Air Transport Safety, Ops & Regulation

Feb 02, 2018
Maureva, a leading software and service solutions provider for the airline industry based in Mauritius, is now recognised by IATA as a certified provider and deployment partner of Air Austral, for its New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative.
Feb 01, 2018
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is adding an ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) to its Toulouse Training Center.
Feb 01, 2018
Paris’s public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the Air France A380 engine failure on Sept. 30, 2017, a judicial source told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily.
Feb 01, 2018
Ryanair said it has signed a formal union recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) making it the sole representative body for Ryanair-employed pilots in the UK, where 25% of its pilots and fleet are based.
Jan 31, 2018
Nearly three years of contentious negotiations between ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines and its pilots may be nearing an end as the carrier’s flight deck crew prepares to vote on a tentative agreement (TA) for a new, five-year labor contract.
Jan 31, 2018
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) list of top 10 US airports in 2017 for discoveries of firearms in carry-on baggage.
Jan 30, 2018
The US and Qatar have reached “understandings … on civil aviation” aimed at addressing the concerns of US major airlines about alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers.
Jan 30, 2018
A Qantas Boeing 787-9 has flown a transpacific flight using a biofuel blend, landing in Melbourne Jan. 30 after a 15 hour flight from Los Angeles. The General Electric GEnx-powered flight used a 10% blend of biofuel made from carinata.