Virgin Australia’s pilot union says new “rule of two” requiring two people in the cockpit at all times after the Germanwings crash sends the wrong message, suggesting to the public that they can’t trust pilots. The Australian government this week required airlines to put in place a policy of never leaving a single pilot alone…
Boris Horvat. AFP The analysis of the second black box of Germanwings A320 that crashed in the Alps confirms the voluntary nature of the action of the pilot in the cockpit to bring down the aircraft, according to preliminary investigation of BEA. “A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the autopilot…
Japan’s ANA Holdings has finalized its order for four Sharklet-equipped Airbus A321ceos and three A321neos, increasing its A320 family commitment to 37 aircraft.
Two people have been rescued from a light plane crash in Nattai National Park near Camden in Sydney’s south-west. Footage of the crash scene (ABC News) The plane came down in a river near Burragorang Road, at Nattai National Park, after what the pilot described as a sudden engine failure. Neither the pilot nor his…
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Investigators have located the second flight recorder from Germanwings flight 4U9525 which crashed in southern France last week. The first, voice recorder was found shortly after the crash on March 24th.
German prosecutors say the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before the plane crashed last week. Duesseldorf prosecutors said Thursday investigators found a tablet computer at Andreas Lubitz’s apartment. They said they were able to reconstruct searches from March 16 to March 23.…
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed the decision of Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation to approve the airline’s 33.3 per cent investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline. Since January, 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional under a brand and partnership agreement with Etihad…
easyJet has celebrated the opening of its new base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam and announced plans to add a fourth aircraft to its fleet at the airport from October 2015 onwards. The extra aircraft means another estimated 40 jobs will be created, bringing the total number of easyJet employees based at the airport and employed…
Qatar Airways has announced the further expansion of its codeshare agreements with both Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines, enhancing connectivity around the globe for the travelling public between these oneworld member airlines. Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways enhance their code-share partnership from Doha to Muscat and São Paulo.
Dubai Airports has confirmed that its US$ 1.2 billion investment in new and upgraded facilities for the over 110 international airlines that operate from Dubai International’s Terminals 1 and 2 will deliver a significantly enhanced customer experience when construction and testing is completed. Concourse D, when it opens later this year, will become the new…
The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System is designed to prevent flights from hitting terrain by executing an automatic recovery maneuver when terrain impact is imminent. The system continuously compares trajectory prediction, terrain profile, and elevation data. The Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) has been in development by the US Air Force, NASA, and Lockheed Martin…
