Man charged with slapping airport employee says he was the victim
The man who was charged over slapping an airport employee and violating the airport’s smoke ban denied the accusations on Thursday and complained that it...
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Firefighting aircraft in training sorties (video)
Firefighting aircraft on Tuesday carried out training manoeuvres in Larnaca to enhance coordination between crews ahead of what is expected to be a difficult fire...
Akinci asks for firefighting help, Anastasiades sends three aircraft
The Republic on Friday was helping the north battle a fire that broke out near the village of Kalivakia, in Kythrea. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa...
Extra aircraft to beef up summer fire response
Cyprus on Monday received two additional aircraft as the risk of forest fires has spiked due to abnormally high temperatures, which are expected to continue...
Two die in air training accident in the north (updated)
Two Turkish Cypriot pilots, both 46, died when a training aircraft crashed near Lefkoniko airport in the north, reports said on Tuesday. According to Turkish...
Cyprus sending two aircraft to Lebanon to combat forest fires
Cyprus is sending two aircraft to Lebanon to assist in combating forest fires in the neighbouring country. A tweet by the foreign ministry said two...
Emirates to receive 100th A380 aircraft in November
Continual upgrades on flagship aircraft wow customers across 6 continents Emirates, the world’s largest A380 operator, is set to receive its milestone 100th A380 aircraft...
Cobalt adds sixth aircraft to fleet
Cobalt Air on Monday announced the addition of a sixth aircraft to the fleet. “The new A320-232, already registered in the Cyprus Aircraft Register with...
Cobalt says fourth Airbus 320 added to fleet
Cypriot airline Cobalt said on Friday it added a fourth aircraft to its fleet, an Airbus 320, which will “immediately” be incorporated in its flight...
Cobalt pledges to further expand its fleet
Cobalt, the Cypriot airline which launched its flight programme in July, said that it would increase the number of its aircraft to six by the...
World’s longest airship crash-lands in England on test flight
The world’s longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crash-landed after a test flight in Bedfordshire, central England, its British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said...
Anogyra fire under control (Update 2)
A fire that broke out in the Anogyra area in the Limassol district was brought under control by evening, the fire services said. Flames burned half a...
Nicolaou deflects criticism over small number of RoC firefighting aircraft
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Thursday deflected a direct question relating to some criticism as to the number of firefighting aircraft the Republic has at...
Petrolina to cover fuel cost of fire fighting aircraft
Cypriot fuel company Petrolina has informed the government that it will be covering the entire cost of fuel of all fire fighting aircraft battling a...
Ticket sales on hold as Cobalt awaits vital licence
IT HAS EMERGED that Cobalt Air does not have permission to issue tickets to the public and now faces delays in launching. Would-be passengers have...
Cobalt expects first aircraft within days
Cobalt air will be flying to 16 cities from Larnaca when it begins operations, while the first of its three Airbuses will arrive within the...
Cobalt, Cyprus Aerotechnical Services sign fleet maintenance deal
Cobalt, the newly set up Cypriot airline which plans to take off in spring 2016 said that it signed a maintenance agreement with Cyprus Aerotechnical...
New airport security plans to be rolled out by year’s end
The government will outsource part of airport security to the private sector, MPs heard on Thursday, in a move expected to save the state some...
‘Living in a state of fear’
By Andria Kades WHEN Britain’s RAF Akrotiri base began being used last year to bomb the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, some local residents believed...
Mock emergency completed at Paphos airport
A major emergency exercise codenamed “Rough Terrain” was carried out at Paphos airport on Thursday, Hermes Airports said. The exercise lasted for approximately two hours...