Heathrow Airport was named after the village of Heathrow upon which it now stands. It started life as a tented village in 1946 serving 18 destinations and making just 9,000 flights per year. In 2000/2001 the airport handled 64 million passengers making it the busiest international airport in the world. Over 90 airlines serving 160 destinations world-wide now operate an average of 1,250 flights per day. A fifth terminal, which will increase its capacity to 85 million passengers per year, is soon to be constructed.

July Hub Report
Posted by Rob Scott on August 2, 2010 at 10:58 AM MDT

The hub report has now been emailed to all pilots and is avilable to view in the forums. A fantastic effort by our pilots - 200+ flights and 1,000+ hours. Congratulations to Geroge Taylor on the Pilot of the Month award

24/7 APG VATSIM International Event - Shoreham
Posted by Rob Scott on July 22, 2010 at 1:49 PM MDT

This weekend sees the VATSIM International Events bandwagon roll up to Shoreham Airport, EGKA.
Situated on the south coast of England it is a GA flyers paradise. The runway is only short and has an NDB for navigation, so bring something small and enjoy the fun. After landing why not perform a few touch and goes?
Plan to arrive between 1100Z (1200 UK BST / 2100 Australia EST / 1630 India IST / 0700 USA EDT) and 1200Z (1300 UK BST / 2200 Australia EST / 1730 India IST / 0800 USA EDT)

June Pilot of the Month
Posted by Rob Scott on July 3, 2010 at 5:20 AM MDT

After some careful thought Maurice, Colin and myself have decided to award June\'s POM to Jeff House.
Congratulations Jeff, an outstanding performance in June.