Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jul 21, 2015
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has canceled the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) for Syktyvkar-based UTair Express and Tomsk-based Tomsk Avia airlines.
Jul 21, 2015
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said air traffic controllers changed landing direction for more than 20 flights into Warsaw Chopin Airport on July 20 after a Lufthansa crew on approach reported a near-miss with an unmanned aircraft.
Jul 21, 2015
FedEx Express has become the latest US airline to sign a long-term offtake agreement for low-carbon biofuels.
Jul 20, 2015
Boeing has increased the number of pilots and maintenance technicians it forecasts will be needed by the world’s commercial airlines, reflecting a bulging order book for new aircraft.
Jul 20, 2015
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Airbus’s Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for the A330 family of aircraft.
Jul 20, 2015
The European Commission (EC) has published a report into the March crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, compiled by a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Jul 20, 2015
A National Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed seconds after takeoff from Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2013, was likely caused by inadequate restraint of large military vehicles being carried onboard, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation.
Jul 17, 2015
Collusion, especially among competing airlines in the world’s largest commercial air transport market, is a serious charge.