The Civil Aviation Committee (CAC) of Kazakhstan has rejected an appeal by Bek Air, which called the suspension of the airline’s air operator’s certificate (AOC) illegal after its Fokker 100 crash at Almaty Dec. 27, 2019.

Kopter is advancing development of its single-engine SH09 in Sicily.

When airliners fail to communicate, fighters are launched—at a significant cost.

Confusing local terminology contributed to a pair of identical incidents in which easyJet crews used thrust settings that were too low because their departure performance data calculations used the wrong runway takeoff points, a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said. The incidents, which highlight the larger issue of takeoff-performance error risks, has led to changes at the airport.

The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority is tasked with ensuring the development of a safe, reliable and modern air transport sector – but now new moves are also afoot in the country, as Kaleyesus Bekele found out when he spoke to ECAA director general, Colonel Wossenyeleh Hunegnaw.

The FAA’s certification process is not fundamentally flawed and “was followed” during the Boeing 737 MAX certification, but shortcomings in key guidance, global perspective, safety assessments, and agency staffing should be addressed to improve the system, an independent committee’s report found. 

The airport slot system in Europe is overdue for a comprehensive overhaul, according to Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe). 

French startup offers new tool for instructors, as trend emerges for data analysis and eye tracking in pilot training.