Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Feb 02, 2018
Sweden has become the latest country to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, covering both private and commercial operators.
Feb 01, 2018
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is adding an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) to its Toulouse Training Center.
Feb 01, 2018
Paris’s public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the Air France A380 engine failure on Sept. 30, 2017, a judicial source told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily.
Feb 01, 2018
Ryanair said it has signed a formal union recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) making it the sole representative body for Ryanair-employed pilots in the UK, where 25% of its pilots and fleet are based.
Jan 31, 2018
Nearly three years of contentious negotiations between ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines and its pilots may be nearing an end as the carrier’s flight deck crew prepares to vote on a tentative agreement (TA) for a new, five-year labor contract.
Jan 22, 2020
Europe’s pilots’ unions, represented by blanket body the European Cockpit Association (ECA), have called for risk-analysis sharing after Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 was shot down Jan. 8 in Iran, killing everyone on board.
Jan 21, 2020
The Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) of Kazakhstan has rejected an appeal by Bek Air, which called the suspension of the airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) illegal after its Fokker 100 crash at Almaty Dec. 27, 2019.
Jan 17, 2020
Confusing local terminology contributed to a pair of identical incidents in which easyJet crews used thrust settings that were too low because their departure performance data calculations used the wrong runway takeoff points, a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said. The incidents, which highlight the larger issue of takeoff-performance error risks, has led to changes at the airport.
Jan 16, 2020
The FAA’s certification process is not fundamentally flawed and “was followed” during the Boeing 737 MAX certification, but shortcomings in key guidance, global perspective, safety assessments, and agency staffing should be addressed to improve the system, an independent committee’s report found.
Jan 15, 2020
The airport slot system in Europe is overdue for a comprehensive overhaul, according to Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe).
Jan 14, 2020
The European Commission extended the provisional deadline for its in-depth review of the proposed commercial joint venture (JV) between Boeing and Embraer until Apr. 30, further delaying its potential approval for the deal, most recently seen to be closing at the end of the first quarter.
Jan 13, 2020
The investigation into Iran’s Jan. 8 downing of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 is beginning to take shape, with participants from affected countries urging transparency and a thorough probe into the disaster.
Jan 13, 2020
Fractured mid-turbine frame (MTF) piston seals have been linked to about half of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine failures reported by Indian carriers that damaged low-pressure turbines (LPTs)—leading to a Pratt service bulletin recommending inspections, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.