Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation
Dec 15, 2016
A UK airline captain has accepted an apology from his employer, which initially sanctioned him for refusing to fly because he said he was fatigued.
Dec 15, 2016
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted final approval to the proposed Delta Air Lines-Aeromexico transborder joint venture (JV), but is continuing to demand divestitures that the airlines have said are objectionable.
Dec 14, 2016
Third-quarter 2016 net profits for the airline industry were up 4.9% year-over-year, according to a sampling of 67 airlines reported in IATA’s latest Airlines Financial Monitor.
Dec 14, 2016
British Airways (BA) looks set to join the list of major European airlines that have endured industrial strife this year, following a ballot for strike action by cabin crew staff.
Dec 13, 2016
Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) approved a tentative agreement for the Seattle-based carrier’s more than 700 aircraft technicians and related employees Dec. 13.
Dec 13, 2016
The latest round of pilot strikes by the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union will affect Lufthansa Group earnings by €100 million ($106 million) in the fourth quarter, the company said in a statement.
Dec 13, 2016
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) chairman Muhammad Azam Saigol has resigned as fallout from last week’s fatal ATR 42-500 crash continues.
Dec 12, 2016
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed a new set of flight crew mental health rules, formed following lessons learned after a Germanwings Airbus A320—en route from Barcelona to Düsseldorf—was deliberately flown into the French Alps March 24, killing all 150 people aboard.