Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jan 04, 2016
Ryanair is seeking to have the Norwegian government roll back plans for an environmental tax for flights originating in Norway, saying such a move would harm jobs and growth in the Nordic nation.
Jan 04, 2016
Air France has confirmed it has been informed of strike action by the CGT trade union on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 and by Alter, a minor pilots’ union, from Jan. 10-13.
Jan 02, 2016
Hadid has announced its new brand mark – the Hadid symbol.
Dec 31, 2015
An Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER diverted to Calgary Dec. 30 to get passengers to hospital after several were injured during severe turbulence on a flight from Shanghai to Toronto.
Dec 30, 2015
Southwest Airlines reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its ground operations workers Dec. 29; a vote on the new contract is imminent.
Dec 30, 2015
A German court has ruled that Etihad Airways must cease its codeshare on 29 routes operated by partner airline airberlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier.
Dec 29, 2015
Total TSA Gun Catches for 2014 (loaded or unloaded firearms, plus stun-guns, discovered at TSA checkpoints across the US).
Dec 29, 2015
Australian actor Russell Crowe is in the news this Christmas week after getting in a huff because he was not allowed to take check in his sons’ hoverboards when they arrived for a Virgin Australia flight.