Boeing Issues Global Safety Warning to Pilots in Wake of Indonesian 737 Crash February 18, 2021 By Alan Levin Boeing Co. has issued a safety bulletin reminding pilots of the steps required to ensure they maintain control of their...
Airlines Seek WHO Approval of Quarantine-Free Travel After Vaccines January 27, 2021 By Christopher Jasper The airline industry has called on the World Health Organization to rule it’s safe for people to fly without quarantining...
Indonesian Divers Recover Sriwijaya Air’s Flight Recorder January 12, 2021 By Rieka Rahadiana and Eko Listiyorini Indonesian Navy divers retrieved one of the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing Co. jet that plunged into the...
Sriwijaya Air Crash Puts Indonesia’s Poor Air Safety Record Under Fresh Scrutiny January 11, 2021 By Jamie Freed and Stanley Widianto SYDNEY/JAKARTA – Indonesia’s poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people...
Global Aviation Deaths Rose in 2020, Although Number of Crashes Fell January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number...
American Airlines Resumes Passenger Flights on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft December 30, 2020 By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski Boeing’s 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety...
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage December 15, 2020 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage...
Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe December 14, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms,...
Lawmaker Calls FCC’s Spectrum Auction Danger to Aviation Band December 8, 2020 By David Shepardson A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the auction of portions of...
An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors December 1, 2020 By Harry Suhartono and Anurag Kotoky On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered...