Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crash in Nepal kills at least 40 people
A Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft crashed in Pokhara, Nepal.The ATR 72-500, registered 9N-ANC, was conducting flight YT691…
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Training Iranian pilots in Europe: are sanctions not at play? Sofia Flight School and SIMAERO cases investigated
Over the course of the past few decades, Iran has been subject to restrictive sanctions from various governments,…
Cause of FAA NOTAM system failure identified as personnel failing to follow procedures
The system failure of The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) on January 11, 2022…
FAA‘s NOTAM system fails in the US
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the United States (US) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system has…
FAA partners with Korea Office of Civil Aviation on Advanced Air Mobility
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) have announced its partnership towards…
Wandering cat onboard United Airlines flight gets mid-air reunion with owner
Not all cats who wander are lost. Such is the tale of one feline who was reunited with…
Unruly passengers arrested after flight from Cancun to Manchester is diverted
A group of men were hauled off a TUI Airways flight after their disruptive behavior caused a flight…
China expects to see air traffic rise to 75% of pre-pandemic levels
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) expects to see a notable rise in air traffic during 2023,…
GE engineer given two-year prison sentence for leaking trade secrets to China
A New York resident was sentenced to two years in a US prison after being found guilty of…
US FCC proposes new rules for unmanned aircraft system wireless communications
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a set of new rules to regulate wireless communications for…
China to reopen borders with Hong Kong and Macau
China will reopen the border to visitors from its special administrative region of Hong Kong for the first…
Phillip Washington could become FAA administrator if US senate approves
President Joe Biden announced that he would be nominating Phil Washington, the current CEO of Denver International Airport…
Philippine transport advocacy group urges affected travelers to sue CAAP
A Philippine transport advocacy group is urging passengers affected by the major Air Traffic Control (ATC) outage that…
Southwest Airlines sued for allegedly breaching passenger refund policy
The New Orleans federal court is examining a proposed class action filed by a passenger who has accused…
COVID-19: which countries have imposed restrictions on travelers from China?
At a time when strict pandemic-related travel restrictions appeared to be on the way out, some governments are…
China calls for ‘science-based’ response amid global travel restrictions
China has expressed its dissatisfaction at entry restrictions enforced by various countries on Chinese travelers, saying any COVID-19…
Charity calls on UK government to introduce ‘super tax’ on private jets
Campaign for Better Transport, a United Kingdom (UK)-based charity, has called upon the government to impose a “super…
How Airbus and Boeing attempted to conquer China’s civil aviation skies
December 9, 2022, marked a monumental day for China’s commercial aviation industry when the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of…