US officials from five states, two cities and one regional commission filed a petition today seeking federal regulatory standards for greenhouse gas emissions caused by commercial aircraft.
The states of California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico and Pennsylvania, plus the city leaders of Washington DC and New York City signed the petition to the […]

Spatial disorientation (SD) is an ever-present risk to aviation but there are many steps that can be taken to minimise the risk of disorientation occurring…

Cathay Pacific Airways’ flight attendants’ union will be holding a demonstration on 10 December in an effort to pressure the carrier to scrap the introduction of a new co-payment medical scheme and there have been suggestions the union may take strike action around Christmas if no agreement is reached.
The flight attendants are the most […]

Flight recorders from the Atlasjet Boeing MD-83 which crashed while preparing to land at Isparta Airport in Turkey are expected to be sent to the German accident investigation agency BFU for analysis.
Early findings from the inquiry released by the Turkish transport ministry have revealed little new information about the 30 November accident. It states […]