Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Feb 22, 2016
Canada-based simulator manufacturer and trainings provider CAE is acquiring the commercial flight training unit of Lockheed Martin, it was announced Monday.
Feb 19, 2016
A strike on some of SAS’s Nordic services has been threatened from Feb. 22, following a breakdown of negotiations between pilots, cabin crew and the company that hires them.
Feb 18, 2016
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) aviation regulator, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has instructed all “leisure” users of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to operate them only within GCAA-registered and authorized clubs.
Feb 18, 2016
Russia’s Investigative Committee has detained an “actual owner” of Moscow Domodedovo International Airport, Dmitry Kamenshchik.
Feb 18, 2016
The 22 members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) will offer 3.8% more flights and 5.5% more seats in the upcoming summer season compared to the same period in 2015, launching 254 new routes.
Feb 17, 2016
The wingtip of an American Airlines Boeing 737 clipped the tail of a Southwest 737 on Feb. 17, as the latter aircraft was being deiced at Detroit Metro Airport.
Feb 17, 2016
United Airlines and its dispatchers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract extension.
Feb 16, 2016
Not a single accidental jet hull loss in 2015 resulted in fatalities, according to IATA’s 2015 Safety Performance report.