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New Pilot Deviation Rules Surprise Pilots - AVweb | 21/05/12

New Pilot Deviation Rules Surprise PilotsAVwebBy Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief The Airline Pilots Association is advising members (PDF) to voluntarily report to the FAA Aviation Safety Action Program even the most minor deviation from ATC instructions, regardless of their origin (ie equipment ...

Qantas base closure to create Brisbane jobs - Brisbane Times | 21/05/12

Brisbane TimesQantas base closure to create Brisbane jobsBrisbane TimesQantas CEO Alan Joyce said the decision would not affect the safety of the fleet and Qantas was the only airline to maintain their planes in Australia. ?Like the manufacturing industry, aviation maintenance is a labour- and capital-intensive sector,'' ...

Air Astana Unveils Major Network Expansion - ASIATravelTips.com | 21/05/12

Air Astana Unveils Major Network ExpansionASIATravelTips.com?Over the past 10 years, Air Astana has remained fully committed to its founding mission of providing profitable domestic and international air services to the highest standards of safety and service using modern aircraft to serve the needs of ...

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service in wake of Duluth flight - Superior Telegram | 21/05/12

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service in wake of Duluth flightSuperior Telegram?Safety is always our No. 1 priority.? Only one incident in Allegiant's history has been serious enough to require a National Transportation Safety Board report, Wheeler said. That was in 2007, when an Allegiant plane landed safely in Orlando without ...

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service in wake of Duluth flight - Duluth News Tribune | 21/05/12

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service in wake of Duluth flightDuluth News Tribune?Safety is always our No. 1 priority.? Only one incident in Allegiant's history has been serious enough to require a National Transportation Safety Board report, Wheeler said. That was in 2007, when an Allegiant plane landed safely in Orlando without ...

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service - Superior Telegram | 20/05/12

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer serviceSuperior Telegram?Safety is always our No. 1 priority.? Only one incident in Allegiant's history has been serious enough to require a National Transportation Safety Board report, Wheeler said. That was in 2007, when an Allegiant plane landed safely in Orlando without ...

Air India's last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the ... - Times of India | 20/05/12

Moneycontrol.comAir India's last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the ...

Final Free Fall for the Maharajah? - Times of India | 20/05/12

Moneycontrol.comFinal Free Fall for the Maharajah?Times of IndiaThe Air India agitation is not a struggle by lowly paid employees demanding better wages and fighting inhuman work conditions. Air India commanders (pilots with eight years of experience who are responsible for operation and safety during flights) ...

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service - Duluth News Tribune | 20/05/12

No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer serviceDuluth News Tribune?Safety is always our No. 1 priority.? Only one incident in Allegiant's history has been serious enough to require a National Transportation Safety Board report, Wheeler said. That was in 2007, when an Allegiant plane landed safely in Orlando without ...

Air India's last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the ... - Economic Times | 20/05/12

IBNLive.comAir India's last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the ...

Wrath all around in wake of collapse - Sydney Morning Herald | 20/05/12

Sydney Morning HeraldWrath all around in wake of collapseSydney Morning HeraldAFTA has proposed a toughening up of the regulatory framework for start-up airlines, with more checks and balances in their first five years, when they are most likely to fail. "CASA [the Civil Aviation Safety Authority] can ground an airline for ...

Report highlights failings during plane's evacuation - Belfast Telegraph | 19/05/12

Report highlights failings during plane's evacuationBelfast TelegraphThe passengers left the plane using the emergency slides but the airline said at no time was safety on board ever compromised despite the emergency, though one suffered minor injuries. In an investigation by air accident authorities, they called for ...

Greater Cooperation and Regulatory Engagement Key to Improving Ground ... - The FINANCIAL | 19/05/12

Greater Cooperation and Regulatory Engagement Key to Improving Ground ...

Fear of flying can be conquered - PennLive.com (blog) | 19/05/12

PennLive.com (blog)Fear of flying can be conqueredPennLive.com (blog)We all know about the higher fares, extra baggage fees, airline labor wars, attempted bomb plots, fewer flights, safety concerns with air-traffic controllers, bird strikes, overcrowded flights and rude behavior. It's enough to make you, well, ...

Safety is top priority for 'young eagles' learning about flying - Orlando Sentinel | 19/05/12

Safety is top priority for 'young eagles' learning about flyingOrlando SentinelThe lesson involves a careful "walk around" preflight inspection of the airplane, identification of the controls, an explanation of what will occur during the flight, a review of an aeronautical chart, or map, identification of reference points during ...

What Airlines Can Learn From Unintentional Heroes - Huffington Post (blog) | 19/05/12

What Airlines Can Learn From Unintentional HeroesHuffington Post (blog)One day he's an anonymous airline pilot worried about his kids and his investments, the next, he's landing a crippled USAirways airplane in the Hudson and becoming an international icon of discipline and leadership. Three years later, the mucho macho ...

US Department of Labor's OSHA Establishes Whistleblower Protection Advisory ... - Food Poisoning Bulletin | 19/05/12

Food Poisoning BulletinUS Department of Labor's OSHA Establishes Whistleblower Protection Advisory ...

Lawsuits filed over fatal Arctic plane crash - London Free Press | 19/05/12

Lawsuits filed over fatal Arctic plane crashLondon Free PressBy QMI Agency Transportation Safety Board members examine the wreckage of First Air flight 6560. (Photo courtesy of TSB) Families of several people who died in a 2011 plane crash in Nunavut have filed lawsuits against the government and the airline.and more » ...

ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline Security - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | 19/05/12

ALPA Presses Congress for One Level of Airline SecurityThe Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and"Controlling access to secure airport areas is critically important to the safety and security of the airline industry and the traveling public. The Transportation Security Administration and airport authorities do a good job of controlling and ...

FAA reconsiders its decision to exempt cargo airplanes from pilot fatigue rules - Memphis Commercial Appeal | 19/05/12

Plain DealerFAA reconsiders its decision to exempt cargo airplanes from pilot fatigue rulesMemphis Commercial AppealHowever, getting the FAA to reconsider this critical safety issue under the bright light of full public scrutiny and accountability is an important first step,? said IPA general counsel William Trent. The Air Line Pilots Association unit that ...

11 surprisingly lovable airlines - msnbc.com | 18/05/12

msnbc.com11 surprisingly lovable airlinesmsnbc.comDon't get us wrong?we know that air-travel safety is no laughing matter?but there's a lot to be said for a video that's engaging enough to actually get people to pay attention. (Other airlines have experimented with comic versions of safety videos ...

FAA and Aviation Community raise awareness on child safety. - ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) | 18/05/12

FAA and Aviation Community raise awareness on child safety.ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)FAA has developed new website that includes downloadable tip sheet for parents and caregivers and video demonstration on how to properly install a child safety seat on an airplane. It also includes details about FAA-approved child harness devices, ...

Alligator Airways stays on the ground - The Australian | 18/05/12

Alligator Airways stays on the groundThe AustralianWEST Australian sight-seeing and charter operator Alligator Airways will remain grounded after the federal court today backed the air safety regulator's decision to suspend its maintenance and flying licences for safety reasons. ...

PIA Chief in US to discuss airlines issue with EASA - Pakistan Observer | 18/05/12

PakistanToday.com.pkPIA Chief in US to discuss airlines issue with EASAPakistan ObserverThe meetings were scheduled since long and any further delays on the part of the PIA could have resulted in serious operational implications for the airline in Europe and North America. The Board of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) had asked the ...

Russian Aeroflot wants to blacklist passengers for bad behavior - eTurboNews | 18/05/12

eTurboNewsRussian Aeroflot wants to blacklist passengers for bad behavioreTurboNewsLed by flagship carrier Aeroflot, the airlines want to start compiling blacklists of both passengers and pilots who have violated flight-safety rules. The blacklists would bring airlines more in line with the policies implemented by carriers in other ...

'Sully' Sullenberger hopes to inspire leadership - Chicago Sun-Times | 18/05/12

WCSH-TV'Sully' Sullenberger hopes to inspire leadershipChicago Sun-TimesBY BOB MINZESHEIMER May 17, 2012 5:42PM Chelsey Sullenberger famously piloted a disabled US Airways jet to safety in New York's Hudson River. On Jan. 15, 2009, pilot Chesley ?Sully? Sullenberger ditched his disabled jetliner in the Hudson River.Airlines and pilots battle over contracts, safetyCBS Newsall 14 news articles » ...

Jazz Aviation LP wins international Aviation Safety Award - Sacramento Bee | 18/05/12

Jazz Aviation LP wins international Aviation Safety AwardSacramento BeeBy Jazz Aviation LP HALIFAX, May 17, 2012 -- /CNW/ - Jazz Aviation LP ("Jazz") received top honours at the 2012 European Safety Management Symposium, hosted by Baines Simmons, by besting a list of finalists to win the first Innovation in Aviation ...

Air Astana launches new flights to Asia, Central Asia, Europe and Russia - eTurboNews | 18/05/12

Air Astana launches new flights to Asia, Central Asia, Europe and RussiaeTurboNews?Over the past 10 years, Air Astana has remained fully committed to its founding mission of providing profitable domestic and international air services to the highest standards of safety and service using modern aircraft to serve the needs of ...

Jazz Aviation LP wins international Aviation Safety Award - PR Newswire (press release) | 18/05/12

Jazz Aviation LP wins international Aviation Safety AwardPR Newswire (press release)HALIFAX, May 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Jazz Aviation LP ("Jazz") received top honours at the 2012 European Safety Management Symposium, hosted by Baines Simmons, by besting a list of finalists to win the first Innovation in Aviation Safety Management Award.and more » ...

Nepal plane crash kills 15 including Bollywood child actress - Examiner.com | 18/05/12

Nepal plane crash kills 15 including Bollywood child actressExaminer.comThat accident, in which the plane also suffered a generator failure, killed 14 people, including 6 foreigners. The Aviation Safety Network database lists this as the 34th loss of a Dornier Do 228, and the 14th worst accident in Nepal.and more » ...

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