Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jul 27, 2018
The US Senate on July 24 confirmed the nominations of Bruce Landsberg and Jennifer Homendy to serve on the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), returning the board to full strength at five members.
Jul 27, 2018
Airbus has launched an ab initio pilot training program as the airline industry faces the prospect of a growing deficit of trained flight deck personnel in coming years.
Jul 27, 2018
JetBlue pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a four-year contract, the New York-based LCC confirmed.
Jul 26, 2018
The UK government has announced its latest series of proposals to clamp down on irresponsible or reckless use of small drones, or unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
Jul 26, 2018
Tension between Ryanair and its workforce has ratcheted up another notch, following the Irish pilots’ union’s decision to strike for a fourth day on Aug. 3.
Jul 14, 2020
China has condemned France’s decision to slash the number of Chinese airline flights to Paris per week from three to just one, which Paris said was in response to China’s "five ones" policy. 
Jul 13, 2020
The U.S. FAA, responding to Pakistani officials’ acknowledgment that many of its professional pilots have invalid licenses, will downgrade its rating of Pakistan’s civil aviation oversight, signifying the country no longer complies with ICAO standards reviewed by a U.S. agency audit program.
Jul 13, 2020
Investigators that probe fatal air transport disasters almost always need flight data and cockpit voice recorder data to shed light on key links in event chains.
Jul 13, 2020
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has reiterated to Shanghai its general requirement that passenger aircraft arriving from abroad must be no more than 75% full.
Jul 08, 2020
A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg B-7866) made an emergency landing on the night of July 6 after the heating element in the left cockpit windscreen failed, causing it to crack.
Jul 06, 2020
EASA plans to mandate inspections of certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 low-pressure turbine (LPT) discs following word from the manufacturer that contact between the parts and nearby seals can lead to cracks.
Jul 06, 2020
The UK government has published a list of countries from which international arrivals to England will not have to self-isolate, including France, Greece, Italy, Spain and other popular tourist destinations.
Jul 06, 2020
On July 2, 60 passengers representing different demographics arrived at Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA) for a flight that never departed.