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Take to the skies on PC and in VR with the indie title Share this article: CREDIT: Sector D2 Historically speaking, there’s pretty much never been a shortage of video games about flying and/or aerial warfare. Ever since Ultimate Air Combat launched for the NES in 1992, flying a plane (or spaceship, or helicopter) and shooting down other pilots has been a staple in the gaming world, with a few titles even coming to arcades and other consoles before that. But Project Wingman is a bit differ...

Flying the jab: Cabin crew open first-class lounge for P&J Live vaccinators © Supplied by NHS Grampian Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Staff at Aberdeen’s mass Covid vaccination clinic have been treated to some first class service with the help of grounded cabin crew volunteers. The charity Project Wingman started up last March, as the pandemic swept the country and masses of flights were cancelled. W...

Aviation enthusiasts offered chance to buy RAF Lossiemouth runway lights © Jason Hedges/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The landing lights at RAF Lossiemouth have been a welcome beacon for generations of pilots arriving home after completing high-stakes aerial missions. But when the runway at the Moray airbase last year underwent a transformation to prepare for the arrival of a fleet of Poseid...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up When Emma Henderson set up Project Wingman as the UK plunged into lockdown last year, she had no idea about the heights the project would soar to. Grounded by the pandemic, the Easyjet pilot co-founded the charity with British Airways counterpart Dave Fielding and Professor Rob Bor to give furloughed airline staff a sense of purpose. Under the programme, they arranged make...

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A son who lost his mother to Covid-19 early in the pandemic has opened up about grieving under lockdown. A year ago, Ramila Tara Smyth, 58, was recovering from a rare heart condition she had suffered with for nearly ten years. But as the pandemic set in, she contracted the virus and her health plummeted. Her son Chris Oram was working for British Airways and abroad at the time, but was concerned when he noticed his mother was ill and suffering some Covid symptoms on March 21, 2020....

Homerton NHS staff enjoy airline-style relaxation lounge Project Wingman staff outside of the ‘Wellbee’ bus Pic: Project Wingman Homerton Hospital has been chosen as the first port of call for a mobile relaxation lounge created by an airline crew to help de-stress NHS staff fighting the pandemic The volunteers, all former and current aircrew staff – who are trained in helping others to de-stress, many of whom have been unable to work during the pandemic – have been creating spaces where...

Project Wingman is using a double-decker bus to serve refreshments to medical workers during the pandemic.

Published: 2:15 PM February 3, 2021    Updated: 3:02 PM February 9, 2021 The Project Wingman Wellbee bus will give Homerton Hospital staff a place to unwind and de-stress after, before or during difficult shifts. - Credit: Simon Palmer, Head of Digital Content, Project Wingman The first mobile well-being lounge has landed at Homerton Hospital to give staff a space to unwind for two weeks.  The Wellbee lounge is located on a double decker bus provided by Project Wingman, a charity set u...

Flight Attendant using her free time to support stressed hospital staff Archna Bhatt, 27, is also fundraising for Womens Aid during the pandemic Archna is part of Project Wingman, supporting NHS hospital staff Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourP...