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Flights Delayed Due To Lightning Strike At Airport
Two flights were delayed yesterday [Aug 5] after a lightning strike caused an electrical surge in one of the radio communication systems at the airport. A Transport Ministry spokesperson said, “A powerful lightning strike from a severe thunderstorm cell caused an electrical surge in one of the radio communication systems at the L.F. Wade International... Read more of this article
Universal Aviation To Close FBO, 10 Jobs Lost
Universal Aviation announced today [July 26] that it will be closing its general aviation FBO at L.F. Wade International Airport effective Aug. 31, 2013, and that all ten staff members will be affected. “We have made the extremely difficult decision to close our Universal Aviation Bermuda ground support location effective August 31, as traffic did... Read more of this article
Company Granted Licence For Aerial Filming
The Department of Civil Aviation announced that Bermuda Aerial Media has been granted an Aerial Work Certificate [AWC] to conduct operations with their remote controlled helicopters for filming aerial photography. Bermuda Aerial Media are the first, and at present only, company permitted to conduct such operations in Bermuda. Dr Grant Gibbons, Minister... Read more of this article
Air Berlin Flight Diverts For Sick Passenger
At approximately 7.30pm today [July 16] an Air Berlin flight — en route from Germany to the Caribbean — arrived at the LF Wade International Airport after diverting to the island due to a sick passenger. The flight was traveling from Düsseldorf Airport in Germany to Curacao International Airport when officials were informed of the need... Read more of this article
Medical Emergency Forces Airplane To Divert
American Airlines Flight 413 diverted to Bermuda this morning [July 3] after a medical emergency was reported on board the aircraft. Emergency services met the aircraft at the LF Wade International Airport on its arrival and boarded to tend to the patient. Flight 413 was enroute from New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico when it diverted to the island... Read more of this article
Flight Diverts After “Electrical Smell On Board”
According to online flight data, a Condor Boeing 767-300 traveling from the Azores to Florida diverted to Bermuda on Wednesday evening [June 26] after the crew reported a “light electrical smell” on board. They said there was no visible haze, and they requested to divert to Bermuda as a precaution. The aircraft landed safely on Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
British Airways Flights Cancelled For Wednesday
[Updated] Both the departing and arriving British Airways flights scheduled for today [June 26] have been cancelled due to a technical problem. A local spokesperson said, “British Airways sincerely apologizes to customers due to travel today, as both BA2233 inbound and BA2232 outbound have been cancelled due to a technical problem. We are doing... Read more of this article
Long Range Airport Radar Installation Update
The Department of Airport Operations today [June 25] provided an update on the Long Range Radar installation at the LF Wade International Airport. The timeline set by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] for the installation of its Long Range Radar at the L.F. Wade International Airport [LFW], is on schedule for completion and certification... Read more of this article
Video: Opposition Leader On Private Jet Travel
Saying behaviour like the recent private jet travel by the Premier and two Cabinet Ministers would have lead to marches on Parliament a few years ago, Opposition Leader Marc Bean said as far as he is concerned “resignations have to occur.” In March 2013, Premier Craig Cannonier, Attorney General Mark Pettingill and Tourism Minister Shawn... Read more of this article
Video: Premier Cannonier On Private Jet Travel
[Updated with video] The private jet trip by Premier Craig Cannonier and two Cabinet Ministers was discussed in the House of Assembly today [May 31], with the Opposition questioning the Premier about the circumstances, and the Premier delivering a personal explanation. In a statement earlier this week, Premier Cannonier said that he was contacted by... Read more of this article
EasyPark Will Continue To Be Accepted At Airport
A few weeks after saying that EasyPark would no longer be accepted at the L.F. Wade International Airport car parks, the Department of Airport Operations announced today [May 31] that EasyPark will continue to be accepted at the airport car parks. They advised that EasyPark executives had met with them to devise a proposal featuring a paperless product... Read more of this article
PLP: ‘Evasive Response Raises More Questions’
“We cannot send the message to the world that the Bermuda Government can be influenced by a few perks and trinkets,” Opposition Leader Marc Bean said last night. Mr Bean was speaking about the Premier and two Cabinet Ministers flying via a private jet to Washington DC, which he called the “latest in a string of debacles” that... Read more of this article
