Independent review urges updates to Boeing 737 Max FAA risk assessment reports
A National Academy of Sciences report released Wednesday June 22 recommended the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) make a series… Read More »
Boeing signs on for Aireon Space-Based ADS-B flight data stream services
Aireon, the world’s leading provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, will deliver its flight data stream to Boeing…. Read More »
FAA urges airlines to retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
Altimeter fixes will let AT&T and Verizon fully deploy 5G on C-Band spectrum. The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally… Read More »
IATA calls on governments to support safe lithium battery transportation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries by… Read More »
IATA Calls for government support to make transport of Lithium Batteries safer
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), holding its annual meeting in Doha, called on governments to further support the safe… Read More »
Passenger dies at Gatwick airport after waiting on plane for assistance
A man fell to his death at Gatwick yesterday after disembarking a plane without a helper. The tragic accident happened… Read More »
Everything you need to know about Monkeypox and travelling safely this summer
After two years of restrictions, infections and yo-yo borders, the last thing anyone wants is another public health crisis. The… Read More »
Wheel drops off departing ATR 42 freighter
Investigators are examining the reasons for a wheel detachment from an ATR 42-300 freighter as it departed from Chittagong in… Read More »
EASA sees no evidence of A350 paint flaws posing safety risk
In the latest development in the ongoing legal dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways, Europe’s aviation regulator has said that… Read More »
EasyJet Airbus A320 conducts emergency landing after captain is incapacitated
An easyJet Airbus A320 passenger aircraft performed an emergency landing in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom as one of the… Read More »
Unions and safety regulators have criticized WizzAir CEO’s recent comments
WizzAir co-founder and CEO József Váradi has come under fire from numerous industry stakeholders regarding comments he made in a… Read More »
SpiceJet grounds 90 Boeing 737 MAX pilots after DGCA fine
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has restricted 90 pilots from operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after receiving a fine from the… Read More »
DGCA fines Vistara for allowing pilots to fly without proper training
Indian airline Vistara is fined by the local aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for violating flight… Read More »
Europe’s EASA progresses on Civil Supersonic Jet regulations
Spike Aerospace is still pursuing development of its S-512 supersonic business jet. Preliminary specifications and performance data includes a top… Read More »
FAA wants to assess ‘multiple’ safety improvements at Boeing over the next 3 years
Boeing employees will still be allowed to perform some safety analysis on the company’s aircraft, but for three more years… Read More »
Both pilots fall asleep on transatlantic ITA Airways flight
ITA Airways flight AZ609 operated from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) on Apr. 30, 2022, with an Airbus A330-200… Read More »
Rescuers pull bodies from plane wreckage scattered across a mountain gorge in Nepal
The wreckage of a plane lost in Nepal’s mountains was found Monday scattered on a mountainside. So far 14 of… Read More »
Snoozing Pilot Nearly Creates International Incident
A pilot for Italy’s ITA Airways allegedly took a snooze during a transatlantic flight, scaring air traffic controllers who feared… Read More »
US FAA proposes to revoke Rhoades Aviation’s air carrier certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to revoke the air carrier certificate of Honolulu, Hawaii- based Rhoades Aviation… Read More »
Boeing says no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in the 737-10 Max
A Boeing executive said there was no need to revamp the cockpit crew alerting system in its forthcoming 737-10 Max… Read More »
Mental health of pilots under scanner after China Eastern 737-800 jet crash
An anonymous survey of 1,848 pilots in 2015 found 12.6% suffered from depression while 4.1% experienced suicidal thoughts. How would… Read More »
Intentional crashes by pilots remain a rare form of air disaster
Indications that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern Airlines plane in March 2022 suggests the tragedy may… Read More »