Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jul 14, 2015
Qantas has halted the voting on a key labor agreement due to possible tampering with the voting process.
Jul 14, 2015
The European Commission (EC) has approved International Airlines Group’s (IAG) acquisition of Aer Lingus, subject to the carriers surrendering five slot pairs at London Gatwick Airport.
Jul 14, 2015
The FAA is auditing Thailand’s aviation oversight this week to determine if the country’s safety rating should be downgraded after ICAO found significant safety concerns during an audit early this year, particularly with the airline certification process.
Jul 14, 2015
US independent regional carrier Cape Air has signed an agreement with Aerosim Training.
Jul 14, 2015
An Emirates Airline Boeing 777-200LR was involved in a ground collision with a Nigerian domestic carrier HAK Air 737-400 on Monday night at Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport, Nigeria, West Africa.
Jul 13, 2015
The Russian government has made several amendments to its airspace use rules, which will increase flight safety and conform to ICAO standards and recommendations.
Jul 13, 2015
The “green” ATR 72 prototype made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign on July 8.
Jul 13, 2015
London Heathrow Airport canceled 22 flights Monday after environmental protestors from the Plane Stupid action group cut through the perimeter fence and padlocked themselves to each other.