThis morning (Monday) was much busier of late at Sumburgh Airport with a variety of aircraft coming and going. Ronnie Robertson’s photograph, taken just before…
READ FULL STORYHelicopter operator Babcock has made the first flight out of Sumburgh under its new five-year contract for to support the offshore industry. It is expected…
READ FULL STORYA fresh attempt is being made by the council’s transport partnership ZetTrans to persuade Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) to ground its plans to
READ FULL STORYLoganair has announced a further reduction to its flight offerings over the coming months due to the increasing impact of Covid-19. The airline said that…
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