Wizz Air to Train 1200 New Pilots by 2028
Wizz Air has announced plans to train 1,200 new pilots by 2028, including 240 recruits from the UK, as part of its major… Read More »
ExecuJet to Build Alat FBO, Manage Silk Way’s New Gulfstream G500
ExecuJet has announced a partnership with Silk Way AFEZCO to develop a new fixed-base operation (FBO) at the upcoming Alat… Read More »
Saudia Earns 11th IOSA Renewal, Sets New Benchmark in Aviation Safety
Saudia, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has reaffirmed its position as a global leader in aviation safety by securing… Read More »
Korean Air and Asiana Align Pilot Training Ahead of 2026 Merger
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have taken another key step toward their planned merger by holding a joint instructors’ meeting… Read More »
Japan Airlines to Suspend Pilots Who Fail Liver Function Tests
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that it will suspend pilots deemed at high risk if their liver function deteriorates beyond… Read More »
Study Warns Pilot Fatigue and Job Pressure Threaten EU Flight Safety
European aviation safety is under growing threat from mounting psychological pressure, fatigue, and precarious employment conditions among pilots and cabin… Read More »
Lufthansa to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Invest in AI and Digital Transformation
Lufthansa Group has announced plans to cut 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030 as part of a sweeping digital transformation strategy… Read More »
Worldwide Pilot Shortage Deepens as Airlines Raise Pay and Delay Retirements
Airlines worldwide are scrambling to fill cockpits as the global pilot shortage worsens, fueled by surging travel demand, early retirements,… Read More »
Japan Airlines Suspends 6 Pilots, Tightens Alcohol Safety Rules
Japan Airlines (JAL) is tightening its alcohol safety policies after repeated pilot drinking violations led to major delays and regulatory… Read More »
Did China Dismantle an Airbus A320 to Build the C919? What the Evidence Shows (and Doesn’t)
Allegations have circulated for years that, in the late 1990s or early 2000s, an Airbus A320 delivered to China “disappeared,”… Read More »
Japan Invests Billions in Hydrogen Aircraft Future
Japan is making a major push to lead the next era of aviation by investing heavily in hydrogen-powered aircraft research,… Read More »
Delta Replaces APU Engines on Airbus A320 Fleet to Address Toxic Fume Concerns
Delta Air Lines is undertaking a major maintenance program to replace auxiliary power units (APUs) on more than 300 of… Read More »
Ryanair to Reopen Trapani Base in Early 2026
Ryanair will reestablish its base at Trapani Airport in Sicily in January 2026, a decade after closing its operations there…. Read More »
IATA: SAF Tech Rollout, Not Feedstock, Key Net Zero Bottleneck
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Worley Consulting, has published a study demonstrating that sufficient sustainable aviation… Read More »
Pilots’ Group Demands Judicial Probe Into Air India Crash
The Federation of Indian Pilots has called for a judicially led inquiry into the June 12 crash of Air India… Read More »
Spirit Airlines to Furlough 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Restructuring
Spirit Airlines has announced plans to furlough around 1,800 flight attendants — roughly one-third of its cabin crew — as… Read More »
US Moves to Block Sanctioned Aircraft Parts From Reaching Russia
Washington is tightening controls to prevent U.S.-made aircraft components from slipping into Russian hands after loosening sanctions on Belarus’s flag… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Seeks $100 Million in Pilot Pay Cuts Amid Second Bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines has told its pilots’ union it wants to cut pay and claw back $100 million a year from… Read More »
Army to Cut 6,500 Aviation Jobs as It Shifts to Drones
The U.S. Army plans to cut nearly 6,500 active-duty aviation positions over the next two years as it pivots from… Read More »
US Maintains Ban on Belavia Flights to Russia and Others
The United States has confirmed that Belarusian flag carrier Belavia will remain barred from operating flights to Russia, Iran, Syria,… Read More »
Spirit to Cut 25% Capacity & Slash Jobs
Spirit Airlines is preparing for a major downsizing, announcing plans to cut flight capacity by 25% year-on-year in November while… Read More »
IATA Urges Raising Pilot Retirement Age to 67
The International Air Transport Association is calling for the retirement age of commercial pilots undertaking multi-pilot international operations to be… Read More »
FAA Orders Inspections of 119 Boeing 787s Over Faulty Oxygen Masks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to issue a final rule requiring U.S. airlines to inspect more than 100… Read More »
Japan Airlines Cuts Executive Pay Over Pilot Alcohol Scandal
Japan Airlines has announced sweeping pay cuts for 37 top executives, including President Mitsuko Tottori, in response to a serious… Read More »
Emirates Opens New Pilot Training Centre in Dubai
Emirates has officially opened a state-of-the-art crew training centre in Dubai dedicated to preparing pilots for its incoming Boeing 777X… Read More »
Bill Gates Fund, Airlines Invest $150M in SAF Startups
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the clean-energy investment fund backed by Bill Gates, has teamed up with some of the world’s leading… Read More »