Airlines’ silence – a threat to airport security
Every day, over 100 000 people suffer from flight delays, cancellations, overbookings, baggage mix-ups and other exhausting challenges…
Civil Aviation
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What compensation should airlines provide for you?
Since every month in the EU around 5000 flights are cancelled and over 30 times more flights are…
Weather conditions impact on flights and how airlines covers it
If you have just been told that your flight has been delayed or cancelled, we can almost guarantee…
Germania goes bankrupt, Swiss subsidiary spared
Unable to overcome its liquidity problems, low cost carrier Germania announced that it filed for bankruptcy on February…
Hawaiian A330 forced to turn back three times in the same flight
When 207 passengers boarded their Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Maui, Hawaii, on February 1, 2019,…
Boom, Aerion & Spike head-to-head in supersonic jet race
Updated on February 5, 2019, to include additional images.Three upstart companies – Boom Supersonic, Aerion and Spike Aerospace…
A380 program at risk once more: Emirates to backtrack order?
Emirates, world’s largest customer of the Airbus A380, is reportedly studying the possibility of switching its recent superjumbo…
Slipping on snow: Japan Airlines Boeing 787 skids off runway
Over 200 passengers onboard Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 had a scary experience, as the aircraft skidded off…
Full throttle: Vietnam scrambles to achieve FAA safety rating
Reports indicate the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could grant Category 1 rating to Vietnam “soon”, allowing the…
Take or leave: Boeing 797 fate to be decided in couple of months?
Boeing is reportedly moving closer to making a final decision (or opting not to) on an all new…
SMS Takes The Pressure Off Your Busy Schedule
After several years of SMS, the time is now for airlines and airports to embrace SMS and for…
Nepal crash: final report points to pilot’s ‘emotional breakdown’
The pilot of a US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed upon landing in Kathmandu last March “seemed to have…
Nepal crash: final report details erratic, dangerous maneuvering
Investigators have released the final report into the crash that took the lives of 51 people last March,…
Russian government allocates fund for MC-21 program
In a meeting with deputy prime ministers, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev confirmed on January 28, 2019, that the…
ANA to buy stake in Philippine Airlines, order 48 narrow-bodies
ANA Holdings (ALNPY) , the parent company of Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways, has announced it is…
Mitsubishi strikes back: MRJ a “threat” to Bombardier
In the latest development of the MRJ dispute, Mitsubishi Heavy is suing back Bombardier. The Japanese manufacturer is…
Are standing airline seats future of increasing seating capacity?
Since the dawn of commercial aircraft seating has been mostly unchanged. Even up until today regardless of which…
Flight training havens in Canada
Canada is without a doubt one of the best countries on Earth to learn how to fly given…