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Reuters

CAA proposes £27.20–£30.50 per‑passenger charge cap for Heathrow for 2027–2031

Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has proposed capping Heathrow Airport's per‑passenger charges at £27.20–£30.50 for the 2027–2031 regulatory period. Announced Tuesday, the draft cap is designed to set the airport's passenger charge ceiling across the five‑year review ahead of a final determination.

2026-03-30T23:45:16.757376-07:00
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Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Boeing, Rheinmetall Partner To Offer Germany The MQ-28 Ghost Bat

By Aviation Week: Boeing and Rheinmetall have partnered to jointly market the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft for Germany’s requirement by 2029.

Also: defence-industry.eu, rheinmetall.com, defence-blog.com and euro-sd.com
2026-03-31T00:45:43.158031-07:00
aviation   ATC   AI   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Leeham News • Scott Hamilton

Who Controls Aircraft Movement? ATC, Automation and Operational Responsibility

By Leeham News: By R. Michael Baiada ATH Group, Inc. Special to Leeham News March 31, 2026, © Leeham News: “We’ll tell you where we want you to be in three dimensions…and we’ll tell you where we want you to be..

2026-03-31T00:20:26.601529-07:00
aviation   ATC   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

DLR uses live commercial traffic to advance wake‑vortex warning and avoidance system

By FlightGlobal: German researchers have used live commercial air traffic for the first time to test a wake-vortex warning and avoidance system. The aerospace research centre DLR has been developing the system and demonstrated its basic functionality in previous flight tests.

2026-03-30T23:56:24.362626-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Yemen’s FlyAden takes delivery of its first Airbus A320

By FlightGlobal: Yemeni carrier FlyAden has marked the arrival of its first Airbus aircraft, an A320 carrying the airline’s distinctive colour scheme. The operator had previously offered services with a Boeing 737-800 leased from Egyptian operator Red Sea Airlines.

Also: ch-aviation
2026-03-30T23:56:24.221813-07:00