Sleeping French air traffic controller underscores the danger of understaffing

An Air Corsica flight was forced to circle for more than an hour when the airport's air traffic controller fell asleep while on duty.
Gibraltar Chronicle

BA flight forced to hold approach after Spanish aircraft crosses flight path

A commercial flight to Gibraltar was forced into a holding pattern on its approach to the Rock on Friday after a Spanish ...
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation

Spanish aircraft crosses BA flight plan, causing it to circle

A Spanish aircraft flew across the flight plan of an incoming British Airways flight on Friday, causing it to be put into a holding pattern. This was confirmed by a Convent spokesperson, who said: ...
Aviation Week

Changing Flight Timings, Holding Patterns Could Ease Dust Damage, Study Says

A new study suggests the effects of dust damage to engines could be significantly reduced by changing the timings of flights and the altitudes at which aircraft are held prior to landing. According to ...
Euro Weekly News

Flight circles for an hour due to sleeping controller

An Air Corsica Airbus A320 was forced to remain in a holding pattern for nearly an hour over Ajaccio after the sole air ...