Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aug 28, 2018
A Capital Airlines Airbus A320, en route from Beijing Capital Airport to Macau International Airport, lost its nose gear wheels and sustained severe engine damage in a landing attempt at Macau.
Aug 27, 2018
Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Wataniya Airways has been told by the country’s regulator to improve its standards of service or potentially face closure, according to a report from state-run news agency KUNA.
Aug 27, 2018
Two US senators are seeking to move oversight of aircraft noise abatement from FAA to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Aug 27, 2018
Royal Schiphol Group, operator of Amsterdam Schiphol, has said that the two sides in an ongoing industrial dispute at the airport must get together “with extreme urgency” to avert a threatened 24-hour strike.
Aug 27, 2018
Heroes are born, idols are made, they say. Senator John McCain had no time for idolism, but he was a hero in the truest sense because of his actions and values.
Aug 27, 2018
Chinese authorities are encouraging private investment as part of a policy to encourage non-government money into civil aviation infrastructure.
Aug 24, 2018
Japanese LCC Peach has launched a new pilot training initiative, as it looks for ways to avoid the pilot shortages that have affected Asia-Pacific airlines.
Aug 24, 2018
The US State Department has downgraded its travel advisory for US citizens travelling to Cuba for a second time since a “do not travel” warning went into effect in 2017.