Pilot shortage can’t be addressed by existing programs, docs suggest
Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to… Read More »
Air Kiribati receives its first E190-E2 jet
The aircraft will be configured in a dual class layout seating 92 passengers in total, with 12 seats in business… Read More »
Italian Carrier Ernest Airlines To Suspend Operations
Italian budget carrier Ernest Airlines is being forced to suspend its operations two weeks from now. The suspension comes from… Read More »
How Electronic Technical Logbooks Enable Seamless Pilot-to-Maintenance Collaboration
Kirk Strutt, Aerospace & Defense Product Manager, IFS, explains how, when done correctly, an electronic technical logbook can streamline all… Read More »
Cause Of Deadly EgyptAir Crash Finally Revealed?
Oh EgyptAir… EgyptAir’s Mysterious Plane Crashes EgyptAir has historically had a not-amazing safety record, and perhaps most alarming has been… Read More »
India has made commercial pilot licences faster and easier to beat the shortage in airlines’ most-expensive asset
India is estimated to have nearly 8,000 pilots for over 650 commercial aircraft fleet. The growth rate of the commercial… Read More »
Mysterious swarms of giant drones have started to appear in the Colorado and Nebraska night sky, and nobody knows where they’re coming from
The drones appear and disappear at roughly the same time each night in swarms of at least 17 and up… Read More »
Turkish Airlines, Boeing reach 737 Max aircraft compensation deal
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Airlines and… Read More »
Boeing 737 Max Should Return In 2020 But The Crisis Won’t Be Over
The Boeing 737 Max will likely return to service sometime in 2020, but that won’t close the books on one… Read More »
College Basketball Team Makes Emergency Landing Due to Engine Failure
A college basketball team got more than it bargained for during a flight home Sunday after the plane the team… Read More »
Child Saves Mother Having Stroke During Flight
A mother is eternally thankful to her daughter after the child reported an issue to flight attendants during a flight… Read More »
NTSB arrives on Kauai to investigate fatal tour chopper crash
KOKEE, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – An NTSB team arrived on Sunday to launch their investigation of what caused the tour helicopter… Read More »
NTSB Returns To Full Board with Graham, Chapman
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to return to its full complement of board members with the recent confirmation… Read More »
ATR 72 tail-strike inquiry cites pilot-shortage pressure
Portuguese investigators have indicated that a shortage of pilots might have pressured carrier White Airways to release a trainee ATR… Read More »
Bek Air tried to cancel IOSA certificate requirement using lobbyists – Vice PM
AKIPRESS.COM – Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar said Bek Air using lobbyists of different levels tried to cancel… Read More »
A survivor of the Kazakhstan plane crash that killed at least 12 said the aircraft was crushed ‘like a tin can’
Emergency and security personnel are seen at the site of the plane crash near Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 27, 2019. A… Read More »
Let L-410UVP-E10 – Runway Excursion (Democratic Republic)
Date: Saturday 28 December 2019 Time: 14:34 Type: Let L-410UVP-E10 Operator: Air Fast Congo Registration: 9S-GDX C/n / msn: First… Read More »
Boeing discloses ‘very disturbing’ messages on 737 Max to FAA
A new batch of messages between Boeing Co. employees on the development of the 737 Max paints a “very disturbing… Read More »
Emirates diverts Delhi-Dubai flight after ‘drone activity’ at airport
Dubai international airport had faced a similar situation in 2015 and 2016 when unauthorized drones flew on its airspace. Emirates,… Read More »
Airbus wants to know everything passengers do on an airplane
Airbus wants to know everything passengers are consuming on board – from coffee to movies, even toilet paper. The European… Read More »
The riskiest US airports for Wi-Fi
Whatever you do, try to avoid connecting to free Wi-Fi at these airports, begs Tom Merritt. Traveling’s risky enough with… Read More »
Reagan National Airport to debut facial scanning technology
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will debut facial recognition technology in November that will let all departing international travelers board… Read More »