Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jan 06, 2016
FAA has released a mobile app, B4UFLY, which alerts unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators about current or upcoming requirements and restrictions in areas of the National Airspace System where they may want to operate their devices.
Jan 06, 2016
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has reported the region’s airlines carried 22.5 million passengers in November, up 6.7% over the year-ago month.
Jan 06, 2016
Members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA)—22 carriers from throughout Europe—transported close to 307 million passengers on scheduled services in 2015.
Jan 06, 2016
202 firearms were discovered at US airports in December 2015, down 4.3% year-over-year, as detailed in Total TSA Gun Catches for December 2015 (loaded or unloaded firearms discovered at TSA checkpoints at airports across the US).
Jan 06, 2016
Malaysia Airlines will resume normal baggage carrying on its flights to its European destinations of London, Paris and Amsterdam from its Kuala Lumpur base, Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) said in a Jan. 6 statement.
Jan 05, 2016
The Lufthansa Group will hire more than 4,000 workers in 2016, which includes nearly 2,800 flight attendants, 240 pilots and 150 service staff at Munich Airport.
Jan 05, 2016
Saudi Arabia announced Jan. 5 it is ceasing all air services with Iran due to increasing tension between Riyadh and Tehran following Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia Moslem cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Jan 05, 2016
Malaysia Airlines abruptly put a temporary suspension on all checked baggage on its flights to Europe, citing strong head winds and safety concerns.