Initial MIT study sees improved safety against COVID-19 if middle seats are left empty.
Leaving the middle seats unoccupied in the main cabin of an airliner could cut nearly in half the risk of contracting COVID-19 during a flight, acording to a study that cautions that the conclusion is based on a “rough approximation of the risks … with an emphasis on the word ‘rough.’”1
COVID-19, News, Safety Oversight, uncrewed aircraft
Eurocontrol forecast says air traffic is unlikely to recover to 2019 levels before 2025.
Older pilots emerged from the early days of COVID-19 less likely than their younger counterparts to suffer impaired well-being, researchers say.
COVID-19, Flight Training, News
The FAA has rejected Republic Airways’ request for an exemption to the 1,500-hour rule.
