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The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the largest pilots’ union in the United States, is urging President Donald Trump to take steps to immediately end the partial government shutdown…
News, Fitness for Duty, Safety Regulation
Canada’s major airlines have two years to implement new flight and duty time limits that reduce both the number of hours that pilots may fly each year and the length…
The NTSB says recording capacity should be extended to 25 hours, up from the current 2-hour requirement.
Cabin Safety, Safety Regulation
A new law says the FAA must study how airliner seat size affects emergency evacuations.
News, Mechanical Issues, Accident/Incident Investigation, Safety Regulation
The new inspection interval has been set at every 1,600 engine cycles.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed levying a $474,000 civil penalty against Frontier Airlines, alleging that Frontier operated airplanes that were not equipped with required medical supplies. The…
News, Cabin Safety, Safety Regulation
Citing skyrocketing numbers of reported incidents involving disruptive passengers, the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is calling on authorities to step up the prosecution of offenders. CAA data for 2018…
News, Human Factors, Safety Regulation
The new rules were developed in the aftermath of the March 2015 crash of Germanwings Flight 952.
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Safety Regulation
The European Union (EU) Council on Tuesday adopted what it called the first ever EU-wide rules for civil drones of all sizes. In a news release, the EU said the…
Safety Regulation, Unmanned Aircraft
The FAA should change the way it evaluates risks involving drones, a scientific panel says.
