American Airlines and US Airways expect to receive a single operating certificate from U.S. regulators on April 8, marking a milestone since their December 2013 merger, parent American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) told employees in a newsletter on Wednesday. Link
Safety in aviation is not a given, the chief executive of Lufthansa said, a day after a plane operated by its Germanwings unit crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 onboard. Link
Allianz has released a statement confirming that it is the head underwriter for the Germanwings airplane that crashed in the French Alps with 144 passengers and six crew on board, all presumed dead. Link
The Wright Brothers’ home in West Dayton is no longer there but their impact on aviation history continues on.Now Ohio is firing back after another state says it is the true home of aviation. Link
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) called upon the expertise of the country’s Wool Testing Authority and US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to determine the origin of a rag found in the electronics and equipment compartment area under the flightdeck of a Qantas Boeing 737-800. Link
UK-based aviation journalist John Walton has spoken to DW about the probable fallout on Europe’s air industry after the Germanwings disaster that killed 150 people in the French Alps. Link
The Russian government has approved a bill to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) from 18% to 10% for airlines operating domestic flights. Link
Sunday 29 March represents the start of the northern hemisphere’s “summer season”. This is when airline schedules are significantly adjusted to cope with the seasonal changes in demand, and when European airlines typically launch the bulk of their new routes for the year. Link
Germanwings has drafted in 11 planes from other airlines to cater for 40 of its flights today as mourning crew members are declared “unfit to fly”. Link
The largest airline in the world seems willing to let dead people aboard its jets because the carrier appears reluctant to abide by its own policy and issue refunds to families of those who’ve died after booking a flight. Link
Germanwings crash scene (AFP/Denis Bois/Gripmedia/AFP TV) Latest developments: One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed Tuesday, a senior military official told The New York Times, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. Helicopters have airlifted some victims’ remains from the site of the…
