A lawsuit filed by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) escalates the union’s already critical public views of Boeing and the 737 MAX, accusing the manufacturer of deliberately misrepresenting and withholding “safety critical” details about the new model for years.

Citing a need for 10,000 new pilots in the next decade, United Airlines announced a new “Aviate” pilot recruitment program that it said offers candidates the quickest progression from college to first officer of any major airline.

The recent ICAO Assembly in Montreal revealed deep divisions between airlines and environmental groups over the path to reducing carbon emissions.

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is not consistently involving airlines when it reviews security directives at foreign airports, and its process for checking them is not transparent, a report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found.

Simulator and training specialist CAE is opening three new European training facilities to address the growing need for new airline pilots.