FAA data confirms 2021 was the worst year ever for unruly airplane passengers in the US
More than ever, flight attendants have been dealing with unruly passengers fighting against mask mandates, and now, they’re saying enough… Read More »
FAA reveals 50 airports that will have C-band 5G buffer zones
When AT&T’s and Verizon’s C-band 5G services go live on January 19th, they’ll be implementing buffer zones around 50 airports… Read More »
FAA, telecoms agree on 5G deferral around 50 airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports around which telecom operators AT&T and Verizon… Read More »
The World’s 10 Safest Airlines for 2022
Safety in the Skies Leading safety, product, and COVID-19 rating website, AirlineRatings.com, has revealed its annual rankings of the world’s… Read More »
Opinion: Here we go again, “pilot error”, really?
It is with great interest that I read last week several reports regarding an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai… Read More »
Air New Zealand is the world’s safest airline for 2022
The past year has proved to be yet another incredibly difficult one for airlines as the slump in air travel… Read More »
Qantas internal memo suggests out-of-practice pilots are now making errors
Some formerly grounded Qantas pilots getting back in the air have lost their shine, according to a leaked confidential internal… Read More »
Pakistani airlines cleared to fly to EU, US after ICAO withdraws safety objection
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said on Wednesday that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) had lifted all restrictions… Read More »
U.S. FAA expands pilot training evaluations with lessons learned from the 737 Max
New guidance builds on lessons learned from the 737 Max re-approval. The change outlines how line pilots are to be… Read More »
EASA seeks new techniques to detect air-data failure and control-law errors
Europe’s safety authority is initiating research efforts aimed at developing new methods to detect multiple air-data probe failures, as well… Read More »
After Concerns From Airlines, AT&T and Verizon Agree to Delay 5G Rollout
In a literal late-night reversal of course on Monday, telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon agreed to postpone the rollout of… Read More »
2021 was the safest year to fly since 2017
2021 was one of the safest year to fly, 81 people lost their lives in four fatal air accidents worldwide… Read More »
U.S. Telecoms reject another 5G Delay and offer to modify airport deployment
Verizon and AT&T say they’ll turn down the power of 5G broadband signals near major airports of their choosing for… Read More »
UAE regulator probes Emirates 777-300ER flight ‘incident’ in Dubai
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are probing what Emirates described as “technical incident” shortly after one of its aircraft… Read More »
Indonesian transport ministry allows Boeing’s 737 MAX to fly again after deadly crash
Indonesia has lifted a ban on the Boeing 737 MAX, its transport ministry said on Tuesday Dec. 28, three years… Read More »
Heroic TSA Agent Saves the Life of a Choking Infant
A Transportation Security Administration agent – on the job for just two months but backed with 10 years’ experience as… Read More »
Prosecutors say Italian firm produced 4,000 flawed parts for Boeing 787 jets
An Italian supplier at the centre of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant… Read More »
FAA proposes fixes on some Boeing 777s after engine incidents
The US aviation regulator on Wednesday Dec. 22 proposed modifications and safety inspections on some models of the Boeing 777… Read More »
Pakistan Airlines ban imposed by European Union will be lifted soon
The ban imposed by the European Union on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon,… Read More »
US carriers warn of delays if 5G frequency deployed
The launch of 5G wireless communications frequencies in January 2022 could cause a wave of cancellations and delays due to… Read More »
10% of passengers on a flight from Miami to Israel tested positive for COVID-19
On Dec 20, 17 cases were detected on the plane, according to both the Israeli news site Haaretz and The… Read More »
Italian prosecutors seize parts for Boeing 787 aircraft
Italian prosecutors on Saturday ordered the seizure of components intended for the production of Boeing 787 aircrafts that they said… Read More »
FAA Selects Capt. Billy Nolen to lead Safety Office
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has selected Captain Billy Nolen, an experienced aviation safety professional and former… Read More »
Former Boeing 737 MAX pilot says FAA official called him ‘scapegoat’ for crashes
A former chief technical pilot for Boeing charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet… Read More »
Airbus goes legal accusing Qatar Airways of misrepresenting the A350 problem as a safety issue
Airbus dramatically raised the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over skin flaws on A350 jetliners on Dec. 9,… Read More »
Dangerous reason why passengers must tell cabin crew if they lose their phone
Airline pilot Patrick Smith told Sun Online Travel that phones in checked-in luggage pose an even bigger problem to flight… Read More »