Istanbul Airport, home to Turkish Airlines, has been awarded the “Digital Transformation Award” by Airports Council International (ACI) as a part of the 16th ACI Europe Awards. The accolade comes in recognition of the airport’s digital transformation and technological innovations, making it one of the world’s ‘smartest’ airports. Turkey’s smartest airport For Istanbul Airport, being awarded…

A man has been arrested in Melbourne for pointing a laser at one of Victoria’s police helicopters on Wednesday evening. The federal government banned laser pointers in 2008 primarily to reduce the danger to pilots from being blinded in the cockpit. According to reports, the man locked himself in his home but officers were able…

GETTY IMAGES Qantas boss Alan Joyce says requiring proof of vaccination before boarding flights is likely to be common International air travellers will in future need to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to board Qantas flights, the airline says. The Australian flag carrier’s boss, Alan Joyce, said the move would be “a…

**Update: 23/11/20 @ 15:38 UTC – Statement made by British Airways. Additional information included below, including the cause of the fire.** A British Airways Boeing 747 in Spain has caught fire, according to images from social media. The aircraft appears to be G-CIVD, one of the 747s currently located in Spain following the type’s retirement from…