UK aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/uk-aviation/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:49:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg UK aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/uk-aviation/ 32 32 How Common And Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in British Aviation? https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/ https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:51:04 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=16846 The UK’s former Central Science Laboratory estimated that worldwide, bird strikes cost airlines around $1.2 billion annually. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recorded 1,432 bird strikes across British aviation in 2022, and the agency has tracked a steady rise in reporting since mandatory disclosure began in January 2004. The deadliest confirmed case in recent […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/bird-strikes-british-aviation-guide/feed/ 0 How Ryanair Turned the O’Leary–Musk ‘Idiot’ Exchange Into a Viral Seat Sale https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/ https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:02:35 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=12080 Ryanair (FR), Europe’s largest low-cost airline, has launched a provocative promotional fare sale dubbed the “Big Idiot Seat Sale” aimed at Elon Musk, owner of X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and “any other idiots on X.” The sale, which has come after Ryanair claimed that the budget carrier would not install Starlink, offers […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/ryanair-oleary-musk-idiot-seat-sale/feed/ 1 Heathrow Christmas Strike 2025 Explained: Low Pay, Outsourcing, and Aviation Labour Tensions https://aviospace.org/heathrow-christmas-strike-2025-low-pay-outsourcing/ https://aviospace.org/heathrow-christmas-strike-2025-low-pay-outsourcing/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:36:11 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11281 Update (September 2026): More than 80 OCS cleaners at British Airways’ Heathrow sites began strike action scheduled to run from 18 to 29 December 2025. On 17 June 2026, Unite announced that the workers had won union recognition, giving the union sole bargaining rights over pay, terms and conditions, including working hours and annual leave, […]

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