Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Nov 12, 2018
A pair of military jets escorted an Air Astana Embraer 190 as it experienced severe technical difficulties over Portugal and the pilots considered ditching at sea.
Nov 12, 2018
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has called on FAA to take action to set minimum dimensions for US airlines, saying the agency is moving too slowly and “not implementing the law.”
Nov 12, 2018
International Airlines Group (IAG) expressed confidence an agreement on air transport with the European Union (EU) would be reached after a Spanish media outlet reported the group was in talks with Spain to protect IAG’s EU ownership rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Nov 12, 2018
Some passengers were injured after a Fly Jamaica Airways Boeing 757 crash-landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, in Timehri, Guyana.
Nov 09, 2018
I’m posting this blog with a link to what is believed to be a recording of the conversations between a Las Vegas tower controller and a number of pilots in an incident Nov. 7 that led to FAA issuing a new controller staffing policy today.
Jan 12, 2021
The UK has tightened up its COVID-19 travel restrictions, imposing the requirement of a negative test for the virus on all arrivals in addition to mandatory quarantines for those coming from states not on its “travel corridor” list.
Jan 12, 2021
Turkish Airlines’ CEO has said passengers must not wear valved or vented face masks on board, in line with national health regulations and World Health Organization (WHO) guidance.
Jan 12, 2021
The flight data recorder (FDR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 was recovered by Indonesian naval divers on the evening of Jan. 12, three days after the Boeing 737-500 carrying 62 people plunged into the sea.
Jan 10, 2021
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 crashed into the sea Jan. 9 after losing contact with air traffic control shortly after taking off from Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Indonesia.
Jan 08, 2021
Five non-career FAA appointees resigned from their posts in protest after the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters Jan. 7, according to an internal email viewed by Aviation Daily.
Jan 08, 2021
The settlement between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is not likely to generate many positive reactions from outside the two organizations.
Jan 08, 2021
WASHINGTON—A key U.S. House chairman called on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to…
Jan 07, 2021
The U.S. political crisis spilled into the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Thursday when DOT secretary Elaine Chao became the first cabinet official to resign in response to the mob invasion of the Capitol building by President Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6.