Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

May 06, 2019
Russia’s Yakutia Airline called for additional crew training for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) following the May 5 crash landing of an Aeroflot SSJ100-95 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.
May 05, 2019
Updated: An Aeroflot SSukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ) crashed on landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport May 5, less than 30 minutes after taking off for a scheduled flight to Murmansk. There are reports that at least 41 people were killed.
May 05, 2019
Boeing discovered in 2017 that its 737 MAXs were being delivered without a flight-deck angle of attack (AOA) error warning activated as intended, but determined the issue was not a safety risk and did not need immediate correction, the company said May 5.
May 05, 2019
There are conflicting reports about fatalities and injuries after an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport May 5.
May 03, 2019
WestJet Encore, the regional subsidiary of Calgary-based LCC WestJet, and its pilots ratified their first labor agreement May 2.
May 03, 2019
The US was recently awarded an allocation of 12 new daily services to Tokyo’s Haneda airport. This breakthrough market access agreement will add additional service in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
May 03, 2019
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has reached agreements with its pilot unions, ending a six-day strike that disrupted operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
May 02, 2019
Three US senators want to know what steps FAA is taking to finalize standards for minimum seat dimensions on commercial carriers, as required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.