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Drone Series: Today sees no-fly zone extended around UK airports
As of today, the 13 March 2019, no-fly zones around UK airports have been extended to five kilometres to try and mitigate the impact rogue drones have upon an airspace.
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Gatwick Airport is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow. Located south west of London near the town of Crawley, London Gatwick has one operational runway and two passenger terminals.
Of all the London airports, Gatwick is unique in its provision of the three main business models: full service, no frills and charter.
Gatwick’s three main resident airlines are British Airways, EasyJet and Norwegian.
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Drone Series: Do the risks of drones outweigh the rewards?
The latest instalment of our Drone Series sees Toby Townrow of Drone Evolution exploring whether the risk of drones is worth the reward they can reap and the ways in which this reward can be ensured around the airport.
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Drone Series: Keeping the unexpected on your radar
Handling the backlash from a crisis is almost as important as the crisis itself. Brand perception continues to bear the brunt of a magnitude of ills as a result of the continued drone crisis, but what can be done? Jonathan Barrett, Managing Director of real-time information provider, Dataminr, explains more.
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Drone sighting at Dubai International Airport temporarily suspends flights
More passengers have seen the effects of drone interference at airports, this time at Dubai International Airport, as drones halt operations for around half an hour.
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Drone Series: Sensor technology to pinpoint the location of drones
In his second instalment for International Airport Review, Lee Mansell describes how sensor technology can detect, track and identify drone activity.
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Authority bodies have responsibility towards drone-related incidents
ACI World has requested that members share their experience of drone-related measures and incidents to contribute to their advisory bulletin.
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Robots may soon be parking cars at Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is set to trial robots to park passenger's cars in the long-stay car park at the South Terminal. The trial is due to take place over three months in conjunction with technology provided by Stanley Robotics.
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Drone chaos at Gatwick still having repercussions for airlines
The drone chaos at Gatwick still continues to effect the aviation industry, as easyJet reveals the disruption cost them in excess of £10 million.
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Gatwick long-haul traffic grows in December with an increase of 6.1 per cent
The number of passengers travelling on long-haul flights from Gatwick in December was up on the previous month, as 46.1 million passengers travel through the airport in total in 2018.
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Drone sightings ground more flights, this time at Heathrow
There seems to be no relief from drone disruption as now Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, has fallen victim to drones as flights are left grounded for nearly an hour.
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Government to give police new powers to tackle illegal use of drones
The proposed laws will give police officers the power to seize drones if they breach any of the new legislation.
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Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
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Is passenger behaviour responsible for the decline in airport parking?
With increasingly good public transport options and ride-hailing services available, airport parking is becoming less popular with passengers travelling to the airport. Kelly Edwards from UK travel insurance provider, Staysure, examines the data from a recent UK research study and considers what effect this downturn has on airports themselves.
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VINCI Airports has acquired the majority shareholding in Gatwick Airport
The deal, which is thought to have cost in excess of £2 billion, sees VINCI Airports partner with Global Infrastructure Partners to own the majority shareholding.
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Gatwick comes to the end of its consultation period for master plan
There is only one week left for local residents and businesses to make their views known on Gatwick’s growth plans.
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