Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
An Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300ER skidded off the runway after landing at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo International Airport March 2 at 9:59 p.m. local time.
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Emirates cabin crew member, Jeeye Kang, has emerged as the airline’s Biggest Foodie, with her winning recipe fit for a king, to be served on board for three months this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced March 3 that it has recovered the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter that crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, late last month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Eight passengers have been injured during evacuation after a Laudamotion Airbus A320-200 aborted takeoff from London Stansted Airport because of engine problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on March 1 that it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter six days after it crashed in Trinity Bay, Texas, killing three people on board.
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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 28 handed down fines of $1 million to American Airlines and $750,000 to Delta Air Lines for subjecting passengers to extended tarmac delays at airports across the US over the last several years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR will partner with the AviAssist Foundation to strengthen aviation safety awareness in Africa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Emirates has announced the return of My Emirates Pass, a seasonal pass that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership package, allowing customers to take advantage of discounts and benefits in over 500 locations across the UAE.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines has asked a US federal court to stop its mechanics writing up minor maintenance issues the airline believes is part of an illegal job action designed to wreak havoc on its operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kerry Reals
A Dublin court has ruled in Ryanair's favor over its refusal to pay compensation to Irish passengers whose flights were delayed or canceled as a result of internal strike action by the airline's staff.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Feb. 27 issued an interim final rule that prohibits passenger airlines from carrying rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells or batteries as cargo, noting their potential of causing uncontrollable fire in cargo holds.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kerry Reals
The Dutch government has taken a 12.68% stake in the Air France-KLM Group and announced its intention to match the French state’s interest in the group—a move that raised questions about whether greater public ownership will help or hinder plans for closer integration of the two national carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airspace over Pakistan and large swathe of northwestern India has been closed to commercial flights after a series of airstrikes ratcheted up tensions between the two countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Markus Wahl has been named as the new president of Germany’s pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) after previous president Martin Locher resigned in a surprise move.
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A senior official with Airlines for America (A4A) defended the airline industry’s record on emissions reduction before the US Congress, saying that the proposed Green New Deal’s (GND) call to replace air travel with high-speed rail ignores progress carriers have made toward increasing fuel efficiency and developing new technology.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Searchers on Feb. 26 recovered human remains from the scene of the Atlas Air flight 3591 crash, but flight-data recorders still had not been found three days after the Boeing 767-300 dived steeply into a marsh in Trinity Bay, Texas, according to witness reports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As the industry is assigning an increasing importance to manual piloting skills, regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has received a certification for the use of a full flight simulator in stall recovery training.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are urging the comptroller general of the US to consider the impact of an “arbitrary” provision from the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act that they say has jeopardized funding to rural airports across the country.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

An attempted hijacking on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai, via Chittagong, ended the evening of Feb. 24 after local forces raided the aircraft and shot the suspect.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Divers searched for flight data and cockpit voice recorders (FDR/CVR) in marshland to help unravel why an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, on Feb. 23, after a steep descent, killing three crew members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Three people were reported killed when an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay, near Anahauc, Texas, Feb. 23, while on approach to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Steve Trimble
A Boeing 767-300 converted freighter operating for Amazon Air crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, Feb. 23, FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

For Air New Zealand, efficiency and sustainability are part of its DNA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
US regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo have introduced a pathway program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russian airlines will be permitted to issue electronic boarding passes now that a Ministry of Transport decree has come into force, the authority said Feb. 19.
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